Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with competent in American Collocation
competent
adjective
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
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.