relevant
Americanadjective
adjective
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having direct bearing on the matter in hand; pertinent
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linguistics another word for distinctive
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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They then calculated how sodium intake would change if all relevant food categories met the country's 2024 sodium reduction targets.
From Science Daily
While adults worry about sharpening their artificial-intelligence skills to remain relevant in their jobs, many of their teenage children are feeling meh about the AI revolution.
"The relevant enterprises must accordingly take social responsibility and not make light of the heavy weight of history in the name of entertainment."
From BBC
“Now, it doesn’t waste time on questions not relevant to you, and it can better predict topics that are.”
From Barron's
The embassy, which has warned about the risk to Indonesians of being trafficked into Cambodian scam centers, said it would share its assessments with relevant agencies, including law enforcement, in Indonesia.
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