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competent
com‧pe‧tent/ˈkɒmpətənt, ˈkɒmpɪtənt $ ˈkɑːm-/ adjective [date : 1300-1400; Language : Old French; Origin : Latin, present participle of competere 'to be suitable'; ⇨ compete] 1. having enough skill or knowledge to do something to a satisfactory standard OPP incompetent: ▪ A competent mechanic should be able to fix the problem. very/highly/extremely competent ▪ She’s a highly competent linguist. competent to do something ▪ I don’t feel competent to give an opinion at the moment. ▪ He is the only party leader competent enough to govern this country.
2. satisfactory but not especially good: ▪ The workmen did a competent job.
3. technical having normal mental abilities: ▪ We believe the patient was not mentally competent. ▪ A psychiatrist said McKibben was competent to stand trial.
4. [NOT BEFORE NOUN] law having the legal power to deal with something in a court of law competent to do something ▪ This court is not competent to hear your case.
—competently adverb
adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ADVERB extremely ▪ Also he's an extremely competent carpenter, as you saw yourself. ▪ He is - was - an extremely competent forensic biologist, but I doubt whether he would have gone any higher. highly ▪ Transformation of highly competent E.coli cells with the ligation mixture gave rise to one Ap R clone. ▪ All three were highly competent, but their ambitions overrode their talent. ▪ He was a skilled and artistic weaver ... A highly competent woodworker ... A good herdsman ... A fine farmer .... less ▪ Subservience is also shown because other prisoners see it as a mask, necessary for survival for weaker or less competent prisoners. ▪ Thus, the island has increased output dramatically just by specializing, even though Gilligan was far less competent at both tasks! ▪ First, the administrative process becomes more politicized and less competent. ▪ They tend to be more clingy and less competent, both socially and intellectually. ▪ Have they become relatively more competent in dealing with them, or less competent? mentally ▪ In 1994 a judge ruled that prisoners who were mentally competent were free to starve themselves to death. ▪ Salvi has been declared mentally competent to stand trial Feb. 5. ▪ She was mentally competent and she had the capacity to decide for herself. ▪ Which is whether your son was mentally competent to commit a crime on May fourth, Nineteen-seventy-seven. more ▪ Have they become relatively more competent in dealing with them, or less competent? ▪ The task of assessing this forceful leader must necessarily be left to others more competent and better informed than myself. most ▪ It is precisely there that they considered themselves the most competent and consequently interfered in all spheres of its life. ▪ But a very large percentage do, and this includes some of the best, most competent, and most caring ones. ▪ Systematic in the acquisition of the best available maps, Faden developed the most competent cartographic service of the period. ▪ Almost invariably the specialist or expert will focus on that section of the proposal which he feels most competent to criticize. ▪ He was the most ingenious fisherman, the most resourceful craftsman, and the most competent sailor whom I had ever met. perfectly ▪ Phoebe was good at looking into things, she discovered; never brilliant, but perfectly competent. ▪ Adair complains that ` John Madden is a perfectly competent organiser of visual material and an effective director of actors. ▪ He's perfectly competent, well supplied with money always, and it's no more than a quarter past nine. technically ▪ At the level of the individual director, being functionally skilled and technically competent no longer makes a difference. ▪ It is both professionally and technically competent. very ▪ I've heard she's very competent professionally. ▪ Normally the officials are not very competent. ▪ She's a very competent, well-paid housekeeper. ▪ Joe was always very, very calm, very competent. ▪ He was a fanatical and not very competent golfer and a member of the Royal Bucks Club. ▪ He was very competent and very ambitious, but he was also a tyrant. ▪ Nevertheless, she was a handsome woman and very competent and Modi persuaded her to pose for him nude. ▪ All nationalized industries require very competent and ubiquitous managers. NOUN authority ▪ The Panel wants to be the competent authority and to be explicitly designated as such. ▪ The notice can be given either by the Central Authority or, to save time, directly by the competent authority. ▪ The declaration may also require prior authorisation by the competent authority to be obtained in each particular case. ▪ The involvement of the competent authority is thus essential to the existence and nature of any coinage system. ▪ He did it without pushing and shoving but with competent authority. ▪ The Directive was concerned with relations between competent authorities which were responsible for protecting the interests of investors and companies. people ▪ And they like to be treated as the smart, competent people they are. EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ Competent skiers should find no difficulty with the course. ▪ A competent mechanic should be able to fix the problem quickly. ▪ Ben took out his pen and produced a quick but very competent sketch of the building. ▪ Most of the essays were competent but one was really outstanding. ▪ New students are expected to be competent in mathematics. ▪ The roofers did a competent job. ▪ Though the country is poor, the doctors and nurses are qualified and competent. ▪ Tomita is a highly competent translator. ▪ We believe the patient was not mentally competent. EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ He was happy in his work and at home and was obviously a competent and confident man. ▪ Ramon Mitra has proved to be a competent Speaker in the House of Representatives. ▪ Some were competent and some were barely recognisable, but each had its unique charm. ▪ That was cowardice worthy of franchise forfeiture, because the Broncos were at least a competent team. ▪ These employees were competent and experienced. ▪ Why this has happened I am not competent to say, but it could be a fruitful and fascinating subject for research.
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