What does relevant mean?
Definitions for relevant
ˈrɛl ə vəntrel·e·vant
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word relevant.
Princeton's WordNet
relevantadjective
having a bearing on or connection with the subject at issue
"the scientist corresponds with colleagues in order to learn about matters relevant to her own research"
Wiktionary
relevantadjective
Directly related, connected, or pertinent to a topic.
His mother provided some relevant background information concerning his medical condition.
relevantadjective
Not out of date; current.
Etymology: From relevant, from relevans, present active participle of relevo, from re- + levo.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
RELEVANTadjective
Relieving. Dict.
Etymology: French.
Webster Dictionary
Relevantadjective
relieving; lending aid or support
Relevantadjective
bearing upon, or properly applying to, the case in hand; pertinent; applicable
Relevantadjective
sufficient to support the cause
Etymology: [F. relevant, p. pr. of relever to raise again, to relieve. See Relieve.]
Editors Contribution
relevant
Appropriate and just.
The information was relevant to the discussion therefore it was allowed to be discussed.
Submitted by MaryC on February 6, 2020
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Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'relevant' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1286
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'relevant' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1976
Adjectives Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'relevant' in Adjectives Frequency: #153
Anagrams for relevant »
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revelant
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of relevant in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of relevant in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
Examples of relevant in a Sentence
In areas of the( country) where the smoking prevalence is higher and/or smoking is less restricted in the workforce, the differences may not be as striking, across the U.S., however, the trend has been toward declining smoking rates and greater adoption of workplace smoke-free laws, so these findings are likely to be more widely relevant over time.
I'd like to say that we are Nostradamus filmmakers and we saw that coming, but none of us did, life threw a curveball, and I think though I view the election outcome as a tragedy, I think the movie becomes more relevant than ever.
I've already instructed the incoming Democratic chairs of all relevant committees to begin holding hearings on the climate crisis in preparation for enacting President Biden's 'Build Back Better' agenda.
A number of individuals and entities have brought to the State Bar's attention press reports, court filings, and other public documents detailing Mr. Eastman's conduct, we want to thank those who took the time to bring to our attention this information, which serves as the starting point for our investigation. We will be proceeding with a single State Bar investigation in which we will continue to gather and analyze relevant evidence and go wherever it leads us.
We use it to put our ATCs in nasty situations, but it has to be relevant, you can't just come in here and set everything on fire just for the hell of it.
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- ذو صلةArabic
- pertinent, rellevantCatalan, Valencian
- relevantníCzech
- perthnasolWelsh
- relevantGerman
- pertinenteSpanish
- asjakohane, seotudEstonian
- asiaankuuluva, relevantti, oleellinen, olennainenFinnish
- pertinentFrench
- releváns, lényegesHungarian
- relevanIndonesian
- רלוונטיHebrew
- 関連, 適切, 関連しましたJapanese
- relevantLatin
- hāngaiMāori
- relevantDutch
- relevantNorwegian
- stosowny, odpowiedni, związanyPolish
- pertinente, relevantePortuguese
- pertinent, relevantRomanian
- релевантный, актуальный, уместный, соответствующий, относящийся к делу, имеющий отношениеRussian
- relevantSwedish
- தொடர்புடையTamil
- ที่เกี่ยวข้องThai
- alakalı, ilgili, ilişkili, uygunTurkish
- liên quan, thích hợpVietnamese
- 相应Chinese
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