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   convenient

   /kənˈviːnɪənt/

   adjective

   • 1. fitting in well with a person's needs, activities, and plans: "I phoned your office to confirm that this date is convenient" Similar suitableappropriatefittingfitsuitedagreeableopportunetimelywell timedfavourableadvantageousexpedientarchaic:commodiousseasonabletrouble-freelabour-savingusefulhandypracticalserviceableuser-orientedOpposite inconvenientawkward
   • ▪ involving little trouble or effort: "the new car park will make shopping much more convenient"
   • ▪ situated so as to allow easy access to: "the site would have to be convenient for London" Similar within easy reach ofnear (to)close towell placed forwell situated forhandy forjust around the corner fromwithin walking distance ofat close quarters tonot far frominformal:a stone's throw froma hop, skip, and a jump away fromwithin spitting distance of
   • ▪ helpfully placed or occurring: "guests were relaxing beneath a convenient palm tree"

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the sense ‘befitting, becoming, suitable’): from Latin convenient- ‘assembling, agreeing, fitting’, from the verb convenire (see convene).

   Scrabble Points: 15

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › convenientCONVENIENT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   CONVENIENT definition: 1. suitable for your purposes and needs and causing the least difficulty: 2. near or easy to get…. Learn more.

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › convenientConvenient Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of CONVENIENT is suited to personal comfort or to easy performance. How to use convenient in a sentence.

4. www.dictionary.com › browse › convenientCONVENIENT Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   Convenient definition: suitable or agreeable to the needs or purpose; well-suited with respect to facility or ease in use; favorable, easy, or comfortable for use.. See examples of CONVENIENT used in a sentence.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › convenientCONVENIENT | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   CONVENIENT meaning: 1. suitable for your purposes and needs and causing the least difficulty: 2. near or easy to get…. Learn more.

6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › convenientConvenient - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   If something is convenient, it adds to your comfort, causes little trouble, or is easy to use, do, or reach. If you live close to your job, that's convenient––it's very easy to get there and get home.

7. www.thefreedictionary.com › convenientConvenient - definition of convenient by The Free Dictionary

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   1. Suited or favorable to one's comfort, purpose, or needs: a convenient time to receive guests; a convenient excuse for not going. 2. a. Easy to reach; accessible: a bank with branches at six convenient locations. b. Close at hand; near: an apartment that is convenient to transportation. 3. Obsolete Fitting and proper; suitable.

8. www.collinsdictionary.com › english › convenientCONVENIENT definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   If a way of doing something is convenient, it is easy, or very useful or suitable for a particular purpose. ...a flexible and convenient way of paying for business expenses. The family thought it was more convenient to eat in the kitchen.