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(pɜːʳtɪnənt)
adjective
Something that is pertinent is relevant to a particular subject.
[formal]
She had asked some pertinent questions.
Pertinent information will be forwarded to the appropriate party.
...knowledge and skills pertinent to classroom teaching. [+ to]
Synonyms: relevant, fitting, fit, material More Synonyms of pertinent
pertinently graded adverb [ADVERB with verb, ADVERB with cl]
'If we pay players, how far do we go?' Gresson asked pertinently.
Where had they learned all this, or, more pertinently, why had they remembered it?
pertinence uncountable noun
I do not see the pertinence of most of this material.

pertinent in British English

(ˈpɜːtɪnənt)
adjective
relating to the matter at hand; relevant
Derived forms
pertinence (ˈpertinence) or pertinency (ˈpertinency)
noun
pertinently (ˈpertinently)
adverb
Word origin
C14: from Latin pertinēns, from pertinēre to pertain

pertinent in American English

(ˈpɜrtənənt)
adjective
having some connection with the matter at hand; relevant; to the point
SIMILAR WORDS:  ˈrelevant
Derived forms
pertinently (ˈpertinently)
adverb
Word origin
ME < MFr < L pertinens, prp. of pertinere: see pertain

Examples of 'pertinent' in a sentence
pertinent

It is a pertinent question.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
It is a pertinent question.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
This is particularly pertinent when it comes to credit cards.
Jepson, Tim Umbria - the green heart of Italy (1989)
There are just a few more pertinent points.
Fisher, David E. Fire and Ice - the Greenhouse Effect, Ozone Depletion, and Nuclear Winter (1990)
Only then will the most pertinent questions be answered.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
The only pertinent issue was when the tipping point came.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
The lessons for business from politics remain as pertinent today.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
They are particularly pertinent in the company which has undergone a period of rapid growth.
Peter F. Drucker MANAGING FOR RESULTS (1986)
Then came the manipulation that is pertinent to the point being made here.
Pressley, Michael & McCormick, Christine Advanced Educational Psychology For Educators, Researchers and Policymakers, (1995)
The findings are particularly pertinent because testosterone deficiency is common.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
But his most pertinent point was that this was no excuse for inaction.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
It is particularly pertinent with protests about ticket prices.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The main thrust of our thinking was still towards assembling all information pertinent to the selection of a landing site.
Admiral Sandy Woodward, With Patrick Robinson ONE HUNDRED DAYS (2003)
This task is normally performed by a team of lawyers who are thereafter enabled to ask focused and pertinent questions.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Film is particularly pertinent because so many contemporary artists grew up with it and are so effortlessly familiar with its dynamics.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
The older one gets, the more pertinent the subject of religion becomes.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
They might instead skip around, scanning for pertinent information of interest.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Whether he would survive a full day in the field and then be able to come back for more was the pertinent issue.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
These questions are pertinent to the scientific method, to legal reasoning and to medical diagnosis.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Maybe that's the very pertinent point.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Right now, that is an exceedingly pertinent question.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
And that's pretty pertinent today.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
This raises a pertinent point.
Christianity Today (2000)
I think that's very pertinent to today.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
The pertinent question, then, is how prepared are governments in the face of the threat?
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Sleep tight and don't let the bed bugs bite may be a centuries-old saying but it is more pertinent today than you might imagine.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
I am thinking here of one of the most pertinent subjects any exhibition can address: the make-up of creativity itself.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)

In other languages
pertinent

British English: pertinent ADJECTIVE
Something that is pertinent is relevant to a particular subject.
She had asked some pertinent questions.
  • American English: pertinent
  • Brazilian Portuguese: pertinente
  • Chinese: 相关的
  • European Spanish: pertinente
  • French: pertinent
  • German: relevant
  • Italian: pertinente
  • Japanese: 関係がある
  • Korean: 관련된
  • European Portuguese: pertinente
  • Latin American Spanish: pertinente

