adv
Meaning 1
In a competent manner.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
competently
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adverb
Meaning 2
with competence; in a competent capable manner
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- they worked competently
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: aptly, ably, capably
Antonyms: incompetently
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English competent Middle English -ly English -ly English competently From competent + -ly.
Across languages
Translations
15 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Catalan: competentment — in a competent manner
- Finnish: pätevästi — in a competent manner
- Finnish: osaavasti — in a competent manner
- Finnish: taitavasti — in a competent manner
- Finnish: etevästi — in a competent manner
- French: avec compétence — in a competent manner
- French: de façon compétente — in a competent manner
- Galician: competentemente — in a competent manner
- Italian: competentemente — in a competent manner
- Occitan: competentament — in a competent manner
- Polish: kompetentnie — in a competent manner
- Polish: umiejętnie — in a competent manner
- Polish: fachowo — in a competent manner
- Portuguese: competentemente — in a competent manner
- Spanish: competentemente — in a competent manner
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