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Common collocations with competent in American Collocation

competent adjective

US /ˈkɑmpɪtənt/

very

extremely
fully
highly
thoroughly
very

Employers want to be sure that their staff are fully competent to deal with their work.

Every aspect of her work is perfectly competent but that’s not necessarily enough.

fairly

fairly
moderately
reasonably
sufficiently
suitably

A reasonably competent accountant should easily be able to do this.

in a specialized way

clinically
culturally
mentally
occupationally
professionally
technically
technologically

Any technically competent web designer can set this up for you.

be

be
become
prove
seem

Too many drivers on our roads do not seem competent enough.

judge someone to be

consider someone
deem someone
judge someone

In order to graduate, students must be deemed competent in a range of areas.

area
discipline
field
matter
role

It often takes years of hard work to become competent in a particular chosen field.