Definition of 'relevant'
adjective
Something that is relevant to a situation or person is important or significant in that situation or to that person.
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relevant in American English
adjective
SYNONYMY NOTE: relevant implies close logical relationship with, and importance to, the matter under consideration
[relevant testimony]; germane implies such close natural connection as to be highly appropriate or fit [your reminiscences are not truly germane to this discussion]; pertinent implies an immediate and direct bearing on the matter in hand [a pertinent suggestion]; apposite applies to that which is both relevant and happily suitable or appropriate [an apposite analogy]; applicable refers to that which can be brought to bear upon a particular matter or problem [your description is applicable to several people]; apropos is used of that which is opportune as well as relevant [an apropos remark] bearing upon or relating to the matter in hand; pertinent; to the point
OPPOSITES: inappropriate, extraneous
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relevance (ˈrelevance)
noun or ˈrelevancy
relevantly (ˈrelevantly)
adverb
Word Frequency
relevant in American English
(ˈreləvənt)
adjective
SYNONYMS applicable, germane, apposite, appropriate, suitable, fitting. See apt.USAGE See irrelevant.bearing upon or connected with the matter in hand; pertinent
a relevant remark
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Derived forms
relevance or relevancy noun
relevantly
adverb
Word Frequency
relevant in British English
adjective
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Derived forms
relevance (ˈrelevance) or relevancy (ˈrelevancy) noun
relevantly (ˈrelevantly)
adverb
Word origin
C16: from Medieval Latin relevans, from Latin relevāre to lighten, from re- + levāre to raise, relieveExamples of 'relevant' in a sentence
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British English: relevant
/ˈrɛlɪvənt/ ADJECTIVE
If something is relevant to a situation or person, it is important or significant in that situation or to that person.
Don't worry about last year. It's what happens today that is really relevant.
- American English: relevant /ˈrɛləvənt/
- Arabic: وَثِيقُ الصِّلَة بِ
- Brazilian Portuguese: relevante
- Chinese: 有关的
- Croatian: relevantan
- Czech: relevantní
- Danish: relevant
- Dutch: relevant
- European Spanish: pertinente
- Finnish: asiaan liittyvä
- French: pertinent
- German: relevant
- Greek: συναφής
- Italian: pertinente
- Japanese: 関連する
- Korean: 관계가 있는
- Norwegian: relevant
- Polish: odnośny
- European Portuguese: relevante
- Romanian: relevant
- Russian: уместный
- Spanish: pertinente
- Swedish: relevant
- Thai: สำคัญ
- Turkish: ilişkin
- Ukrainian: доречний
- Vietnamese: có liên quan
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