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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
relevant
adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
relevant experience (=experience that directly relates to a job, subject, or problem)
▪ Applicants need a degree and two years of relevant experience.
relevant expertise
▪ All the applicants for the post had the relevant expertise to do the job.
relevant (=about the subject you are interested in)
▪ Some of the information in the article is not particularly relevant.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
also
▪ Resource allocation is also relevant, particularly where charging policies are formulated on a means-tested basis.
▪ Such sources are also relevant in analyses of the United States Constitution.
▪ It is also relevant to management of individual lake-catchment systems.
▪ It is also relevant to note that 55% of injuries which occurred at school happened in the playground.
▪ The Disabled Persons Act is also relevant in this connection.
▪ Rather, the appeal has been one that is also relevant to wide sections of the electorate.
▪ The experiment is also relevant to the possibility of mimicking shaded parts of a canopy by using materials of different colours.
▪ As we have seen, questions of expertise and speed are also relevant.
as
▪ It's obvious how the players feel but the manager's opinion is equally as relevant.
▪ Risk issues should be made as relevant as possible.
▪ The parables of the kingdom, therefore, are still seen as relevant today by all Christians.
▪ Their views are as relevant as anyone's.
▪ Woolf also acknowledged as relevant factors such as overcrowding and insanitary physical conditions, but did not regard these as crucial.
▪ It is as relevant to the present uprising as it was to the last 53 years of conflict.
▪ Usually they can, but sometimes the sites are not as relevant as they might be or they're under construction.
▪ It is just as relevant to today's youngsters and the emotions are just the same.
directly
▪ In its emphasis on institutional culture it is directly relevant to the pursuit of equal opportunities.
▪ The intricacies of the alteration itself, begun in 1980, are not directly relevant here.
▪ The second issue in Exparte Handscomb is, however, directly relevant to our decision.
▪ All this detail is directly relevant to the fishing.
▪ The research itself was laboratory based, although directly relevant to academic obstetrics.
▪ How data are input is directly relevant to the way the same information is retrieved from the system.
▪ Most directly relevant in this context, however, were Spemann's experiments with two-cell salamander embryos.
▪ The safer approach is to start with that evidence which is directly relevant.
highly
▪ The prognosis of the condition is highly relevant since it may indicate increasing difficulty in using printed material.
▪ All these would now become highly relevant issues.
▪ Yet for all that, Reagan was not without experience highly relevant to the demands of executive leadership in the 1980s.
▪ The latter are highly relevant to the debate in progress.
▪ In this respect, voluntary codes of practice applied in a particular trade are highly relevant.
▪ Consider the following interesting, and highly relevant, case.
▪ The Secretary of State is also prone to make pronouncements which can be highly relevant, especially on appeal.
▪ Detailed records about what social workers have established may be highly relevant here.
less
▪ For in cases such as these, tariff considerations may be much less relevant, if at all.
▪ Sharing an interest in raising children together is hardly less relevant than enjoying sports, music, or politics together.
▪ There are also examples of more timely reports being potentially less relevant.
▪ Graduate school seemed less and less relevant.
▪ In this context the Vulcan would be perhaps less relevant than in recent years.
▪ In the light of these trends the concepts of neighbourhood or patch have become less relevant to civic self-determination.
▪ Is the debate about reducing waiting lists less relevant to the medical care needs of older people than the younger age groups?
▪ In other societies the accumulation of wealth and profit may be much less relevant.
more
▪ For larger animals gravity becomes much more relevant.
▪ Not only as important as industrial revolution but much more relevant.
▪ This requires more relevant courses, higher standards and improved provision.
▪ ChamberBiz offers more relevant content than any other place on the Internet to help small business solve their daily problems.
▪ What this suggests is that a different type of decision-making with correspondingly different procedures may be more relevant.
▪ In practice, objectivity is the main constraint on achieving more relevant financial statements.
▪ Such information may actually be more understandable to financial statement readers and, therefore, more relevant to their needs.
▪ Full discussion of it is left to Section 5, where the main points it raises are more relevant.
most
▪ The debate over the role of the museum in the 21st century is, of course, most relevant.
▪ Begin your reply positively with the word yes, and then go on to describe the most relevant experience you have.
▪ Practice making the performance choices most relevant to change.
▪ The most relevant categories to compare in such cases are ones which are immediately in contrast to one another.
▪ Select Outdoor as the most relevant and click on that link.
▪ One of the most relevant particle characteristics derived from sieve analysis is the size of the intermediate diameter.
▪ This chapter will therefore cover those aspects most relevant to child care law.
particularly
▪ That is particularly relevant when one is considering a diverse range of hazardous wastes.
