competent
Definition: (adjective) having the skill and knowledge needed for a particular task; capable
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fathom
verb
- To perceive and recognize the meaning of: accept, apprehend, catch (on), compass, comprehend, conceive, follow, get, grasp, make out, read, see, sense, take, take in, understand.
Informal: savvy.
Slang: dig.
Chiefly British: twig.
Scots: ken.
Idioms:
get (or have) a handle on, get the picture. See
understand
- To perceive directly with the intellect: apprehend, compass, comprehend, grasp, know, understand.
Scots: ken. See
knowledge
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