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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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correspondent
English
Etymology
From Latin, via Middle French or directly, from Medieval Latin correspond?ns, present participle of corresponde?.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?k????sp?nd?nt/
- (General American) IPA(key): /?k????sp?nd?nt/
Adjective
correspondent (comparative more correspondent, superlative most correspondent)
- Corresponding; suitable; adapted; congruous.
- 1594, Richard Hooker, Of the Lawes of Ecclesiastical Politie
- Action correspondent or repugnant unto the law.
- 1594, Richard Hooker, Of the Lawes of Ecclesiastical Politie
- (with to or with) Conforming; obedient.
- 1610, The Tempest, by Shakespeare, act 1 scene 2
- ARIEL: Pardon, master: / I will be correspondent to command, / And do my spriting gently.
- 1610, The Tempest, by Shakespeare, act 1 scene 2
Translations
Noun
correspondent (plural correspondents)
- Someone who or something which corresponds.
- Someone who communicates with another person, or a publication, by writing.
- A journalist who sends reports back to a newspaper or radio or television station from a distant or overseas location.
Hyponyms
- stringer
Derived terms
Translations
See also
- corespondent
- Correspondent in Wikipedia
References
- correspondent in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
Dutch
Alternative forms
- korrespondent (before 1996)
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French correspondant, correspondent, from Latin correspondens.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?k?.r?s.p?n?d?nt/, /?k?.r?.sp?n?d?nt/
- Hyphenation: cor?res?pon?dent
- Rhymes: -?nt
Noun
correspondent m (plural correspondenten, diminutive correspondentje n, feminine correspondente)
- A correspondent, in particular a reporter.
Related terms
- correspondentie
- corresponderen
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /k?.??s.p??d/
Verb
correspondent
- third-person plural present indicative of correspondre
- third-person plural present subjunctive of correspondre
Latin
Verb
correspondent
- third-person plural present active indicative of corresponde?
Norman
Etymology
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Noun
correspondent m (plural correspondents, feminine correspondente)
- (Jersey) correspondent
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