Meaning

3 senses
  1. Serving to reduce a difficulty, or accessible with minimum difficulty; expedient.

    Fast food might be convenient, but it's also very unhealthy.

    bequem, einfach, gelegen

    удо́бныйudóbnyj

    зру́чнийzrúčnyj

  2. Suspicious due to suiting someone's purposes very well.

    How convenient that you caught a cold the night before your essay was due.

  3. (obsolete)Fit; suitable; appropriate.

More definitions
  • suited to your comfort or purpose or needs
  • large and roomy (‘convenient’ is archaic in this sense)

Examples

203 sentences
  1. When would it be convenient for you?

    Коли вам буде зручно?

    ruКогда Вам будет удобно?

    deWann würde es Ihnen passen?

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  2. It's convenient living so close to the station.

    Зручно жити так близько біля станції.

    deEs ist praktisch, so nah am Bahnhof zu wohnen.

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  3. I'll speak to you at a more convenient time.

    Я поговорю з тобою у більш зручний час.

    ruЯ поговорю с тобой в более удобное время.

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  4. It's convenient to live so close to the train station.

    Зручно жити так близько від вокзалу.

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  5. Where's convenient for you?

    Де тобі буде зручно?

    ruГде тебе удобно?

    deWo ist es für Sie günstig?

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
of or pertaining to convenience; simple; easy; expedient:
Русский
By meaning 1
of or pertaining to convenience; simple; easy; expedient:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
of or pertaining to convenience; simple; easy; expedient:

Origin

From Middle English convenient, from Latin conveniēns (“fit, suitable, convenient”), prese

From Middle English convenient, from Latin conveniēns (“fit, suitable, convenient”), present participle of conveniō, convinīre (“to come together, suit”); see convene and compare covenant.

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Forms

more convenient, most convenient
Comparativemore convenient Lesson
Superlativemost convenient Lesson

regular

Synonyms

4 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • large and roomy (‘convenient’ is archaic in this sense):commodious

Antonyms

1 antonyms

Word family

10 related words

Collocations

3 patterns
  • be convenient for
  • would be convenient
  • more convenient

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
convenient — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto