adjective ~ (to do sth)
1 having enough skill or knowledge to do sth well or to the necessary standard:
Make sure the firm is competent to carry out the work. * He's very competent in his work. * a highly confident and competent teacher * I don't feel competent to comment.
OPPINCOMPETENT
2 having the power to decide sth:
the case was referred to a competent authority
competently adverb:
to perform competently
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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