Competent — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

properly or sufficiently qualified or capable or efficient

adequate for the purpose

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈʌkuːpˌɪntəl/

🇬🇧British English

/dɪsˌɪlɐbˌɪfɪkˈeɪʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɪsˌɪlɐbˌɪfɪkˈeɪʃən/

3 syllables Say it as /kˈʌkuːpˌɪntəl/.

Examples

a competent typist
a competent performance
a competent court

Synonyms & Antonyms

Antonyms

incompetent

Parts of Speech

adjective	properly or sufficiently qualified or capable or efficient “a competent typist”
adjective	adequate for the purpose “a competent performance”
adjective	legally qualified or sufficient “a competent court”

Word Forms

competency	noun	the quality of being adequately or well qualified physically and intellectually
competence	noun	the quality of being adequately or well qualified physically and intellectually

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

kompetent

ordnungsgemäß oder ausreichend qualifiziert oder fähig oder effizient sein

🇫🇷French

compétent

correctement ou suffisamment qualifié ou capable ou efficace

🇪🇸Spanish

competente

adecuada o suficientemente cualificada o capaz o eficiente

🇮🇹Italian

competente

adeguatamente o sufficientemente qualificati, capaci o efficienti

🇳🇱Dutch

bekwaam

naar behoren of voldoende gekwalificeerd, bekwaam of efficiënt zijn

🇵🇹Portuguese

competente

adequada ou suficientemente qualificada ou capaz ou eficiente

🇷🇺Russian

компетентный

надлежащим или достаточно квалифицированным, способным или эффективным

India

🇮🇳Hindi

सक्षम

उचित रूप से या पर्याप्त रूप से योग्य या सक्षम या कुशल

🇧🇩Bengali

দক্ষ

সঠিকভাবে বা যথেষ্ট যোগ্য বা সক্ষম বা দক্ষ

🇮🇳Tamil

திறமையான

சரியான அல்லது போதுமான தகுதி அல்லது திறமையான அல்லது திறமையான

🇮🇳Telugu

సమర్థుడు

సరిగ్గా లేదా తగినంత అర్హత లేదా సామర్థ్యం లేదా సమర్థవంతమైన

🇮🇳Marathi

सक्षम

योग्य किंवा पुरेसे पात्र किंवा सक्षम किंवा कार्यक्षम

🇮🇳Gujarati

સક્ષમ

યોગ્ય રીતે અથવા પૂરતા પ્રમાણમાં લાયક અથવા સક્ષમ અથવા કાર્યક્ષમ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸಮರ್ಥ

ಸರಿಯಾಗಿ ಅಥವಾ ಸಾಕಷ್ಟು ಅರ್ಹತೆ ಅಥವಾ ಸಮರ್ಥ ಅಥವಾ ಪರಿಣಾಮಕಾರಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കഴിവുള്ള

ശരിയായ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ മതിയായ യോഗ്യതയുള്ള അല്ലെങ്കിൽ കഴിവുള്ള അല്ലെങ്കിൽ കാര്യക്ഷമമായ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਕਾਬਲ

ਸਹੀ ਜਾਂ ਕਾਫ਼ੀ ਯੋਗਤਾ ਪ੍ਰਾਪਤ ਜਾਂ ਸਮਰੱਥ ਜਾਂ ਕੁਸ਼ਲ

🇵🇰Urdu

قابل

مناسب طریقے سے یا کافی اہل یا قابل یا موثر

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

胜任的

适当或足够合格或有能力或有效率

🇯🇵Japanese

有能な

適切または十分に資格のある、または有能または有能な

🇰🇷Korean

능숙한

적절하게 또는 충분한 자격을 갖추었거나 유능하거나 효율적임

🇻🇳Vietnamese

có thẩm quyền

đúng hoặc đủ trình độ hoặc có khả năng hoặc hiệu quả

🇹🇭Thai

มีความสามารถ

เหมาะสมหรือเพียงพอหรือมีความสามารถหรือมีประสิทธิภาพ

🇮🇩Indonesian

kompeten

dengan benar atau cukup memenuhi syarat atau mampu atau efisien

🇵🇭Filipino

may kakayahan

maayos o sapat na kwalipikado o may kakayahan o mahusay

🇲🇾Malay

cekap

betul atau cukup berkelayakan atau berkebolehan atau cekap

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

كفؤ

مؤهل بشكل مناسب أو كاف أو قادر أو فعال

🇮🇷Persian

صالح

به درستی یا به اندازه کافی واجد شرایط یا توانا یا کارآمد باشد

🇹🇷Turkish

yetkili

uygun veya yeterince nitelikli veya yetenekli veya verimli

🇮🇱Hebrew

מוּכשָׁר

כראוי או מספיק מוסמך או מסוגל או יעיל

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