competent

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English competent, conpetent, from Old French competent (modern French compétent), from Latin competens, competentem, present participle of competō (“coincide, be equal to, be capable of”). Compare Dutch competent (“competent”), German kompetent (“competent”), Danish kompetent (“competent”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkɒmpətənt/ === Adjective === competent (comparative more competent, superlative most competent) Having sufficient skill, knowledge, ability, or qualifications. (law) Having jurisdiction or authority over a particular issue or question. 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 ſo big and heavy, that their wings would have failed them, and ſo every body would have had the wit to catch the Old one. (biology, medicine, of an organ, tissue, or system) Functionally in order; functioning adequately. (biology, of a cell wall) Permeable to foreign DNA. (geology) Resistant to deformation or flow. ==== Antonyms ==== (all senses): incompetent ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== == Catalan == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin competentem. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern) [kum.pəˈte̞n] IPA(key): (Balearic) [kom.pəˈtent] IPA(key): (Central) [kum.pəˈten] IPA(key): (Valencia) [kom.peˈtent] IPA(key): (Northwestern) [kom.peˈten] === Adjective === competent m or f (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 [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 “competent”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 “competent” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “competent”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan) == Dutch == === Etymology === From Middle Dutch competent, from Middle French competent, from Latin competēns. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌkɔm.pəˈtɛnt/ Hyphenation: com‧pe‧tent Rhymes: -ɛnt === Adjective === competent (comparative competenter, superlative competentst) competent Synonyms: vaardig, kundig Antonyms: incompetent, onvaardig, onkundig ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Indonesian: kompeten == Latin == === Verb === competent third-person plural future active indicative of competō == Occitan == === Etymology === From Latin competēns. === Pronunciation === === 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.peˈtent/ === Adjective === competent m or n (feminine singular competentă, masculine plural competenți, feminine/neuter plural competente) competent ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== competență competiție