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be adept atvery skilled or proficient at something

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: very skilled or proficient at something

Pronunciation (IPA): /bi əˈdept ət/

Example Sentences

  • My grandmother is surprisingly adept at using smartphones, even better than me!
  • He became adept at making excuses for being late to work.
  • The company needs someone who is adept at crisis management.

be adept at

NOUN

[/bi əˈdept ət/]

very skilled or proficient at something

She is adept at calligraphy, painting each stroke with perfect control.
💡 Concept

She is adept at calligraphy, painting each stroke with perfect control.

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/bi əˈdept ət/
🇬🇧 UK/biː əˈdept ət/

🌳Etymology

Prefixad--
Rootept

🎵Rhyme

keptweptsleptswept
kept
wept
slept
swept

🔗Collocations

be adept at handling
particularly adept at
become adept at
highly adept at
adept at managing
socially adept

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

My grandmother is surprisingly adept at using smartphones, even better than me!

😄 Fun example

He became adept at making excuses for being late to work.

The company needs someone who is adept at crisis management.

She's particularly adept at reading people's emotions.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

skilled atproficient inexpert atcompetent inmasterful at

Antonyms

inept atunskilled atincompetent at

Related

expertiseproficiencycompetencemasteryskillful

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