All 3 Uses of
competent
in
Sense and Sensibility
- Beyond a competence, it can afford no real satisfaction, as far as mere self is concerned.†
Chpt 17 *
- YOUR competence and MY wealth are very much alike, I dare say; and without them, as the world goes now, we shall both agree that every kind of external comfort must be wanting.†
Chpt 17
- Come, what is your competence?†
Chpt 17
Definition:
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(competent) capable (able to do something in a generally satisfactory manner) -- sometimes specifically to have legal capability