Relevant Definition & Meaning

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Synonyms relevant American [rel-uh-vuhnt] / ˈrɛl ə vənt /

adjective

1. bearing upon or connected with the matter in hand; pertinent.

   a relevant remark.

   Synonyms: fitting, suitable, appropriate, apposite, germane, applicable

relevant British / ˈrɛlɪvənt /

adjective

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

2. linguistics another word for distinctive

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Pronunciation

See irrelevant.

Related Words

See apt.

Other Word Forms

• nonrelevant adjective
• relevance noun
• relevancy noun
• relevantly adverb
• unrelevant adjective
• unrelevantly adverb

Etymology

Origin of relevant

First recorded in 1550–60; from Medieval Latin relevant-, stem of relevāns, special use of Latin present participle of relevāre “to raise, lift up”; relieve ( def. ), -ant ( def. )

Example Sentences

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The Cambridge University team found just seven relevant studies worldwide, none of which focused on the toddlers themselves.

From BBC

However, the metric blew past analysts’ low expectations, and CEO Whitney Wolfe Herd said Bumble was adding AI tools to help users find more relevant matches.

From Barron's

Tesla Motors, a separate company incorporated in England and Wales, received an electricity generation license in 2020, though Ofgem said that permit wasn’t relevant to Tesla Energy Ventures’ application to supply electricity.

From The Wall Street Journal

Malhotra noted that this mechanism may be particularly relevant for patients who also have metabolic disorders such as diabetes, a chronic disease that leads to high blood sugar levels.

From Science Daily

He said it was relevant that about 26 people in Google's UK Sales and Agencies team had also been made redundant alongside Woodall in a restructuring process.

From BBC

Related Words

• admissible
• applicable
• compatible
• consistent
• germane
• important
• pertinent
• proper
• related
• significant
• suitable
• suited

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