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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The truth about this contest is if it wasn't a World Cup year the entire thing would be largely irrelevant, but it's deeply relevant because Scotland are on the clock now.
From BBC
Cole and her father were each starting jobs in new industries recently and used Claude Code to gather relevant podcasts and other information to get up to speed.
"For all normal states, it is important to ensure stability and protect lives amid today's threats. Ukraine has relevant expertise in this area," he said.
From Barron's
"That really got our attention, as it suggests that this pathway could be relevant in human obesity and metabolic health," said Shamsi.
From Science Daily
“The other 77 companies that we have, for the most part—and it’s so relevant for AI—they’re absolutely crushing it,” Bravo said.
From Barron's
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