competent

Significat (Anglès)

  1. Having sufficient skill, knowledge, ability, or qualifications.
  2. Having jurisdiction or authority over a particular issue or question.
  3. Adequate for the purpose.
  4. Functionally in order; functioning adequately.
  5. Permeable to foreign DNA.
  6. Resistant to deformation or flow.

Freqüència

C2
Pronunciat com a (IPA)
/ˈkɒmpətənt/
Etimologia (Anglès)

In summary

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”).

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