Used in a Sentence

competences

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for competences.

Editorial note

Of course such management style isn't scalable and ultimately must be changed when the employee's competences grow.

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Definitions4
Parts of speech1

Quick take

(uncountable) The quality or state of being competent, i.e. able or suitable for a general role.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of competences gathered in one view.

noun

(uncountable) The quality or state of being competent, i.e. able or suitable for a general role.

noun

(countable, law, politics) the legal authority to deal with a matter.

noun

(geology) The degree to which a rock is resistant to deformation or flow.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for competences.

noun

(uncountable) The quality or state of being competent, i.e. able or suitable for a general role.

noun

(countable, law, politics) the legal authority to deal with a matter.

noun

(geology) The degree to which a rock is resistant to deformation or flow.

noun

(dated) A sustainable income.

Example sentences

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Of course such management style isn't scalable and ultimately must be changed when the employee's competences grow.

2

At least not positively;) Plus, it's generally bad idea to assess two competences on one observed behavior.

3

Sometimes there are certain aspects of a project that are outside your company's core competences.

4

I have not the competences to do something like that but in my opinion this is original hacking.

5

We are actually extremely bad at guessing people's competences on first encounter, and very prone to cognitive biases such as the halo effect.

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I'm glad they are more focused on their core competences and are not distracted by side projects.

7

To assess the candidate's competences you need some kind of magical, unique question that has only one right answer that reveals the competencies.

8

States joining the EU agree to transfer some of their competences to the EU, in exchange for the benefits that being a member brings.

9

Planning is one of the key competences expected from a CEO.

10

I have anecdotal experience, and I can tell you that for the few I have seen, you vastly overestimate their competences.

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I find OpenStreetMap to be the perfect example that it is very feasible to beat Goggle at one of its core competences.

12

Given how premature that seems, I'd say the core competences identified and thus the analogy as a whole appear to be stacked.

Quote examples

1

I think SRS is useful to learn "data", not competences.

2

It has the promise of being a "competences graph", where you being endorsed for "foo" is worth more if those endorsing you for it themselves are endorsed for "foo", on the premise that it "takes one to know one".

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use competences in a sentence?

Of course such management style isn't scalable and ultimately must be changed when the employee's competences grow.

What does competences mean?

(uncountable) The quality or state of being competent, i.e. able or suitable for a general role.

What part of speech is competences?

competences is commonly used as noun.