English-Thai Dictionary

expedient

ADJ ที่ ให้ ผลประโยชน์  ได้เปรียบ  ได้ประโยชน์  advantageous helpful useful ti-hai-pon-pra-yod

 

expedient

ADJ เหมาะสม  สะดวก  advisable appropriate desirable mor-som

 

expedient

N วิธี ที่ ทำให้ ประสบความสำเร็จ อย่างรวดเร็ว  expediency wi-ti-ti-tam-hai-pra-sob-kwam-sam-red-yang-ruad-reol

 

expediential

A เกี่ยวกับ ความสะดวก หรือ ง่าย  เกี่ยวกับ แผน สำรอง ฉุกเฉิน 

 

expediently

ADV อย่าง สะดวก เหมาะสม  อย่าง ได้เปรียบ 

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

EXPEDIENT

a.[L. expediens; expedio, to hasten; Eng. speed. ] 1. Literally, hastening; urging forward. Hence, tending to promote the object proposed; fit or suitable for the purpose; proper under the circumstances. Many things may be lawful, which are not expedient.
2. Useful; profitable.
3. Quick; expeditious. [Not used. ]

 

EXPEDIENT

n.That which serves to promote or advance; any means which may be employed to accomplish an end. Let every expedient be employed to effect an important object, nor let exertions cease till all expedients fail of producing the effect. 1. Shift; means devised or employed in an exigency.

 

EXPEDIENTLY

adv. Fitly; suitably; conveniently. 1. Hastily; quickly.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

EXPEDIENT

Ex *pe "di *ent a. Etym: [L. expediens, -entis, p. pr. of expedire to be expedient, release, extricate: cf. F. expédient. See Expedite. ]

 

1. Hastening or forward; hence, tending to further or promote a proposed object; fit or proper under the circumstances; conducive to self-interest; desirable; advisable; advantageous; -- sometimes contradistinguished from right. It is expedient for you that I go away. John xvi. 7. Nothing but the right can ever be expedient, since that can never be true expediency which would sacrifice a greater good to a less. Whately.

 

2. Quick; expeditious. [Obs. ] His marches are expedient to this town. Shak.

 

EXPEDIENT

EXPEDIENT Ex *pe "di *ent, n.

 

1. That which serves to promote or advance; suitable means to accomplish an end. What sure expedient than shall Juno find, To calm her fears and ease her boding mind Philips.

 

2. Means devised in an exigency; shift.

 

Syn. -- Shift; contrivance; resource; substitute.

 

EXPEDIENTIAL

EXPEDIENTIAL Ex *pe `di *en "tial

 

Defn:. Governed by expediency; seeking advantage; as an expediential policy. "Calculating, expediential understanding. " Hare. -- Ex *pe `di *en "tial *ly, adv.

 

EXPEDIENTLY

EXPEDIENTLY Ex *pe "di *ent *ly adv.

 

1. In an expedient manner; fitly; suitably; conveniently.

 

2. With expedition; quickly. [Obs. ]

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

expedient

ex pe di ent |ikˈspēdēənt ɪkˈspidiənt | ▶adjective (of an action ) convenient and practical, although possibly improper or immoral: either side could break the agreement if it were expedient to do so. • (of an action ) suitable or appropriate: holding a public inquiry into the scheme was not expedient. ▶noun a means of attaining an end, esp. one that is convenient but considered improper or immoral: the current policy is a political expedient. DERIVATIVES ex pe di ence noun, ex pe di ent ly adverb ORIGIN late Middle English: from Latin expedient- ‘extricating, putting in order, ’ from the verb expedire (see expedite ). The original sense was neutral; the depreciatory sense, implying disregard of moral considerations, dates from the late 18th cent.

 

Oxford Dictionary

expedient

expedient |ɪkˈspiːdɪənt, ɛk- | ▶adjective (of an action ) convenient and practical although possibly improper or immoral: either side could break the agreement if it were expedient to do so. • (of an action ) suitable or appropriate: holding a public enquiry into the scheme was not expedient. ▶noun a means of attaining an end, especially one that is convenient but possibly improper or immoral: the current policy is a political expedient. DERIVATIVES expedience noun, expediently adverb ORIGIN late Middle English: from Latin expedient- ‘extricating, putting in order ’, from the verb expedire (see expedite ).

