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pertinentper‧ti‧nent /ˈpɜːtɪnənt $ ˈpɜːr-/ adjective formal pertinentOrigin: 1300-1400 Old French, Latin, present participle of pertinere; ➔ PERTAIN - pertinent questions
- I think it may be pertinent at this point to raise the question of how the new department will be funded.
- That's a very pertinent question.
- The police department is appealing for any information that may be pertinent to this inquiry.
- Glossaries in each kit define pertinent medical terms.
- I must tell you, for it is pertinent.
- It is pertinent to consider the materials from which this crucible was built.
- The fact that the definitions of these terms are extremely murky can inpart be traced to the notion of pertinent effects.
- The scale of this process and its considerable effect on the cities raises a number of pertinent issues.
- There is a brief but pertinent section on materials and techniques, including some illustrated exercises.
- Whilst considering the colour of tesserae it is also pertinent to mention their preparation, size and shape.
- Words such as love, warmth, personal chemistry, are certainly pertinent.
connected with the subject that is being talked about► relevant directly connected with the subject you are discussing or considering: · We can't make a decision until we have all the relevant information.· The judge ruled that the defendant's previous conviction was relevant and could be discussed during the case.relevant to: · I don't think your arguments are relevant to this discussion. ► pertinent formal something that is pertinent to a subject is directly concerned with it and is important when considering it: · That's a very pertinent question.· I think it may be pertinent at this point to raise the question of how the new department will be funded.pertinent to: · The police department is appealing for any information that may be pertinent to this inquiry. ► pertinent questions He asked me a lot of very pertinent questions. ADVERB► more· There are indeed more pertinent matters to exercise the media mind - following his career-best 8 for 50 against Sussex at Southampton.· A constructive response to the Howie Report would be more pertinent than saloon-bar simplicities about getting back to basics.· It may be more pertinent to think of their pragmatic acceptance of the new system.· She dismissed the query as another, far more pertinent thought popped into her head. ► most· It was a straight forward and most pertinent question.· Unfortunately, there's only room to quote the most pertinent, ie least facetious.· This was the most pertinent thing he said for me.· Before she gave me my jab, she asked the most pertinent question that anyone had so far posed. ► particularly· The conceptual framework it has produced is particularly pertinent to the discussion here.· And therein lies a problem, a particularly pertinent one in an era of feminist sensitivity.· In the early 19 80s, two conceptually different areas of work seemed particularly pertinent. NOUN► detail· Given his continued ignorance of pertinent details, what could he betray even if he wanted to?· The mosaic spares none of the pertinent details of this ill-fated assignation. ► information· Accurate and pertinent information was prepared by Campbell, a professional rugby journalist, and made available to the same breed.· Also ask rental-car firms, tourist offices and auto clubs for other pertinent information. ► question· The pertinent question is what theoretical basis there is to such a model.· It was a straight forward and most pertinent question.· That makes the pertinent question to be asked, How is this fascinating democracy perceived?· But the really pertinent question is why are we engaging in gradualistic, incremental tactics, or indeed any tactics at all?· So two pertinent questions are how many electors, and how many names on a party list.· And he asked me a lot of very pertinent questions which seemed to me more than idle curiosity.· The interviewer will expect to answer pertinent questions. directly relating to something that is being considered SYN relevant: He asked me a lot of very pertinent questions.pertinent to The last point is particularly pertinent to today’s discussion.—pertinently adverb—pertinence noun [uncountable] |