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Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th
convenient



con·veni·ent BrE [kənˈviːniənt] NAmE [kənˈviːniənt] adjective
1. ~ (for sb/sth) useful, easy or quick to do; not causing problems
It is very convenient to pay by credit card.
You'll find these meals quick and convenient to prepare.
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.
• (disapproving)He used his wife's birthday as a convenient excuse for not going to the meeting.
2. near to a particular place; easy to get to: (BrE)~ (for sth) The house is very convenient for several schools.
• (NAmE)~ (to sth) The hotel is convenient to downtown.
Opp: inconvenient
Derived Word:conveniently

Word Origin:
late Middle English (in the sense ‘befitting, becoming, suitable’): from Latin convenient- ‘assembling, agreeing, fitting’, from the verb convenire ‘assemble, agree, fit’, from con- ‘together’ + venire ‘come’.

Thesaurus:
convenient [convenient conveniently] adj.
I can't see them now. It's not convenient.
appropriate • • suitable • • good
Opp: inconvenient
convenient/appropriate/suitable/good for sb/sth
convenient/appropriate/suitable/good to do sth
a/an convenient/appropriate/suitable/good time to do sth/place for sth

Example Bank:
The house is convenient to downtown.
The house is quite convenient for the shops.
We arranged a mutually convenient time to meet.
Would this be convenient for you?
He used his wife's birthday as a convenient excuse for not going to the meeting.
Holding the debate at that time was not politically convenient.
I can't see them now. It's not convenient.
Wait for a convenient moment to talk to her.
We'll arrange a mutually convenient meeting place.
You'll find these meals quick and convenient to prepare.

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