- useful, easy or quick to do; not causing problems
- Fruit is a convenient source of vitamins and energy.
- A bicycle is often more convenient than a car in towns.
- I can't see him now—it isn't convenient.
- I'll call back at a more convenient time.
- For now, the most convenient way to access the internet remains the smartphone.
- (disapproving) He used his wife's birthday as a convenient excuse for not going to the meeting.
- convenient for somebody/something He said meeting in Adelaide would be convenient for him as well.
- When would be convenient for a visit?
- it is convenient to do something It is very convenient to pay by credit card.
- it is convenient for somebody to do something It's much more convenient for me to drive there.
- convenient to do You'll find these meals quick and convenient to prepare.
Extra Examples- We arranged a mutually convenient time to meet.
- Would this be convenient for you?
- He used his wife's birthday as a convenient excuse for not going to the meeting.
- Holding the debate at that time was not politically convenient.
- I can't see them now. It's not convenient.
- Wait for a convenient moment to talk to her.
- We'll arrange a mutually convenient meeting place.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
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- near to a particular place; easy to get to
- The office is just five minutes from the station, so it's very convenient.
- convenient for something (British English) The house is very convenient for several schools.
- The house is quite convenient for the shops.
- convenient to something (North American English) The hotel is convenient to downtown.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- prove
- seem
- …
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
- for
- to
opposite inconvenient
Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘befitting, becoming, suitable’): from Latin convenient- ‘assembling, agreeing, fitting’, from the verb convenire ‘assemble, agree, fit’, from con- ‘together’ + venire ‘come’.
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