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# competence

«competence» in Mova's school dictionary: **the ability to do something well enough or properly** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (competence, uncountable; a competence — formal)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Competence is the ability to do something well enough or properly. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/competence/#m1)

2) (formal) A skill someone has: core competences. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/competence/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

Used in reports, jobs and school assessment (competence in reading), law (competence to make decisions) and safety (only competent people use the machines).

### examples

- She showed great competence on the football pitch. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/competence/#x1)
- Swimming competence is checked before the trip. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/competence/#x2)
- The pilot's competence kept everyone safe. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/competence/#x3)
- Reading competence improves with practice. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/competence/#x4)
- The court questioned his competence to manage money. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/competence/#x5)
- Her competence with computers helped the whole class. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/competence/#x6)

### note

Opposite: incompetence. Adjective: competent. Do not confuse with «competition». Also spelled «competency» (plural competencies).

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «competence» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/competence/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.