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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Old French relevant (“assisting”), from Latin relevāns, relevāntem, present active participle of relevō (“lift up again, lighten, relieve”), from re- (“again”) + levō (“lift”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
relevant (comparative more relevant, superlative most relevant)
- Directly related, connected, or pertinent to a topic.
- His mother provided some relevant background information concerning his medical condition.
- Not out of date; current.
- 1973 December 20, “Hansen says Christmas time for thanks, hope”, in The Aberdeen Times[1]:
- The message of Christmas is still relevant as we near the end of a troubled year and the beginning of an uncertain but challenging new year.
- 2008, Scott Cooper, Fritz Grutzner, Birk Cooper, Tips and Traps for Marketing Your Business[2], McGraw-Hill, →ISBN, page 39:
- Motorola was quickly losing the cell-phone battle to Nokia for a time. When they launched the RAZR phone and combined it with their "Hello Moto" campaign, it made the brand relevant again.
Synonyms[edit]
- (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- (not out of date): current, prevailing, prevalent, rife, up-to-date
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Further reading[edit]
- relevant in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- relevant in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911.
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Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin relevans, present active participle of relevō (“lift up again, lighten, relieve”), from re- (“again”) + levō (“lift”).
Pronunciation[edit]
audio (file)
Adjective[edit]
relevant (comparative relevanter, superlative relevantst)
French[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
relevant
German[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
relevant (comparative relevanter, superlative am relevantesten)
Declension[edit]
Positive forms of relevant
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
predicative | er ist relevant | sie ist relevant | es ist relevant | sie sind relevant | |
strong declension (without article) |
nominative | relevanter | relevante | relevantes | relevante |
genitive | relevanten | relevanter | relevanten | relevanter | |
dative | relevantem | relevanter | relevantem | relevanten | |
accusative | relevanten | relevante | relevantes | relevante | |
weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der relevante | die relevante | das relevante | die relevanten |
genitive | des relevanten | der relevanten | des relevanten | der relevanten | |
dative | dem relevanten | der relevanten | dem relevanten | den relevanten | |
accusative | den relevanten | die relevante | das relevante | die relevanten | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein relevanter | eine relevante | ein relevantes | (keine) relevanten |
genitive | eines relevanten | einer relevanten | eines relevanten | (keiner) relevanten | |
dative | einem relevanten | einer relevanten | einem relevanten | (keinen) relevanten | |
accusative | einen relevanten | eine relevante | ein relevantes | (keine) relevanten |
Comparative forms of relevant
Superlative forms of relevant
Synonyms[edit]
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Further reading[edit]
- “relevant” in Duden online
Latin[edit]
Verb[edit]
relevant
Norwegian Bokmål[edit]
Adjective[edit]
relevant (neuter singular relevant, definite singular and plural relevante)
Antonyms[edit]
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References[edit]
- “relevant” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]
Adjective[edit]
relevant (neuter singular relevant, definite singular and plural relevante)
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References[edit]
- “relevant” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish[edit]
Adjective[edit]
relevant (comparative mer relevant, superlative mest relevant)
Declension[edit]
Inflection of relevant | |||
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Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | relevant | mer relevant | mest relevant |
Neuter singular | relevant | mer relevant | mest relevant |
Plural | relevanta | mer relevanta | mest relevanta |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | relevante | mer relevante | mest relevante |
All | relevanta | mer relevanta | mest relevanta |
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. |
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