convenient

Definition von convenient im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch: Of or pertaining to convenience; simple; easy; expedient
Fast food might be convenient, but it's also very unhealthy.; {s} serviceable; comfortable; useful; Near at hand; easy of access; {a} fit, suitable, proper, handy; A convenient time to do something, for example to meet someone, is a time when you are free to do it or would like to do it. Would this evening be convenient for you? inconvenient; 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. inconvenient + convenience con·veni·ence They may use a credit card for convenience. + conveniently con·veni·ent·ly The body spray slips conveniently into your sports bag for freshening up after a game; Seasonable; timely; opportune; as, a convenient occasion; a convenient season; easy to reach; "found a handy spot for the can opener"; Affording accommodation or advantage; well adapted to use; handly; as, a convenient house; convenient implements or tools; suited to your comfort or purpose or needs; "a convenient excuse for not going"; easy to reach; "found a handy spot for the can opener" suited to your comfort or purpose or needs; "a convenient excuse for not going; disapproval If you describe someone's attitudes or actions as convenient, you think they are only adopting those attitudes or performing those actions in order to avoid something difficult or unpleasant. We cannot make this minority a convenient excuse to turn our backs It does seem a bit convenient, doesn't it? + conveniently con·veni·ent·ly They've conveniently forgotten the risk of heart disease Conveniently, he had developed amnesia about that part of his life; suited to your comfort or purpose or needs; "a convenient excuse for not going; large and roomy (`convenient' is archaic in this sense); "a commodious harbor"; "a commodious building suitable for conventions"; approval 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. The town is well placed for easy access to London and convenient for Heathrow Airport Martin drove along until he found a convenient parking place. = handy + conveniently con·veni·ent·ly It was very conveniently situated just across the road from the City Reference Library; Fit or adapted; suitable; proper; becoming; appropriate
convenient location: location which is easy to get to
convenient time: time which is comfortable, time which fits into a person's schedule
conveniently: In a convenient manner, form, or situation; without difficulty
conveniently: {a} fitly, suitably, commodiously
conveniently: comfortably; handily
conveniently: in a convenient manner; "the switch was conveniently located"

convenient

Silbentrennung

con·ven·ient

Türkische aussprache

kınvinyınt

Synonyme

acceptable, accommodating, adaptable, adapted, advantageous, agreeable, aiding, assisting, available, beneficial, comfortable, commodious, conducive, contributive, decent

Antonyme

inconvenient, awkward, inappropriate, ineffectual, inopportune, unadaptable, unhandy, unsuited, unuseful, distant, far, out-of-the-way, unavailable

Aussprache

/kənˈvēnyənt/ /kənˈviːnjənt/

Etymologie

() Middle English convenient Latin conveniens (“fit, suitable, convenient”), present participle of convenire (“to come together, suit”); see convene and compare covenant.