relevant
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3.3
- adjective
- /ˈrɛləvənt/
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relevante
- This information would not be relevant to issues before the court.
- relevant information
- relevant data
- relevant research
Above all, a word should be relevant and useful.
- Above all, a word should be relevant and useful.
- So the timing of what's relevant for you is off.
- This lecture is not relevant to this exam or any exam.
- Like, her role was just not relevant or important.
- Like that's not, that's not a relevant point to make.
- These words are as relevant today as they were then.
- A lot of psychology simply isn't relevant to people's lives.
- No subject could be more relevant or important today.
- So this is still relevant until those new cards start shipping.
- There are other That's the part that's relevant for children.
- You're so funny and you're so relevant to me.
- And, and those are going to be very relevant.
Examples
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These words are as relevant today as they were then.
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And so why is this relevant to this audience?
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Above all, a word should be relevant and useful.
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No subject could be more relevant or important today.
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We may ask what is relevant, but anything beyond that is dangerous.
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What's relevant is whether they can do the job.
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So this is still relevant until those new cards start shipping.
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Opportunities, when taken in combinations, could help us realize interesting, relevant, and meaningful musical experiences for students.
Academic text (2011) -
Are the liberal arts becoming less relevant and thus less valued in today's society?
Academic text (2011) -
The advice you gave is highly relevant to my current situation.
Synonyms
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4.4
Suitable for a situation or purpose
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4.9
Connected to the main topic or situation
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7.7
Relevant to what is being discussed
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8.0
Very suitable and relevant to a particular situation
Antonyms
Compounds
How Relevant
Surface Forms
Morphology
relevant = relevance (transparent) = relev + ant
The adjective is directly related to the noun 'relevance' and is formed with the adjectival suffix '-ant', so learners who know 'relevance' will readily recognize 'relevant'.
Etymology
The word relevant comes from Latin parts re- 'again' and levare 'to lift', and it shares a root with English words like relief and elevate. So, something relevant is like what is 'lifted up' because it belongs to or matters for the topic.