English to English Dictionary -competent

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Compete :: Compete (v. i.) To contend emulously; to seek or strive for the same thing, position, or reward for which another is striving; to contend in rivalry, as for a prize or in business; as, tradesmen compete with one another..

Competed :: Competed (imp. & p. p.) of Compet.

Competence :: Competence (n.) Alt. of Competenc.

Competency :: Competency (n.) The state of being competent; fitness; ability; adequacy; power.

Competency :: Competency (n.) Property or means sufficient for the necessaries and conveniences of life; sufficiency without excess.

Competency :: Competency (n.) Legal capacity or qualifications; fitness; as, the competency of a witness or of a evidence..

Competency :: Competency (n.) Right or authority; legal power or capacity to take cognizance of a cause; as, the competence of a judge or court..

Competent :: Competent (a.) Answering to all requirements; adequate; sufficient; suitable; capable; legally qualified; fit.

Competent :: Competent (a.) Rightfully or properly belonging; incident; -- followed by to.

Competently :: Competently (adv.) In a competent manner; adequately; suitably.

Incompetence :: Incompetence (n.) Alt. of Incompetenc.

Incompetency :: Incompetency (n.) The quality or state of being incompetent; want of physical, intellectual, or moral ability; insufficiency; inadequacy; as, the incompetency of a child hard labor, or of an idiot for intellectual efforts..

Incompetency :: Incompetency (n.) Want of competency or legal fitness; incapacity; disqualification, as of a person to be heard as a witness, or to act as a juror, or of a judge to try a cause..

Incompetent :: Incompetent (a.) Not competent; wanting in adequate strength, power, capacity, means, qualifications, or the like; incapable; unable; inadequate; unfit..

Incompetent :: Incompetent (a.) Wanting the legal or constitutional qualifications; inadmissible; as, a person professedly wanting in religious belief is an incompetent witness in a court of law or equity; incompetent evidence..

Incompetent :: Incompetent (a.) Not lying within one's competency, capacity, or authorized power; not permissible..

Incompetently :: Incompetently (adv.) In an competent manner; inadequately; unsuitably.