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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.

syn: See apt.

pron: See irrelevant.

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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

Related to the matter at hand:

applicable, apposite, apropos, germane, material, pertinent.

Idiom: to the point.

Translations

مُتَعَلِّق بالمَوْضوع، ذو صِلَهوَثِيقُ الصِّلَة بِ

relevantnízávažný

relevantvigtig

relevant sachdienlich wichtig erheblich

συναφής σχετικός

pertinente relevante

asiaan liittyvä

pertinent

relevantan

tárgyhoz tartozó

viîeigandi; mikilvægur

pertinente relativo importante importanza

関連する

관계가 있는

cieši saistītssvarīgs, būtisks

pomembenustrezen

relevant

สำคัญ

ile ilgiliilişkin

có liên quan

有关的

relevant

[ˈreləvənt] ADJ [information, facts, document, page] → pertinente
they had all the relevant information at their disposal → tenían toda la información pertinente a su disposición
Shakespeare's plays are still relevant today → las obras de Shakespeare tienen aún trascendencia hoy en día
he talked to the relevant officials to see what could be done → habló con los oficiales competentes para ver qué se podía hacer
applicants need a year's relevant experience → los solicitantes necesitan tener un año de experiencia en el campo
relevant to: details relevant to this affair → detalles relacionados con or concernientes a este asunto
information which may be relevant to this case → información que puede ser relevante para este caso
that's not relevant to the case → eso no viene al caso
your question is not relevant to the issues we're discussing → tu pregunta no guarda relación con lo que estamos discutiendo

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relevant

[ˈrɛləv^ənt] adj

(= pertinent, related) [information, fact, remark] → pertinent(e)
That's not relevant → Ce n'est pas pertinent.
The report omitted several relevant facts → Le rapport a omis plusieurs faits pertinents.
to be relevant to sth → être pertinent(e) par rapport à qch
Education should be relevant to real life → L'enseignement devrait être pertinente par rapport à la réalité quotidienne.
information which is relevant to the inquiry
BUT des informations qui sont pertinentes pour l'enquête.
to be relevant to sb → concerner qn
If you have children, this chapter is particularly relevant to you → Si vous avez des enfants, ce chapitre vous concerne particulièrement.

(= appropriate) → pertinent(e); [authorities, area] → concerné(e)
Make sure you read the relevant chapters → Assurez-vous de lire les chapitres pertinents.

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relevant

adj → relevant (to für); information, document, page also → entsprechend attr; course, study also → sachbezogen; authority, person → zuständig; regulation → maßgeblich, entsprechend attr; time, place → betreffend; experience → erforderlich, entsprechend attr; that is not relevant → das ist nicht relevant; a course relevant to one’s studies → ein studienbezogener Kurs; a curriculum which is relevant to all pupils → ein Lehrplan, der für alle Schüler relevant ist; the police are looking for any relevant information → die Polizei bittet um sachdienliche Hinweise; applicants for the job need three years’ relevant experience → Bewerber für die Stelle benötigen drei Jahre entsprechende (Berufs)Erfahrung

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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

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I suppose it's a special gift or else the difficulty consists in being relevant. Discovering that I could find no really telling stupidity, I turned to the next best thing; a platitude.

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"I am glad of all details," remarked my friend, "whether they seem to you to be relevant or not."

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That's why I have gone into all the details of this thing whether they seemed to me relevant or not."

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Seeing that his most gracious ruler was calm once more, Michaud also grew calm, but was not immediately ready to reply to the Emperor's direct and relevant question which required a direct answer.

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Sometimes, in the truce we made with the text, he told a little story of his life at home, or some anecdote relevant to our reading, or quoted a passage from some other author.

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Tom Tulliver, then, compared with many other British youths of his time who have since had to scramble through life with some fragments of more or less relevant knowledge, and a great deal of strictly relevant ignorance, was not so very unlucky.

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To his masculine mind there was nothing relevant about her break-down; yet all else was forgotten at sight of her tears.

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When Dampier had finished his story I could think of nothing relevant that I cared to say, and to question him would have been a hideous impertinence.

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John was a little disappointed not to find a tender Niobe, but feeling that his dignity demanded the first apology, he made none, only came leisurely in and laid himself upon the sofa with the singularly relevant remark, "We are going to have a new moon, my dear."

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"She's all right," he said, apropos of nothing spoken, and yet distinctly relevant to what was in each of their minds.