competent
Definition: (adjective) having the skill and knowledge needed for a particular task; capable
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extend
verb
- To move or arrange so as to cover a larger area: expand, fan
1 (out), open (out or up), outstretch, spread, stretch, unfold, unroll. See
move
- To make or become longer: draw out, elongate, lengthen, prolong, prolongate, protract, spin (out), stretch (out).
Mathematics: produce. See
increase, long
- To make or become more comprehensive or inclusive: broaden, expand, widen. See
increase
- To proceed on a certain course or for a certain distance: carry, go, lead, reach, run, stretch. See
reach
- To change or fluctuate within limits: go, range, run, vary. See
change
- To make or become greater or larger: aggrandize, amplify, augment, boost, build, build up, burgeon, enlarge, escalate, expand, grow, increase, magnify, mount, multiply, proliferate, rise, run up, snowball, soar, swell, upsurge, wax.
Informal: beef up. See
increase
- To put before another for acceptance: offer, present
2, proffer, tender
2, volunteer.
Idioms:
come forward with, lay at someone's feet, lay before. See
offer
- To make (something) readily available: afford, offer, provide.
Idiom:
place (or put) at one's disposal. See
offer
- To arrange for the extension of: renew. See
continue
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