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Meanings of convenient in English

Portuguese
amplo
Catalan
espaiós
Spanish
práctico

Large and roomy (`convenient' is archaic in this sense)

Related terms
amplo
Catalan
convenient
Spanish
conveniente

Suited to your comfort or purpose or needs.

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convenient
Synonyms
Examples for "ready to hand"
Examples for "ready to hand"
1
All of them in battle armor, with pulse rifles ready to hand.
Changer of Worlds
2
Dango, have the rifle ready to hand me if I want it.
My First Voyage to Southern Seas
3
Keep wax, scraper, string, etc., in one outside pocket ready to hand.
Ski-running
4
Their vengeance demands a victim, and three have offered ready to hand.
The Lone Ranche
5
Every form of bomb, catapult, and trench mortar was ready to hand.
A Visit to Three Fronts: June 1916

Requiring little skill or effort; posing no difficulty.

Usage of convenient in English
1
Food is a convenient way to avoid immediately discussing these bigger things.
Ebony
2
It's convenient because you don't need glasses to view the 3-D effect.
Wired
3
Although he certainly found it convenient, that convenience came at a cost.
The Irish Times
4
Access to a reliable, cost-effective and convenient energy supply is also crucial.
The Irish Times
5
The system of numbering in the brief on page 90 is convenient.
The Making of Arguments
6
Moreover, this system was inexpensive and convenient for both operation and control.
Pubmed
7
It is convenient for people whose irradiation needs are specific & limited.
The new yorker
8
Moreover, these cultivars present advantages of convenient cultivation, management, and so on.
Pubmed
9
It's a convenient food that is pretty good, and tasty, as well.
Radio NZ
10
Of course, a sceptic would note how that was all too convenient.
Assail
11
The dimensions given in the sketch make a knife of convenient size.
The Boy Mechanic, Volume 1: 700 Things for Boys to Do
12
If necessary, he-oryou, perhaps, if convenient-maycontact a friend of mine.
Death of a Red Heroine
13
The doctrine was to prove convenient for expansive States in the future.
The Development of the European Nations, 1870-1914 (5th ed.)
14
All these applications are convenient and available free on your app store.
The South African
15
It's quite convenient this surprise trip is coinciding with the All-Ireland Final.
The Irish Times
16
Could independence turn out to be a convenient answer for them both?
The Guardian
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Translations for convenient
Portuguese
amplo
Convenient through the time
Convenient across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
South Africa
Common
United States of America
Common
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