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

expedient

expedient adjective a politically expedient strategy: convenient, advantageous, in one's own interests, useful, of use, beneficial, of benefit, helpful; practical, pragmatic, politic, prudent, wise, judicious, sensible. ▶noun a temporary expedient: measure, means, method, stratagem, scheme, plan, move, tactic, maneuver, device, contrivance, ploy, machination, dodge.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

expedient

expedient adjective a politically expedient strategy: convenient, advantageous, in one's own interests, to one's own advantage, useful, of use, of service, beneficial, of benefit, profitable, gainful, effective, helpful; practical, pragmatic, strategic, tactical; politic, prudent, wise, judicious, sensible, desirable, suitable, advisable, appropriate, apt, fit, timely, opportune, propitious. ANTONYMS inexpedient, ill-advised. ▶noun a temporary expedient adopted for the purpose of settling the financial crisis: measure, means, method, stratagem, scheme, plan, course of action, move, tactic, manoeuvre, recourse, resource, device, tool, contrivance, ploy, plot, machination, trick, ruse, artifice, invention; stopgap; informal dodge; Austral. informal lurk; archaic shift, fetch.

 

Duden Dictionary

Expedient

Ex pe di ent Substantiv, maskulin , der |Expedi e nt |zu lateinisch expediens (Genitiv: expedientis ), 1. Partizip von: expedire, expedieren a kaufmännischer Angestellter, der in der Expedition 4a eines Betriebes für die Abfertigung von Versand- und Transportgütern zuständig ist Berufsbezeichnung b Angestellter in einem Reisebüro, Reiseverkehrskaufmann Berufsbezeichnung

 

Expedientin

Ex pe di en tin Substantiv, feminin , die |Expedi e ntin |weibliche Form zu Expedient

 

French Dictionary

expédient

expédient n. m. nom masculin Moyen commode, échappatoire. : Recourir à des expédients pour survivre. SYNONYME astuce ; procédé ; truc . Note Sémantique Ne pas confondre avec le participe présent invariable expédiant. Il n ’y aura plus de retard de livraison, l ’éditeur expédiant tous ses colis par avion.

 

Spanish Dictionary

expedientar

expedientar verbo transitivo Formar o instruir expediente (procedimiento administrativo ) a un funcionario, empleado o estudiante :el comisario deberá readmitir a los policías que expedientó .

 

expediente

expediente nombre masculino 1 Documentación correspondiente a un asunto o negocio :la mayor parte de las quejas correspondieron a solicitudes de información sin reclamación o a expedientes en los que el cliente no aportó la documentación solicitada por el servicio de reclamaciones .2 Procedimiento administrativo para juzgar el comportamiento de un funcionario, un empleado o un estudiante :si el consejo no abre expediente alguno, es porque no ha encontrado irregularidades .3 Historia o conjunto de datos sobre los servicios prestados y las incidencias ocurridas en la carrera profesional de alguien :tiene un expediente intachable; su expediente académico es envidiable .4 Conjunto de las calificaciones e incidencias ocurridas en la carrera de un estudiante :su expediente académico es envidiable: acabó la primera licenciatura con 19 notables y 6 sobresalientes .5 Medio o procedimiento para resolver una dificultad .expediente de crisis o expediente de regulación Esp Procedimiento legal al cual se acoge una empresa para reducir su plantilla de trabajadores .

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

expedient

ex pe di ent /ɪkspíːdiənt, eks- /形容詞 1 〖通例be ～〗(目的の達成に )役立つ, 適切で ; 好都合で ▸ It is expedient to do [that you (｟英 ｠should ) do ]…することは適当だ (→should 7 語法 )2 便宜主義の, 方便的な, 得策な, 功利的な ▸ an expedient policy 便法 名詞 C (目的達成のための )手段 ; 急場しのぎの方策, やりくり算段 .～ly 副詞 便宜上 ; 方便として .