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. )

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    As electric vehicle makers struggle to remain relevant, a new competitor is about to hit California’s roads.

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    It’s only relevant when they reflect or encourage speculative buying.

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

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    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.

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    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.

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    Related Words

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

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