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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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