Convenient Meaning
/kənˈviː.niənt/Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjServing to reduce a difficulty, or accessible with minimum difficulty; expedient.
adjSuspicious due to suiting someone's purposes very well.
Sentence Examples
Come and see me when it is convenient for you.
You can come and see me whenever it's convenient for you.
Fruit is a convenient source of vitamins and energy.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The bus stop is ____ for those who live near the central plaza.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
Come and see me when it is ____ for you.
Word Origin & History
From Middle English convenient, from Latin conveniēns (“fit, suitable, convenient”), present participle of conveniō, convinīre (“to come together, suit”); see convene and compare covenant.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"'If you please, m'm,' said Chloe at the door, 'there's the detective here again, and he would like to see the master if it's convenient.'"
— 1927, Ernest Bramah, Max Carrados Mysteries:
"Some re-arrangement of equipment in the driving cars has produced a more convenient working space for the driver."
— 1957 October 26, “Prototype Tube Trains For London Transport”, in Railway Magazine, page 688:
"Feed me with food convenient for me."
— 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Proverbs 30:8:
"Neither filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor jesting, which are not convenient."
— 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Ephesians 5:4:
"[…] continual drinking is most convenient to the distemper of an hydropick body, though most disconvenient to its present welfare."
— 1640, Edward Reynolds, A treatise of the passions and faculties of the soule of man:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The bus stop is ____ for those who live near the central plaza.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
Come and see me when it is ____ for you.