relevant

  • 21relevant — adjective Etymology: Medieval Latin relevant , relevans, from Latin, present participle of relevare to raise up more at relieve Date: 1560 1. a. having significant and demonstrable bearing on the matter at hand b. affording evidence tending to… …

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  • 22relevant — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. pertinent, fitting, apposite, applicable, apropos, germane, appropriate. See relation. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. pertinent, applicable, Germane, apropos, suitable, appropriate, apposite, fit,… …

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  • 23relevant — [[t]re̱ləv(ə)nt[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED Something that is relevant to a situation or person is important or significant in that situation or to that person. Is socialism still relevant to people s lives?... We have passed all relevant information on… …

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  • 24relevant — adj. relevant to (the evidence is relevant to the case) * * * [ relɪv(ə)nt] relevant to (the evidence is relevant to the case) …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 25relevant — re·le·vạnt [ v ] Adj; relevant (für jemanden / etwas) wichtig (im Zusammenhang mit etwas) ↔ irrelevant <eine Frage, ein Ergebnis; etwas ist historisch, politisch, wissenschaftlich relevant; etwas ist für jemanden / etwas relevant>: Diese… …

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  • 26relevant — rel|e|vant W2S2 [ˈrelıvənt] adj [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: , present participle of relevare to raise up ] directly relating to the subject or problem being discussed or considered ≠ ↑irrelevant ▪ Relevant documents were presented in court …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 27relevant — rel|e|vant [ reləvənt ] adjective *** important and directly connected to what is being discussed or considered: Once we have all the relevant information, we can make a decision. Ignore that comment. It s not relevant. relevant to: How is that… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 28relevant */*/*/ — UK [ˈreləv(ə)nt] / US [ˈreləvənt] adjective directly connected with and important to what is being discussed or considered Once we have all the relevant information, we can make a decision. Ignore that comment. It s not relevant. relevant to: How …

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  • 29relevant — See material material evidence relevancy relevant evidence @ relevant market To establish claim of monopolization or of attempt to monopolize under the Sherman Act, plaintiff must define the relevant market within which defendant allegedly… …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 30relevant — erheblich; wesentlich; wichtig; bedeutend; von Belang (sein); (etwas) ausmachen (umgangssprachlich); von Bedeutung (sein) * * * re|le|vant [rele vant] <Adj.>: in einem bestimmten Zusammenhang bedeutsam, wic …

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