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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).

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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.

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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.

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   1. a. : suited to personal comfort or to easy performance. meeting at a convenient time. b. : suited to a particular situation. a convenient excuse. c. : affording accommodation or advantage. found it convenient to deal with both problems at the same time. 2. : being near at hand : close. a location convenient to the train station. 3.

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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.

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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.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. They may use a credit card for convenience.

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   useful, easy or quick to do; not causing problems. Fruit is a convenient source of vitamins and energy. A bicycle is often more convenient than a car in towns. I can't see him now—it isn't convenient. I'll call back at a more convenient time.