▪ Regarding the state of education globally, two aspects of the Promethean reality are particularly relevant here.
▪ It is particularly relevant for the study of polymers.
▪ This is particularly relevant to non-ELT materials since they were produced to convey a message to a particular audience.
▪ Her contribution in discussion of ward management will be particularly relevant and useful.
▪ It is a particularly relevant question for those of us who, each season, must find fitness to pursue our sports.
▪ This is particularly relevant to the conspiracy theory of politics.
▪ Opportunism is claimed to be particularly relevant to the implementation of decisions.
very
▪ This may sound like a strange question but it's very relevant.
▪ The content and presentation of these courses is very relevant and very good.
▪ They are, however, not always very relevant to the local airfield.
▪ A cautionary tale, and one that is very relevant to life in the 90s.
▪ If the only quotation you can find is not very relevant or complimentary, adapt it.
▪ It turned out that the dimensions of the laboratory were very relevant.
▪ Also I think it is very relevant that at this point my daughter's father was not involved.
where
▪ The court can, however, take such a breach into account where relevant.
▪ The rules and regulations are also referred to extensively in the text where relevant.
▪ References are given in the text to original papers where relevant.
▪ The first option, where relevant, is to let other employees in your organization know that a vacancy exists.
▪ In practice, social work records where relevant are likely to be introduced into the proceedings via the guardian ad litem.
▪ Nevertheless, the exposure will be mentioned where relevant, to give at least a relative idea of the values used.
▪ Rather the intention is to flag some of the key areas where relevant work is being carried out.
■ NOUN
authority
▪ Local government Hazardous waste management is an increasing problem for industry, the public and the relevant authorities.
▪ However, approval from the relevant authorities has not yet been gained.
▪ After 12 months the relevant authorities are still asking for more copies of the plans that were submitted about nine months ago.
▪ It is important to contact the relevant authority if the site is subject to an option agreement and solicitors therefore not instructed.
▪ My first task must be to review the relevant authorities.
▪ Money raised would fund our campaign to lobby relevant authorities internationally and engage in public education.
▪ Furthermore, the relevant authorities have been fully set out and reviewed by Scott L.J. whose exegesis I gratefully adopt.
data
▪ About 2500 of these are registered in the computer, which stores relevant data on their blood and tissue types.
▪ Be sure to include only relevant data.
▪ See through his make-up and only transfer the relevant data on to your mental screen.
▪ Three minutes later, the computer prints out a list of 60 names of suitable recipients, together with their relevant data.
▪ First, collecting relevant data on the independent nation states of the world can be difficult and time-consuming.
▪ For completeness, the relevant data are included in Fig.3 as bracketed points.
▪ Table 12-4 reproduces some recent relevant data for a number of countries.
▪ There are many opportunities to use more socially relevant data and to employ statistics to challenge myths presented as facts.
document
▪ Both would have seen all the relevant documents either before or during the course of the trial.
▪ I have made full use of my collection of most of the relevant documents and published materials that bear on the case.
▪ The video window would also enable them to study relevant documents together, if required.
▪ The participating States will reflect in their laws or other relevant documents the rights and duties of armed forces personnel.
▪ Recall and precision are measures of index effectiveness, indicating the extent to which relevant documents are retrieved.
▪ Prior to and during the review, I collected copies of all the relevant documents produced by the school.
▪ Research methods will include interviews, a survey of relevant documents, a questionnaire and limited observation.
▪ There had also been recent allegations that Vacek had acted to prevent relevant documents from reaching the commission.
experience
▪ Applicants should normally be graduates with relevant experience in voluntary or paid work.
▪ These and all other consultants should be listed by name, title and a brief statement of relevant experience.
▪ Begin your reply positively with the word yes, and then go on to describe the most relevant experience you have.
▪ Concepts of oak trees and how they differ from other types of trees require assimilation and accommodation of relevant experience.
▪ It is important to be able to prove to prospective employers that you have the relevant experience for the job.
▪ And it would be foolish to imagine that the Western democracies have a monopoly of the relevant experience in that respect.
▪ Applicants must have an Honours degree in Psychology and some relevant experience.
▪ I've got the relevant experience, you see.
fact
▪ It is particularly important that any PR/advertising consultants advising the offeror are made aware of all relevant facts.
▪ It gives a better account of all the relevant facts, and is thus the preferable hypothesis.
▪ Written sources provide systematic periodic data that can show trends and provide other relevant facts.
▪ The need to develop all relevant facts in the adversary system is both fundamental and comprehensive.
▪ It might therefore be imagined that a parade of relevant facts would by itself solve any argument.
▪ Those being the relevant facts, I turn to consider the important issues of law which arise on this appeal.
