COMPETENT


Meaning of COMPETENT in English

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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