relevant

rel·e·vant

(rĕl′ə-vənt)

adj.

1. Having a bearing on or connection with the matter at hand.

2. Meaningful or purposeful in current society or culture: thought that the traditional male role of breadwinner was no longer relevant.

[Medieval Latin relevāns, relevant-, from Latin, present participle of relevāre, to relieve, raise up; see relieve.]

rel′e·vance (-vəns) n.

rel′e·vant·ly adv.

Synonyms: relevant, apropos, germane, material, pertinent
These adjectives describe what relates to and has a direct bearing on the matter at hand: researched websites relevant to her course of study; an apropos response that concisely answered my question; comments that were germane to the topic of discussion; reiterated the material facts of the lawsuit; assigned pertinent articles for the class to read.

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relevant

(ˈrɛlɪvənt)

adj

1. having direct bearing on the matter in hand; pertinent

2. (Phonetics & Phonology) linguistics another word for distinctive²

[C16: from Medieval Latin relevans, from Latin relevāre to lighten, from re- + levāre to raise, relieve]

ˈrelevance, ˈrelevancy n

ˈrelevantly adv

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rel•e•vant

(ˈrɛl ə vənt)

adj.

1. bearing upon the matter at hand; pertinent.

2. having practical value or applicability.

[1550–60; < Medieval Latin relevant-, s. of relevāns, present participle of relevāre to rebuild, Latin: to raise, lift up. See relieve, -ant]

rel′e•vance, rel′e•van•cy, n.

rel′e•vant•ly, adv.

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Adj.

relevant - having a bearing on or connection with the subject at issue; "the scientist corresponds with colleagues in order to learn about matters relevant to her own research"

irrelevant - having no bearing on or connection with the subject at issue; "an irrelevant comment"; "irrelevant allegations"

relevant

adjective significant, appropriate, proper, related, fitting, material, suited, relative, to the point, apt, applicable, pertinent, apposite, admissible, germane, to the purpose, appurtenant, ad rem (Latin) Make sure you enclose all the relevant certificates.
significant irrelevant, inappropriate, unrelated, unconnected, immaterial, extraneous, beside the point, extrinsic, inapplicable

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relevant

adjective

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Translations

relevantnízávažný

relevantvigtig

asiaan liittyvä

relevantan

tárgyhoz tartozó

viîeigandi; mikilvægur

関連する

관계가 있는

cieši saistītssvarīgs, būtisks

pomembenustrezen

relevant

สำคัญ

có liên quan

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relevant

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relevant

[ˈrɛləvənt] adj relevant (to) (remark, fact) → pertinente (a); (information, papers, chapter) → relativo/a (a); (course of action) → adeguato/a (a)

relevant

(ˈreləvənt) adjective

connected with or saying something important about what is being spoken about or discussed. I don't think his remarks are relevant (to our discussion); Any relevant information should be given to the police.

ˈrelevance noun

relevant

→ وَثِيقُ الصِّلَة بِ relevantní relevant relevant συναφής pertinente asiaan liittyvä pertinent relevantan pertinente 関連する 관계가 있는 relevant relevant odnośny relevante уместный relevant สำคัญ ilişkin có liên quan 有关的