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adept
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a·dept  (-dpt)
adj.
Very skilled. See Synonyms at proficient.
n. (dpt)
A highly skilled person; an expert: "The adepts in Washington mean to give rather than to take" (Lewis H. Lapham).

[Latin adeptus, past participle of adipsc, to attain : ad-, ad- + apsc, to grasp.]

a·deptly adv.
a·deptness n.

adept
adj [əˈdɛpt]
1. very proficient in something requiring skill or manual dexterity
2. skilful; expert
n [ˈædɛpt]
a person who is skilled or proficient in something
[from Medieval Latin adeptus, from Latin adipiscī to attain, from ad- to + apiscī to attain]
adeptly  adv
adeptness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.adeptadept - someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field
expert - a person with special knowledge or ability who performs skillfully
track star - a star runner
Adj.1.adept - having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude; "adept in handicrafts"; "an adept juggler"; "an expert job"; "a good mechanic"; "a practiced marksman"; "a proficient engineer"; "a lesser-known but no less skillful composer"; "the effect was achieved by skillful retouching"
skilled - having or showing or requiring special skill; "only the most skilled gymnasts make an Olympic team"; "a skilled surgeon has many years of training and experience"; "a skilled reconstruction of her damaged elbow"; "a skilled trade"

adept
adjective
noun
expert, master, genius, buff (informal), whizz (informal), hotshot (informal), rocket scientist (informal, chiefly U.S.), dab hand (Brit. informal), maven (U.S.) He was an adept at getting people to talk confidentially to him.
Translations
adept
A. [əˈdept] ADJexperto, hábil, ducho (at, in en)
B. [ˈædept] Nexperto/a m/f, maestro/a m/f
to be an adept at sth/at doing sthser experto or maestro en algo/en hacer algo

adept [əˈdɛpt] adjexpert(e)
to be adept at sth → être expert(e) à qch, être expert(e) en qch
to be adept at doing sth → être très doué(e) pour faire qch

adept
n (form)Meister(in) m(f), → Experte m, → Expertin f (→ in, at in +dat)
adjgeschickt (→ in, at in +dat); she’s quite adept at that sort of thingsie hat ein Talent dafür

adept [ˈædɛpt]
1. adj adept in or at sth/at doing sthabile or esperto/a in qc/nel fare qc
2. n adept (in, at)esperto/a (in)

adept
adj adept [əˈdept]
highly skilled He's very adept at keeping his balance. vaardig خَبِير، مَاهِر، حَاذِق умел obratný dygtig geschickt επιδέξιος experto, diestro vilunud ماهر taitava expert (à/en) מְיוּמָן, מוּמחֶה माहिर vješt ügyes ahli, mahir fær, afburðasnjall abile, esperto 熟達した 숙련된 sumanus lietpratīgs; izveicīgs mahir behendig mesterlig, dyktig biegły competente priceput, expert сведущий obratný, skúsený izurjen vešt skicklig ชำนาญ usta 熟練的,擅長的 обізнаний, досвідчений فاضل ، پُختہ کار giỏi
[ˈӕdept] n
an expert. kundige خَبِير، مَاهِر، حَاذِق познавач odborník ekspert der/die Meister(in) δεξιοτέχνης, ειδικός experto, perito asjatundja, ekspert کارشناس taitava henkilö expert, erte מוּמחֶה माहिर stručnjak szakértő pakar sérfræðingur; snillingur esperto 達人 숙련자 žinovas, ekspertas lietpratējs; eksperts pakar meester mester, ekspert znawca especialista expert знаток; эксперт odborník, -čka izvedenec stručnjak expert ผู้เชี่ยวชาญ usta 專家 знавець; експерт ماہر người lão luyện


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