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I shall state silences more competently than ever a better man spangled the butterflies of vertigo.
Samuel Beckett

Meaning of "competently" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF COMPETENTLY

competently  [ˈkɒmpɪtəntlɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF COMPETENTLY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Competently is an adverb.
The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES COMPETENTLY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of competently in the English dictionary

The definition of competently in the dictionary is in a way that is adequate for the purpose.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH COMPETENTLY


blatantly
ˈbleɪtəntlɪ
concomitantly
kənˈkɒmɪtəntlɪ
consistently
kənˈsɪstəntlɪ
constantly
ˈkɒnstəntlɪ
exorbitantly
ɪɡˈzɔːbɪtəntlɪ
hesitantly
ˈhɛzɪtəntlɪ
impenitently
ɪmˈpɛnɪtəntlɪ
importantly
ɪmˈpɔːtəntlɪ
incompetently
ɪnˈkɒmpɪtəntlɪ
instantly
ˈɪnstəntlɪ
intermittently
ˌɪntəˈmɪtəntlɪ
latently
ˈleɪtəntlɪ
militantly
ˈmɪlɪtəntlɪ
natantly
ˈneɪtəntlɪ
oscitantly
ˈɒsɪtəntlɪ
patently
ˈpeɪtəntlɪ
penitently
ˈpenɪtəntlɪ
precipitantly
prɪˈsɪpɪtəntlɪ
remittently
rɪˈmɪtəntlɪ
unremittently
ˌʌnrɪˈmɪtəntlɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE COMPETENTLY

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

WORDS THAT END LIKE COMPETENTLY

apparently
confidently
consequently
conveniently
currently
differently
efficiently
evidently
frequently
gently
independently
inherently
patiently
permanently
presently
recently
significantly
silently
subsequently
sufficiently
urgently

Synonyms and antonyms of competently in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «competently» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF COMPETENTLY

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

Translator English - Chinese

胜任
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

competentemente
570 millions of speakers

English

competently
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

competently
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

بكفاءة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

грамотно
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

competentemente
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

competently
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

compétence
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Dengan cekap
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

kompetent
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

有能に
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

유능하게
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Cekap
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thành thạo
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

திறனோடு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सक्षमपणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

yetkin
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

competenza
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

kompetentnie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

грамотно
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

competent
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αρμοδίως
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

bekwaam
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

kompetent
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

kompetent
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of competently

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «COMPETENTLY»

The term «competently» is regularly used and occupies the 60.749 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «COMPETENTLY» OVER TIME

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

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3 QUOTES WITH «COMPETENTLY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word competently.
1
Isaac Asimov
Part of the inhumanity of the computer is that, once it is competently programmed and working smoothly, it is completely honest.
2
Samuel Beckett
I shall state silences more competently than ever a better man spangled the butterflies of vertigo.
3
Derek Bok
Colleges and universities, for all the benefits they bring, accomplish far less for their students than they should. Many students graduate without being able to write well enough to satisfy their employers... reason clearly or perform competently in analyzing complex, non-technical problems.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «COMPETENTLY»

