What does relevant mean?
Definitions for relevant
ˈrɛl ə vəntrel·e·vant
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage 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Not out of date; current.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.
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relevant
Relevant refers to something that is closely connected or appropriate to the matter at hand. It is deemed significant, pertinent, or applicable to the current issue or topic being considered or discussed.
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 »
levanter
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
Daveed, William and Jonathan created a Hanukkah song for the ages that's inventive, humorous and relevant as it celebrates the Miracle of Lights, the diverse world we live in, and the universal joy when a family adopts a pet into a child's life.
I do like the idea of remaining relevant, active, having a passion. The idea of sitting by a lake in northern Wisconsin and fishing all day doesn't hold much appeal to me.
Companies and their executives must own all of their digital assets, even if they are n’t active on social media, they should own their handles, have profiles on company websites and work with their teams to create relevant content.
His life sentence remains relevant today - 35 years later -because he still can not begin to explain why he took Mike’s life, and why he did so in a depraved and indifferent manner.
The city also points out that Masterpiece Cakeshop – in which a Colorado baker won after being sued for not making a cake for a gay wedding – was decided on narrow grounds due to the outright hostility the civil rights commission in Colorado expressed toward Christianity. There was no such hostility in this case, it said. But the farm's lawyers point to a statement made by East Lansing Mayor Ruth Beier, who was previously a member of the city council, as relevant. A photo of Country Mill Farms, which is in a long-running legal battle with the city of East Lansing. ( ADF) ‘ We do n’t doubt that you're allowed to be a bigot … You can say it on Facebook, you can say ridiculous, horrible, hateful things, what we said is if you actually do discriminate in your business by not allowing same-sex couples to marry on your farm, then we don't want you in East Lansing.
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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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