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competently

/ˈkɒmpətɪntli/KAHM-puh-tint-lee
UK form converted from the US by rule · unchecked
/ˈkɑmpətɪntli/KAHM-puh-tint-lee

Meaningin a competent way

Common meaning: with skill

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Journey through time

  1. Latincompetere‘be suitable’source
  2. Frenchcompétent‘suitable or capable’source
  3. Englishcompetent‘capable enough for a task’
  4. Englishformed in English from competentcompetently‘with skill’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Formed in English from competent + -ly.

Dictionary: Skeat (1898), COMPETENT, p.125 · scan

Source words

  • competere Latin · source word “be suitable”

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