competently

/ˈkɑmpətɪntɫi/ adv

In a competent manner.

Word Origin From Latin competere 'to strive together' — originally, to compete was to seek something together, to be in rivalry. But competere also meant 'to be suitable, qualified,' which gave us competent. Competently is the adverb. The root petere 'to strive, seek' gives us appetite (a seeking toward), repeat (seek again), and petition (a seeking). So competently is literally 'in a qualified manner,' from the idea of meeting the standard together.

adv In a competent manner.

She competently handled the complex project and completed it ahead of schedule.

(副词) 胜任地;称职地;有能力地

她胜任地处理了这个复杂项目,并提前完成了工作。

(adverbio) competentemente; con competencia; de manera competente; hábilmente; aptamente [De manera competente.]

Ella manejó competentemente el complejo proyecto y lo completó antes de lo previsto.

(adverbe) avec compétence; de manière compétente; habilement; efficacement; avec maîtrise [De manière compétente, avec compétence et habileté.]

Elle a géré **avec compétence** le projet complexe et l'a terminé avant les délais.

(Adverb) kompetent; sachkundig; fachgerecht [Auf eine Weise, die fachkundiges, effizientes und zuverlässiges Handeln zeigt.]

Sie erledigte das komplexe Projekt **competently** und beendete es vorzeitig.

(副詞) 有能に、適切に、能力を十分に発揮して

彼女は複雑なプロジェクトを適切に処理し、予定より早く完成させた。

(advérbio) competentemente; com competência; habilmente [De maneira competente.]

Ela conduziu o projeto complexo de forma competente e o concluiu antes do prazo.

Word parts: com + pete + ent + ly

Common collocations

be verb to prep do verb with prep have verb in prep perform verb can verb not adv deal verb handle verb very adv

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