Convenient Kənˈviːniənt Quick Find Meals Prepare House Adjective

• it is very convenient to pay by credit card.
• you'll find these meals quick and convenient to prepare.
• fruit is a convenient source of vitamins and energy.
• a bicycle is often more convenient than a car in towns.

convenient

1. useful, easy or quick to do; not causing problems
• It is very convenient to pay by credit card.
• You'll find these meals quick and convenient to prepare.
• 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.
• He used his wife's birthday as a convenient excuse for not going to the meeting.
2. near to a particular place; easy to get to
• The house is very convenient for several schools.
• The hotel is convenient to downtown.

Extra Examples

• The house is convenient to downtown.
• The house is quite convenient for the shops.
• 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.
• You’ll find these meals quick and convenient to prepare.

Word Origin

• late 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’.