competent

adjective

/ˈkɒmpɪtənt/

/ˈkɑːmpɪtənt/

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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
- He was not considered competent to teach seven-year-olds.
- She is competent in five languages.
- She was mentally competent and she had the capacity to decide for herself.
- a small number of highly competent officials
- mentally competent to stand trial
- She's now a highly confident and competent teacher.
- You should keep practising until you're fully competent.
Topics Personal qualitiesc1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
- feel
- look
- …
adverb
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
preposition
- in
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of a good standard but not very good
- Ron was a competent player—more than that, he was good!
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
- feel
- look
- …
adverb
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
preposition
- in
See full entry
having the power to decide something
- The case was referred to a competent authority.

Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘suitable, adequate’): from Latin competent-, from the verb competere in its earlier sense ‘be fit or proper’, from com- ‘together’ + petere ‘aim at, seek’.

单词	competent
释义	competent adjective /ˈkɒmpɪtənt/ /ˈkɑːmpɪtənt/ jump to other results 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 He was not considered competent to teach seven-year-olds. She is competent in five languages. She was mentally competent and she had the capacity to decide for herself. a small number of highly competent officials mentally competent to stand trial She's now a highly confident and competent teacher. You should keep practising until you're fully competent. Topics Personal qualitiesc1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs be feel look … adverb extremely fairly very … preposition in See full entry of a good standard but not very good Ron was a competent player—more than that, he was good! Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs be feel look … adverb extremely fairly very … preposition in See full entry having the power to decide something The case was referred to a competent authority. Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘suitable, adequate’): from Latin competent-, from the verb competere in its earlier sense ‘be fit or proper’, from com- ‘together’ + petere ‘aim at, seek’.
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