competently
competently — adverb
1. done with sufficient skill and knowledge to meet the required standard for a tas
done with sufficient skill and knowledge to meet the required standard for a task, without necessarily being outstanding.
Devika competently led the team meeting despite receiving the agenda only that morning.
competently + led + [meeting/event]
All five courses were competently prepared by the young chef for the restaurant critic.
passive: were competently prepared by
Walid competently translated the contract into Spanish for his new employer.
After only three months of training, Hiro competently performed the emergency procedures alone.
The night-shift nurses competently managed every emergency that came through the doors.
- skillfully
more emphatic; implies a higher level of expertise and finesse than competently
- capably
very close in meaning; emphasises reliability and sufficiency of ability
- proficiently
more formal; suggests training, practice, or certification
- adeptly
suggests natural talent or practiced ease beyond basic adequacy
- incompetently
direct opposite; doing something in an unskilled or inadequate way
- poorly
broader term; can refer to quality, effort, or result rather than ability alone
文法句型
competently + verb
verb + competently
用法筆記
Common in professional reviews, performance evaluations, and academic contexts to indicate that work meets a satisfactory standard. Does not imply exceptional brilliance — only that the task was handled with adequate skill.