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- Dictionarycompetent/ˈkɒmpɪt(ə)nt/
adjective
- 1. having the necessary ability, knowledge, or skill to do something successfully: "a highly competent surgeon"
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having the skills or knowledge to do something well enough to meet a basic standard: [ + to infinitive ] All we want is someone competent to manage the staff. law having enough mental ability for a particular purpose: [ + to infinitive ] The judge decided that he was competent to stand trial.
having the skills or knowledge to do something well enough to meet a basic standard: [ + to infinitive ] All we want is someone competent to manage the staff. law having enough mental ability for a particular purpose: [ + to infinitive ] The judge decided that he was competent to stand trial.
The meaning of COMPETENT is proper or rightly pertinent. How to use competent in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Competent.
Competent definition: having suitable or sufficient skill, knowledge, experience, etc., for some purpose; properly qualified. See examples of COMPETENT used in a sentence.
C1. the ability to do something well: Her competence as a teacher is unquestionable. He reached a reasonable level of competence in his English. Opposite. incompetence. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Skill, talent and ability. ability. accomplishment. accuracy. acumen. adroitness. chop. endowment. functioning. genius. gift. greatness.
4 meanings: 1. having sufficient skill, knowledge, etc; capable 2. suitable or sufficient for the purpose 3. law (of a witness).... Click for more definitions.
having enough skill or knowledge to do something well or to the necessary standard. He's very competent in his work. competent to do something Make sure the firm is competent to carry out the work. I don’t feel competent to comment. competent at something She is highly competent at her job. opposite incompetent. Extra Examples.
adjective. properly or sufficiently qualified or capable or efficient. “a competent typist”. synonyms: capable. (usually followed by `of') having capacity or ability. able, capable. have the skills and qualifications to do things well. effective, efficient.
adj. 1. Properly or sufficiently qualified; capable: a competent typist. 2. Adequate for the purpose: a competent performance. 3. Law Legally qualified or fit to perform an act. [Middle English, adequate, from Old French, from Latin competēns, competent-, present participle of competere, to be suitable; see compete .] com′pe·tent·ly adv.
The meaning of COMPETENCE is the quality or state of being competent. How to use competence in a sentence.
