English Online Dictionary. What means relevant? What does relevant mean?
English
Etymology
From the Scots dialect of English meaning "legally pertinent," used in Scots legal circles starting in the early 1500s. Borrowed from Latin relevāns, relevāntem, present active participle of relevō (“lift up again, lighten, relieve”), from re- (“again”) + levō (“lift”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɹɛləvənt/
Adjective
relevant (comparative more relevant, superlative most relevant)
- Related, connected, or pertinent to a topic.
- (especially) Directly related, connected, or pertinent, with important ramifications or implications.
- His mother provided some relevant background information concerning his medical condition.
- (especially) Directly related, connected, or pertinent, with important ramifications or implications.
- Not out of date; current.
Synonyms
- (directly related to a topic): applicable, germane, in point (legal), pertinent, salient; See also Thesaurus:pertinent
- (not out of date): current, prevailing, prevalent, rife, up-to-date
Antonyms
- irrelevant (in binary cognitive schema, as compared with schematic spectrums allowing for notions of "directly relevant", "not directly relevant", "less relevant" and "especially relevant".)
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
Further reading
- “relevant”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “relevant”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
Anagrams
- levanter
Dutch
Etymology
From Latin relevans, present active participle of relevō (“lift up again, lighten, relieve”), from re- (“again”) + levō (“lift”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /reːləˈvɑnt/
- Hyphenation: re‧le‧vant
- Rhymes: -ɑnt
Adjective
relevant (comparative relevanter, superlative relevantst)
- relevant
- Antonym: irrelevant
Inflection
Derived terms
- relevantie
Descendants
- → Indonesian: relevan
Further reading
- “relevant” in Woordenlijst Nederlandse Taal – Officiële Spelling, Nederlandse Taalunie. [the official spelling word list for the Dutch language]
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʁə.l(ə).vɑ̃/
Participle
relevant
- present participle of relever
Further reading
- “relevant”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
German
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ant
Adjective
relevant (strong nominative masculine singular relevanter, comparative relevanter, superlative am relevantesten)
- relevant
- Synonyms: bedeutend, maßgeblich
- Antonyms: irrelevant, unbedeutend, unmaßgeblich
Declension
Derived terms
- systemrelevant
Further reading
- “relevant” in Duden online
- “relevant” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
Latin
Verb
relevant
- third-person plural present active indicative of relevō
Norwegian Bokmål
Adjective
relevant (neuter singular relevant, definite singular and plural relevante)
- relevant
Antonyms
- irrelevant
Related terms
- relevans
References
- “relevant” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Adjective
relevant (neuter singular relevant, definite singular and plural relevante)
- relevant
Antonyms
- irrelevant
Related terms
- relevans
References
- “relevant” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French relevant.
Adjective
relevant m or n (feminine singular relevantă, masculine plural relevanți, feminine and neuter plural relevante)
- relevant
Declension
Swedish
Adjective
relevant (comparative mer relevant, superlative mest relevant)
- relevant
Declension
Antonyms
- irrelevant
Related terms
- relevans
Further reading
- relevant in Svensk ordbok.