Discover the use of competently in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to competently and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Middle English Dictionary
(a) ?al425 *Chauliac(l) l56a/b: Gode blode is bat which. . is. . competently temperate, rede in colour, pure in odour. cl425 Arderne Fistula l5/25: sif bou wilt competently make satisfaccion to me. Ibid. l00/7: Bynde it competently and lat it so ...
Hans Kurath, 1960
2
Cuts and Clouds: Vaguenesss, its Nature and its Logic
permissible to apply 'can competently be called “old”' to 50, then 50 can competently be called 'old'. Thus the speaker ends up in the incoherent position of supposing that 50 can competently be called 'old' while herself withholding the  ...
Richard Dietz, Sebastiano Moruzzi, 2010
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Personality Theories: Critical Perspectives
Obvious • Because I strongly desire to perform important tasks competently and successfully, I absolutely must perform them well (and I am an inadequate incompetent person if I don't). • Because I strongly desire to perform important tasks ...
Albert Ellis, Mike Abrams, 2008
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Unruly Words: A Study of Vague Language
At present the phenomenon is important because it enables a plausible analysis of proximity. We can say that incompatible predicates 'Ф' and 'Ф*' are proximate just in case there are items in a replete Ф/Ф* ordering that can competently be ...
Diana Raffman, 2014
5
The Scottish Jurist: Containing Reports of Cases Decided in ...
Subsequent Papers, exclusive of Condescendences and Answers. — In causes not exceeding the sum which may be competently pursued for in the Sheriff's Small-debt Court, when higher Fees are allowed than those authorised by 10 Geo.
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Knowing Full Well
Edmund Gettier showed that more is required for a belief to constitute knowledge, beyond its being competently held: that is to say, competently acquired or sustained. For one thing, a belief can be false despite being competent. If the believer ...
Ernest Sosa, 2010
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Handbook of Multicultural Counseling Competencies
4. BROACHING. ETHNICITY. COMPETENTLY. IN. THERAPY. DELIDA. SANCHEZ, ... I think about what 94 CHAPTER 4 BROACHING ETHNICITY COMPETENTLY IN THERAPY it means. E1C04_1 06/08/2010 93 BROACHING ETHNICITY ...
Jennifer A. Erickson Cornish, Barry A. Schreier, Lavita I. Nadkarni, 2010
8
Creating Happy Relationships
When you create expectations about how competently you are going to communicate in your relationship with your partner, in the main are your expectations (a) very overconfident; (b) overconfident; (c) neither overconfident nor ...
Richard Nelson-Jones, 1999
9
How to Stubbornly Refuse to Make Yourself Miserable about ...
IRRATIONAL BELIEF "Because I strongly prefer to do so, I must act competently." SCIENTIFIC ANALYSIS Is this belief realistic and factual? Obviously not. Because I am a human with some degree of choice, I don't have to act competently and ...
Albert Ellis, 2006
10
The Code of Federal Regulations of the United States of America
... completion of a directed course of study in an accredited college or university which has scientific libraries, well-equipped laboratories and thoroughly trained instructors, gives expert guidance and evaluates progress competently. § 24.86 ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «COMPETENTLY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term competently is used in the context of the following news items.
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Tenth of staff at Sport NI have submitted complaints
In a joint letter to the minister, the nine who resigned en masse said: "We have at all times operated professionally and competently with ... «Belfast Telegraph, Jul 15»
2
Budget debate: Senate votes 17-16 to repeal state's prevailing wage …
I remain confident that local governments will continue to competently manage their projects and provide a blueprint for a full statewide repeal ... «fox6now.com, Jul 15»
3
Age is just a number
... practicing surgeons have maintained the ability to competently perform an operation or when older surgeons have lost their abilities to competently perform an ... «Healio, Jul 15»
4
UH might formally ban student-faculty romantic relationships
... all present and future, instructional, supervisory, and evaluative obligations will be competently and objectively handled by someone else.”. «Hawaii News Now, Jul 15»
5
Palace defends hiring of foreign lawyers for PHL arbitration case vs …
Can foreign lawyers competently defend the Philippines' arbitration case challenging China's massive claim on resource-rich parts of the South ... «GMA News, Jul 15»
6
Review: A prequel for the pipsqueaks called 'Minions'
Slavishly — if rarely competently — devoted lackeys, they're underlings by both definition and verticality. They don't speak intelligibly, which, ... «WRAL.com, Jul 15»
7
Derbyshire County League cricket: Rolleston succumb at home to …
Away skipper Bush seemed determined to see off the new ball and competently shored up an end as Matt Cluer (60) steadily built his boundary ... «Burton Mail, Jul 15»
8
3 Stocks to Buy in the Merger-intense Health Insurance Space …
The new entity should cater to the requirements of customers more competently as it will combine the expertise and portfolios of two of the ... «Nasdaq, Jul 15»
9
Center Field: To the father of the female soldier stabbed in the neck …
... regret that our predicament requires serious military service; gratitude that she protects us so competently; worry about unhappy choices she ... «Jerusalem Post Israel News, Jul 15»
10
LTO's new license plate program stinks, says solon
... Plates Development Concepts Inc. and J. Knieriem BV Goes or JKG, when these vehicle plates could be competently produced locally? «Inquirer.net, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Competently [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/competently>. Apr 2024 ».
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