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But then acting is all about faking. We're all very good at faking things that we have no competence with.
John Cleese

Meaning of "competence" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF COMPETENCE

competence  [ˈkɒmpɪtəns] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF COMPETENCE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Competence is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES COMPETENCE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Competence

Competence may refer to: ▪ Competence, the ability of a cell to take up DNA ▪ Competence, the resistance of a rock against either erosion or deformation ▪ Competence, a standardized requirement for an individual to properly perform a specific job ▪ Competence, the mental capacity of an individual to participate in legal proceedings ▪ Competency evaluation ▪ Jurisdiction, the authority of a legal body to deal with and make pronouncements on legal matters and, by implication, to administer justice within a defined area of responsibility ▪ Linguistic competence, the ability to speak and understand language. ▪ Communicative competence, the ability to speak and understand language.

Definition of competence in the English dictionary

The first definition of competence in the dictionary is the condition of being capable; ability. Other definition of competence is a sufficient income to live on. Competence is also the state of being legally competent or qualified.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH COMPETENCE


acquittance
əˈkwɪtəns
admittance
ədˈmɪtəns
appetence
ˈæpɪtəns
capacitance
kəˈpæsɪtəns
concomitance
kənˈkɒmɪtəns
emittance
ɪˈmɪtəns
hesitance
ˈhezɪtəns
immunocompetence
ˌɪmjʊnəʊˈkɒmpɪtəns
impenitence
ɪmˈpɛnɪtəns
inappetence
ɪnˈæpɪtəns
incompetence
ɪnˈkɒmpɪtəns
inheritance
ɪnˈhɛrɪtəns
intermittence
ˌɪntəˈmɪtəns
latence
ˈleɪtəns
omnicompetence
ˌɒmnɪˈkɒmpɪtəns
penitence
ˈpenɪtəns
pittance
ˈpɪtəns
precipitance
prɪˈsɪpɪtəns
remittance
rɪˈmɪtəns
transmittance
trænzˈmɪtəns

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE COMPETENCE

compensatory finance
comper
compere
compesce
compete
competencies
competency
competent
competently
competing
competition
competition car
competitive
competitive advantage
competitive bidding
competitive edge
competitive exclusion
competitively
competitiveness
competitor

WORDS THAT END LIKE COMPETENCE

at your convenience
coexistence
complex sentence
custodial sentence
death sentence
existence
impotence
inadvertence
inexistence
insistence
jail sentence
life sentence
persistence
potence
pretence
prison sentence
sentence
simple sentence
struggle for existence
subsistence
topic sentence

Synonyms and antonyms of competence in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «COMPETENCE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «competence» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of competence

Translation of «competence» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF COMPETENCE

Find out the translation of competence to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of competence from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «competence» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

能力
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

capacidad
570 millions of speakers

English

competence
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

क्षमता
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الكفاءة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

компетентность
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

competência
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কর্মদক্ষতা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

compétence
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kecekapan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Fähigkeit
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

能力
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

능력
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kompetensi
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thẩm quyền
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஈடுசெய்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

लायकी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

yetki
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

competenza
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

kompetencje
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

компетентність
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

competență
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αρμοδιότητα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

bevoegdheid
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

kompetens
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

kompetanse
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of competence

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «COMPETENCE»

The term «competence» is very widely used and occupies the 17.404 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of competence
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «competence».

FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «COMPETENCE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «competence» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «competence» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about competence

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10 QUOTES WITH «COMPETENCE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word competence.
1
Randa Abdel-Fattah
The hijab, or sikh turban, or Jewish skullcap are all explicit symbols, but they do not represent a threat or affront to others, and have no bearing on the competence, skills and intelligence of a person.
2
Allan Bloom
Fathers and mothers have lost the idea that the highest aspiration they might have for their children is for them to be wise... specialized competence and success are all that they can imagine.
3
Maureen Chiquet
Men display less self-doubt and lead with what seems always like a sense of force and direction. We are not as familiar with women leaders, and so we question their skills. As women, we always need to work harder to prove our competence.
4
John Cleese
But then acting is all about faking. We're all very good at faking things that we have no competence with.
5
J. M. Coetzee
That has always seemed to me one of the stranger aspects of literary fame: you prove your competence as a writer and an inventor of stories, and then people clamour for you to make speeches and tell them what you think about the world.
6
Jim Costa
It does not matter what party you are a member of in this great Nation of ours. Accountability and competence are characteristics that Americans value throughout our great land.
7
Amy Cuddy
It's not uncommon for people to overvalue the importance of demonstrating their competence and power, often at the expense of demonstrating their warmth.
8
Amy Cuddy
Being a comfortable public speaker, which involves easily being able to go off-script, strongly signals competence.
9
Geoff Davis
Our all-volunteer force continues to prove itself with a great level of professionalism, personal commitment and a technical competence that is quite remarkable.
10
John Dickey
To create the power of competence without creating a corresponding direction to guide the use of that power is bad education.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «COMPETENCE»

