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competent
English
Etymology
From Middle English competent, conpetent, from Old French competent (modern French compétent), from Latin competens, competentem, present participle of compet? (“coincide, be equal to, be capable of”). Compare Dutch competent (“competent”), German kompetent (“competent”), Danish kompetent (“competent”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?k?mp?t?nt/
Adjective
competent (comparative more competent, superlative most competent)
- Having sufficient skill, knowledge, ability, or qualifications.
- He is a competent skier and an expert snowboarder.
- (law) Having jurisdiction or authority over a particular issue or question.
- For any disagreements arising from this contract, the competent court shall be the Springfield Circuit Court.
- judicial authority having competent jurisdiction
- Adequate for the purpose
- 1662, Henry More, An Antidote Against Atheism, Book II, A Collection of Several Philosophical Writings of Dr. Henry More, p. 67:
- For if they [birds] had been Viviparous, the burthen of their womb, if they had brought forth any competent number at a time, had been ?o big and heavy, that their wings would have failed them, and ?o every body would have had the wit to catch the Old one.
- 1662, Henry More, An Antidote Against Atheism, Book II, A Collection of Several Philosophical Writings of Dr. Henry More, p. 67:
- (biology, of a cell wall) Permeable to foreign DNA.
- (geology) Resistant to deformation or flow.
Antonyms
- incompetent
Related terms
- bicompetent
- competence
- competentness
- compete
- competition
- tricompetent
Translations
Catalan
Etymology
From Latin compet?ns.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic) IPA(key): /kom.p??tent/
- (Central) IPA(key): /kum.p??ten/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /kom.pe?tent/
Adjective
competent (masculine and feminine plural competents)
- competent (having sufficient skill)
- Antonym: incompetent
- (law) competent (having jurisdiction or authority)
Derived terms
- competentment
Related terms
- competència
- competir
- incompetent
Further reading
- “competent” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “competent” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
- “competent” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “competent” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch competent, from Middle French competent, from Latin compet?ns.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?k?m.p??t?nt/
- Hyphenation: com?pe?tent
- Rhymes: -?nt
Adjective
competent (comparative competenter, superlative competentst)
- competent
Inflection
Derived terms
- competentie
- incompetent
Descendants
- ? Indonesian: kompeten
Latin
Verb
competent
- third-person plural future active indicative of compet?
Occitan
Etymology
From Latin compet?ns.
Adjective
competent m (feminine singular competenta, masculine plural competents, feminine plural competentas)
- competent
Derived terms
- competentament
Related terms
- competéncia
- incompetent
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French compétent, Latin competens.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kom.pe?tent/
Adjective
competent m or n (feminine singular competent?, masculine plural competen?i, feminine and neuter plural competente)
- competent
Declension
Related terms
- competen??
- competi?ie
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controlled
English
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /k?n?t???ld/
- (General American) IPA(key): /k?n?t(?)?o?ld/
Adjective
controlled (comparative more controlled, superlative most controlled)
- Inhibited or restrained in one's words and actions.
- Resulting from a comparison with control samples.
- (in combination) Under the control of the specified entity.
- 1973, Noel Pitts Gist, Roy Dean Wright, Marginality and Identity (page 150)
- The history of the Anglo-Indian Community in British-controlled India is one of many ups and downs, of vicissitudes and prosperity, of security and insecurity.
- 1973, Noel Pitts Gist, Roy Dean Wright, Marginality and Identity (page 150)
Hyponyms
Translations
Verb
controlled
- simple past tense and past participle of control
Derived terms
- remote-controlled
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