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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Competent \Com"pe*tent\ (?; 94), a. [F. comp['e]tent, p. pr of comp['e]ter to be in the competency of LL competere to strive after together, to agree with hence to be fit See {Compete}.] 1. Answering to all requirements; adequate; sufficient; suitable; capable; legally qualified; fit ``A competent knowledge of the world.'' --Atterbury. ``Competent age.'' --Grafton. ``Competent statesmen.'' --Palfrey. /``A competent witness.'' --Bouvier. 2. Rightfully or properly belonging; incident; -- followed by to [Rare, except in legal usage.] That is the privilege of the infinite Author of things . . . but is not competent to any finite being --Locke. Syn: See {Qualified}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: competent adj 1: properly or sufficiently qualified or capable or efficient; "a competent typist" [ant: {incompetent}] 2: adequate for the purpose; "a competent performance"
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