relevantadjective
uk/ˈrel.ə.vənt/us/ˈrel.ə.vənt/B2 connected with what is happening or being discussed:
Education should be relevant to the child's needs.
For further information, please refer to the relevant leaflet.
The point is highly relevant to this discussion.
I'm sorry but your personal wishes are not relevant (= important) in this case.
Opposite
irrelevant
correct or suitable for a particular purpose:
plans to make schooling more relevant to life beyond school
More examples
- I don't think that question is relevant, counselor.
- You've got a head start over others trying to get the job because you've got relevant work experience.
- I went to the meeting armed with the relevant facts and figures.
- Is monarchy relevant in the modern world or should it be abolished?
- I have some relevant information for you.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Suitable and acceptable
- able
- acceptable
- accepted
- accordingly
- age-appropriate
- correct
- doctor
- felicitous
- fit in
- fit in with sth
- fitting
- germane
- horse
- keeping
- satisfaction
- seasonable
- seemly
- sit right/well (with sb) idiom
- suitable
- valid
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