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convenient

Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples

Pronunciation: US /kənˈviːnjənt/ · UK /kənˈviːniənt/

convenient means: Easy to use, reach, or arrange, and suitable for your needs.

adjective

EASY AND SUITABLEA2

Easy to use, reach, or arrange, and suitable for your needs.

  • This shop is very convenient.
  • Is Friday a convenient time for you?
  • Our hotel was convenient for the station.

How to use it: convenient for someone/something (The location is convenient for work.); convenient to do something (It is convenient to pay online.)

Similar words: handy, practical, accessible

Opposites: inconvenient

Common phrases: convenient time, convenient location, convenient for someone, convenient solution

SUSPICIOUSLY HELPFULC1

Something seems suspicious because it helps someone avoid trouble or get exactly what they want.

  • That is a convenient excuse.
  • His sudden illness was rather convenient.
  • Isn’t it convenient that the records disappeared before the investigation?

How to use it: convenient that… (It is convenient that you forgot your wallet again.)

Similar words: suspiciously timely

Common phrases: very convenient, convenient excuse, convenient timing

Questions about convenient

What does convenient mean?

Easy to use, reach, or arrange, and suitable for your needs.

What is convenient in other languages?

Türkçe: elverişli · Español: cómodo · Français: pratique · Deutsch: praktisch · Italiano: comodo · 日本語: 便利な

How do you pronounce convenient?

In American English /kənˈviːnjənt/; in British English /kənˈviːniənt/.

How do you use convenient in a sentence?

This shop is very convenient. Is Friday a convenient time for you?

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