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   relevant

   /ˈrɛlɪv(ə)nt/

   adjective

   • 1. closely connected or appropriate to what is being done or considered: "what small companies need is relevant advice"
   • ▪ appropriate to the current time, period, or circumstances; of contemporary interest: "critics may find themselves unable to stay relevant in a changing world"

   Word Origin early 16th century (as a Scots legal term meaning ‘legally pertinent’): from medieval Latin relevant- ‘raising up’, from Latin relevare.

   Derivatives

   • 1. relevantly adverb

   Scrabble Points: 11

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   The meaning of RELEVANT is having significant and demonstrable bearing on the matter at hand. How to use relevant in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Relevant.

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   Relevant definition: bearing upon or connected with the matter in hand; pertinent. See examples of RELEVANT used in a sentence.

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   Something is relevant if it's appropriate or connected to the matter at hand. Relevant things are helpful and on point. Relevant things are appropriate and make sense at that particular time.

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   If something is relevant to a situation or person, it is important or significant in that situation or to that person. Don't worry about last year. It's what happens today that is really relevant.