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

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   suitable or agreeable to the needs or purpose; well-suited with respect to facility or ease in use; favorable, easy, or comfortable for use. 2. at hand; easily accessible. Their house is convenient to all transportation. 3. obsolete. fitting; suitable. SYNONYMS 1. adapted, serviceable, useful, helpful, advantageous. 2.

4. 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.

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

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   suitable or agreeable to the needs or purpose; well-suited with respect to facility or ease in use; favorable, easy, or comfortable for use. Synonyms: advantageous, helpful, useful, serviceable. at hand; easily accessible: Their house is convenient to all transportation. Synonyms: handy.

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › convenientCONVENIENT - All you need to know about it | Collins English ...

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   If you describe a place as convenient, you are pleased because it is near to where you are, or because you can reach another place from there quickly and easily.

7. en.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. dictionary.cambridge.org › convenientCONVENIENT definition | Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

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   near or easy to get to: The new supermarket is very convenient for me. More examples. It's very near my house so it's a convenient place to meet. I'm trying to work out a convenient location.