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Definition of "convenient" []

  • Suited or favorable to one's comfort, purpose, or needs: a convenient time to receive guests; a convenient excuse for not going. (adjective)
  • Easy to reach; accessible: a bank with branches at six convenient locations. (adjective)
  • Close at hand; near: an apartment that is convenient to shopping and transportation. (adjective)
  • Obsolete Fitting and proper; suitable. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "convenient" in a sentence
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