(adjective) 
Definition
relating to the matter at hand
She had asked some pertinent questions.
Synonyms
relevant
Make sure you enclose all the relevant certificates.
fitting
The President's address was a fitting end to the campaign.
fit
You're not fit to be in charge of this company.
material
The company failed to disclose material information.
appropriate
It is appropriate that Irish names dominate the list.
pat
suitable
Give a few people an idea of suitable questions to ask.
proper
Please ensure that the proper procedures are followed.
to the point
The description he gave was brief and to the point.
apt
The words of this report are as apt today as they were in 1929.
applicable
What is reasonable for one family is not applicable for another.
apposite
Recent events have made his central theme even more apposite.
apropos
Having scarcely joined in the conversation before, it was not apropos to do it now.
admissible
germane
the suppression of documents which were germane to the case
to the purpose
ad rem (Latin)
Opposites
irrelevant
,
inappropriate
,
unfitting
,
unsuitable
,
unrelated
,
incongruous
,
discordant
,
immaterial
Seegermane

Synonyms of 'pertinent'

pertinent

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Additional synonyms

in the sense of apropos
Definition
appropriate
Having scarcely joined in the conversation before, it was not apropos to do it now.
Synonyms
appropriate,
right,
seemly,
fitting,
fit,
related,
correct,
belonging,
suitable,
relevant,
proper,
to the point,
apt,
applicable,
pertinent,
befitting,
apposite,
opportune (formal),
germane,
to the purpose,
meet (archaic)
in the sense of apt
Definition
suitable or appropriate
The words of this report are as apt today as they were in 1929.
Synonyms
appropriate,
timely,
right,
seemly,
fitting,
fit,
related,
correct,
belonging,
suitable,
relevant,
proper,
to the point,
applicable,
pertinent,
befitting,
apposite,
apropos,
opportune (formal),
germane,
to the purpose,
meet (archaic)
in the sense of fit
Definition
worthy or suitable
You're not fit to be in charge of this company.
Synonyms
appropriate,
qualified,
suitable,
competent,
right,
becoming,
meet (archaic),
seemly,
trained,
able,
prepared,
fitting,
fitted,
ready,
skilled,
correct,
deserving,
capable,
adapted,
proper,
equipped,
good enough,
adequate,
worthy,
convenient,
apt,
well-suited,
expedient,
apposite
in the sense of fitting
Definition
appropriate or proper
The President's address was a fitting end to the campaign.
Synonyms
appropriate,
suitable,
proper,
apt,
right,
becoming,
meet (archaic),
seemly,
correct,
decent,
desirable,
apposite,
decorous,
comme il faut
in the sense of germane
Definition
relevant
the suppression of documents which were germane to the case
Synonyms
relevant,
related,
significant,
appropriate,
fitting,
material,
allied,
connected,
suitable,
proper,
apt,
applicable,
pertinent,
apposite,
apropos,
cognate,
appurtenant,
to the point or purpose
in the sense of material
Definition
relevant or pertinent
The company failed to disclose material information.
Synonyms
relevant,
important,
significant,
essential,
vital,
key,
serious,
grave,
meaningful,
applicable,
indispensable,
momentous,
weighty,
pertinent,
consequential,
apposite,
apropos,
germane
in the sense of proper
Definition
suited to a particular purpose
Please ensure that the proper procedures are followed.
Synonyms
correct,
accepted,
established,
appropriate,
right,
formal,
conventional,
accurate,
exact,
precise,
legitimate,
orthodox,
apt
in the sense of suitable
Give a few people an idea of suitable questions to ask.
Synonyms
pertinent,
relevant,
applicable,
fitting,
appropriate,
to the point,
apt,
apposite,
germane
in the sense of to the point
Definition
relevant
The description he gave was brief and to the point.
Synonyms
relevant,
appropriate,
apt,
pointed,
short,
fitting,
material,
related,
brief,
suitable,
applicable,
pertinent,
terse,
pithy,
apposite,
apropos,
germane
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