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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.
Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English (< Anglo-French ) < Latin competent- (stem of competēns, present participle of competere to meet, agree). See compete, -ent
1350–1400; Middle English (< Anglo-French ) < Latin competent- (stem of competēns, present participle of competere to meet, agree). See compete, -ent
Related forms
com·pe·tent·ly, adverb
non·com·pe·tent, adjective
non·com·pe·tent·ly, adverb
ul·tra·com·pe·tent, adjective
un·com·pe·tent, adjective
EXPANDun·com·pe·tent·ly, adverb
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Competent
is always a great word to know.
So is affidavit. Does it mean:
| a state or condition of real property in which title is not as yet vested in a known titleholder |
| a written declaration upon oath made before an authorized official |
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Word Origin & History
competent
c.1400, from O.Fr. competent, from L. competentem (nom. competens), prp. of competere "coincide, agree" (see compete). Legal sense is late 15c.
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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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