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com⋅pe⋅tent
[kom-pi-tuh
nt] 
–adjective
| 1. | having suitable or sufficient skill, knowledge, experience, etc., for some purpose; properly qualified: He is perfectly competent to manage the bank branch. |
| 2. | adequate but not exceptional. |
| 3. | Law. (of a witness, a party to a contract, etc.) having legal competence. |
| 4. | Geology. (of a bed or stratum) able to undergo folding without flowage or change in thickness. |
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| com·pe·tent (kŏm'pĭ-tənt) adj.
[Middle English, adequate, from Old French, from Latin competēns, competent-, present participle of competere, to be suitable; see compete.] com'pe·tent·ly adv. |
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Competent
Com"pe*tent\ (?; 94), a. [F. comp['e]tent, p. pr. of comp['e]ter to be in the competency of, LL. competere to strive after together, to agree with; hence, to be fit. See Compete.]1. Answering to all requirements; adequate; sufficient; suitable; capable; legally qualified; fit. "A competent knowledge of the world." --Atterbury. "Competent age." --Grafton. "Competent statesmen." --Palfrey. /"A competent witness." --Bouvier. 2. Rightfully or properly belonging; incident; -- followed by to. [Rare, except in legal usage.] That is the privilege of the infinite Author of things, . . . but is not competent to any finite being. --Locke. Syn: See Qualified.
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Language Translation for : competent
Spanish:
competente,
German:
fähig,
Japanese:
有能な
competent
c.1400, from O.Fr. competent, from L. competentem (nom. competens), prp. of competere "coincide, agree" (see compete). Legal sense is from 1483.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Main Entry: com·pe·tent
Pronunciation: 'käm-p&-t&nt
Function: adjective
1 : having or showing requisite or adequate ability or qualities competent lawyer> <competent representation by counsel>
2 a : free from addiction or mental defect that renders one incapable of taking care of oneself or one's property b : capable of understanding one's position as a criminal defendant and the nature of the criminal proceedings and able to participate in one's defense —compare CAPACITY, INCOMPETENT, INSANITY
3 : legally qualified or adequate: as a : having the necessary power or authority competent jurisdiction —U.S. Code> b : qualified for presentation in court : admissible as evidence or capable of giving admissible evidence competent witness> c : INTELLIGENT competent waiver>
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Main Entry: com·pe·tent
Pronunciation: 'käm-p&t-&nt
Function: adjective
: having the capacity to function or develop in aparticular way; specifically : having the capacity to respond (as by producing an antibody) to an antigenic determinant
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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competent com·pe·tent (kŏm'pĭ-tənt)
adj.
- Properly or sufficiently qualified; capable.
- Capable of performing an allotted or required function.
- Legally qualified or fit to perform an act.
- Able to distinguish right from wrong and to manage one's affairs.
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