transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈkäm-pə-tənt ]
adjective
Etymology: Middle English, suitable, from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French, from Latin competent-, competens, from present participle of competere
Date: 15th century
1. : proper or rightly pertinent
2. : having requisite or adequate ability or qualities : fit
a competent teacher
a competent piece of work
3. : legally qualified or adequate
a competent witness
4. : having the capacity to function or develop in a particular way ; specifically : having the capacity to respond (as by producing an antibody) to an antigenic determinant
immunologically competent cells
Synonyms: see sufficient
• com·pe·tent·ly adverb