Discover the use of competence in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to competence and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Competence at Work Models for Superior Performance
This book provides analysis of 650 jobs, based on 20 years of research using the McClelland/McBer job competence assessment (JCA) methodology.
Lyle M. Spencer, Phd Signe M. Spencer, 2008
2
Developing Translation Competence
The questions which this volume seeks to address include: what is translation competence? How can it be built and developed? How can the product of the performance be used to measure levels of competence?
Christina Schäffner, Beverly Adab, 2000
3
Competence-based Assessment Techniques
A critical guide to the key principles, methods, implications and benefit of competence-based techniques and vocational qualifications both in the UK and elsewhere.
Shirley Fletcher, 2000
4
Performance and Competence in Second Language Acquisition
This volume explores the competence/performance distinction with reference to second language acquisition.
Gillian Brown, Kirsten Malmkjaer, John Williams, 1996
5
Social Competence in Children
This volume offers much-needed information on: The growth of social competence in the context of normal development; Commonly used instruments for assessing social competence; Social impairments in children with ADHD, autism/PDDs, learning ...
Margaret Semrud-Clikeman, 2007
6
0 Competence and Motivation
This important handbook provides a comprehensive, authoritative review of achievement motivation and establishes the concept of competence as an organizing framework for the field.
Anrew J. Elliot, Carol S. Dweck, 2005
7
Competence: Theoretical Frameworks
This text explores the concept of competence, and shows how it is expressed in a variety of theoretical frameworks, including traditional models and emerging theoretical approaches.
Roberta Rubin Greene, Nancy P. Kropf, 2011
8
Human Competence: Engineering Worthy Performance
Read it with zest, but read it with the intent of learning as much as you possibly can." —Odin Westgaard, Hale Associates "Tom's work has given me the framework to help others in a powerful way—it is a big part of my message of ...
Thomas F. Gilbert, 2007
9
Building Cross-Cultural Competence: How to Create Wealth ...
This book focuses on the dilemmas of these managers and offers constructive advice on dealing with culture shock and turning it to business advantage.
Charles M. Hampden-Turner, Fons Trompenaars, 2008
10
What is the Matter with Communicative Competence?: An ...
This book integrates recent findings of linguistic research into ELT.
Reinhold Peterwagner, 2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «COMPETENCE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term competence is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Frequentz Inc. Establishes EU Resource Center, Forms Alliance with …
... is pleased to announce the establishment of its European Resource Center in alliance with the European EPC Competence Center (EECC) ... «Virtual-Strategy Magazine, Jul 15»
2
Bush Represents Tradition and Quiet Competence
Jeb Bush is rich. He's being described as one of the wealthiest presidential candidates following his release of tax records showing he earned ... «RealClearPolitics, Jul 15»
3
Physiotherapist struck off HCPC register for 'lack of competence and …
The suspension resulting from lack of competence and misconduct whilst employed by Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. «Swindon Advertiser, Jul 15»
4
Competence approach boosts students' performance
THE competence based as opposed to knowledge base syllabi approach has boosted students' performance and increased pass mark. «Daily News, Jul 15»
5
Steve Huntley: Jeb Bush represents tradition and quiet competence
Bush represents tradition and quiet competence. That's not to be discounted as a general election plus since Clinton's record as secretary of ... «Chicago Sun-Times, Jul 15»
6
Rare competence: Braves 2, Phillies 1
Competence among Phils starters other than Hamels over the last month or so have been in short supply, but Morgan certainly provided that ... «The Good Phight, Jul 15»
7
Teo launches SAP competence centre
Lithuanian fixed operator Teo plans to launch a SAP competence centre. SAP systems installation and support services will be provided by the ... «Telecompaper, Jul 15»
8
India's court-martial system fails on all counts: competence
For a court to be able to hold a fair trial, it must have at least three attributes – competence: judges must possess appropriate legal training and ... «Scroll.in, Jun 15»
9
Popular COMPETENCE 15 Presented New Solutions and Inspiring …
"COMPETENCE 15 - Inspiring Business Solutions" drew close to 300 packaging makers from around the globe to the BOBST Competence ... «Packaging Europe, Jun 15»
10
Ethiopian Airlines: offering superior travel experience through in …
Ethiopian Airlines: offering superior travel experience through in-house competence. June 28, 2015 | Filed under: Art and Travel | Author: SADE WILLIAMS. «BusinessDay, Jun 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Competence [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/competence>. May 2024 ».
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