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competently

/ˈkɒmpɪtəntli/ /ˈkɑːmpɪtəntli/

Meanings
adverb
In a competent manner.

Examples :

"The nurse competently administered the medication. "
ability achievement quality work job business

Related Words

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nurse noun

/nɜːs/ /nɝs/

A wet nurse.

"The wealthy family hired a nurse to breastfeed their newborn baby. "

Illustration competent

competent adjective

/ˈkɒmpətənt/

Having sufficient skill, knowledge, ability, or qualifications.

"He is a competent skier and an expert snowboarder."

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administered verb

/ədˈmɪnɪstəd/ /ədˈmɪnəstərd/

To cause to ingest (a drug), either by openly offering or through deceit.

"We administered the medicine to our dog by mixing it in his food."

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in noun

/ɪn/ /ən/ /ɘn/

A position of power or influence, or a way to get it.

"His parents got him an in with the company."

Illustration medication

medication noun

/mɛdɪˈkeɪʃən/

A medicine, or all the medicines regularly taken by a patient.

"My grandmother takes several medications for her high blood pressure. "

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the adverb

/ði/ /ˈðiː/

With a comparative or with more and a verb phrase, establishes a correlation with one or more other such comparatives.

"It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it."

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a noun

/æɪ/ /eɪ/ /ə/ /ɔ/

The name of the Latin script letter A/a.

"My teacher wrote the letter "a" on the board to demonstrate its shape. "

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manner noun

/ˈmænə/ /ˈmænɚ/

Mode of action; way of performing or doing anything

"My sister learned to write in a very careful manner. "