pertinent
adjective /ˈpɜːtɪnənt/
/ˈpɜːrtnənt/
(formal)- appropriate to a particular situation synonym relevant
- a pertinent question/fact
- pertinent to something Please keep your comments pertinent to the topic under discussion.
Extra Examples- These examples are directly pertinent to the question asked.
- His second question was particularly pertinent.
- I reminded him of a few pertinent facts.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- seem
- become
- …
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
- to
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin pertinent- ‘having reference to’, from the verb pertinere ‘extend to, have reference to’, from per- ‘through’ + tenere ‘to hold’.