▪ If there are just a few of them write down their full names, titles and relevant facts about their background and attitudes.
▪ In either case adequate preparation should be made, so that the relevant facts and estimates are in a presentable state.
factor
▪ We can assess all the relevant factors for you, and produce the right amount of cash at the appropriate time.
▪ The cost varies with what you want covered, the risks involved, your credit management history, and other relevant factors.
▪ These are relevant factors to take into account.
▪ A case that is considered thoroughly is looked at in the round and all the relevant factors are taken into proper consideration.
▪ While age is clearly a highly relevant factor it does not always accurately reflect ability to understand.
▪ Essentially the court is concerned whether the decision-making body has addressed itself to all relevant factors.
▪ One relevant factor in this situation is the role of psychotherapy in general and of psychoanalysis in particular.
▪ Another relevant factor is the sense of unfairness and the feeling that some employers seem to get off free.
information
▪ Primary health care managers have the task of ensuring that their health information systems produce relevant information.
▪ Does a contract contain all the relevant information regarding terms and conditions of employment?
▪ Try processing all the relevant information contained in the problem to help you come up with one plausible explanation.
▪ In the colorless liquid problem and the pendulum problem, all the relevant information is not given.
▪ We got all the relevant information, but it was delivered in a businesslike manner.
▪ He or she had taken trouble over the arrangement of the facts and in getting in as much relevant information as possible.
▪ But the reader has no way of knowing because the relevant information has not been given by the writer.
▪ The Currabinny Community Association then provided a long list of other sources of responsible relevant information.
material
▪ This section lists a selection of relevant material but excludes the various sources of data on shopping developments and associated planning inquiries.
▪ Further documentary material can be sought from the county archives service, and museums also may offer relevant material.
▪ Rooms used by undertakers should be easily accessible, and accommodate the use of trolleys and other relevant materials.
▪ The petition forms and other relevant material can be obtained by calling: or faxing.
▪ All of this was relevant material, properly considered by the police.
▪ Now if you will refer to your folders, you have extracts containing the relevant material.
▪ Journals, books, conference proceedings, etc. will be scanned for relevant material.
▪ They do not have and can not have all the possibly relevant materials and evidence before them.
question
▪ He does not try to prove points one way or the other, but he does ask meaningful and relevant questions.
▪ The relevant question is: Would I have?
▪ This showed that management awareness profiles were circulated to the staff in 30 of the 34 units that answered the relevant question.
▪ That too is a relevant question, so, following is a synopsis of my credentials in that respect.
▪ The only relevant question now is: will the new government enable to him to move back into the driving seat?
▪ A little background knowledge will make you more confident and help you to draw up a list of really relevant questions.
▪ What follows is not a comprehensive list - what other relevant questions can you identify?
section
▪ Put references to reported cases into the relevant section.
▪ Under the relevant sections it states that the patient's informed consent is required before certain designated treatments can be carried out.
▪ You can photocopy relevant sections of the book or article.
▪ Simply ask your partner to complete the relevant section of you Guarantee of Acceptance.
▪ Helen had gone to some lengths over the picnic; the recipe book included a relevant section, she discovered.
▪ Quickly re-read the relevant sections and ensure that you haven't missed anything of importance.
▪ At other times the man in charge of the relevant section or the local man might be a better choice.
time
▪ Equivalent amounts would come from the company's income at the relevant time.
▪ Philip Drew had also been seen at the relevant time by a stagehand.
▪ Lautro's rules at the relevant time Lautro's rules were revised in February 1992.
▪ The young man's car, a Jensen Interceptor was out of action at the relevant time.
▪ The accused did not have the intention permanently to deprive at the relevant time.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
▪ Do you have any relevant experience in advertising?
▪ I don't think your arguments are relevant to this discussion.
▪ The judge ruled that the defendant's previous conviction was relevant and could be discussed during the case.
▪ We can't make a decision until we have all the relevant information.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ I shall not be able to get into any of the relevant storerooms because access in period one is always erratic.
▪ In that event science must be seen to be relevant to the issues which concern them.
▪ It's obvious how the players feel but the manager's opinion is equally as relevant.
▪ Marriage and the family were only thought to be relevant in considering young women's careers, not young men's.
▪ Selection is made of those instruments which give the most relevant information at the time.
▪ Such a curriculum would be relevant at a time when relevance was dearly sought.
▪ The same rules for finding the root are no longer relevant.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Relevant

Relevant \Rel"e*vant\ (-vant), a. [F. relevant, p. pr. of relever to raise again, to relieve. See Relieve.]

  1. Relieving; lending aid or support. [R.]
    --Pownall.

  2. Bearing upon, or properly applying to, the case in hand; pertinent; applicable.

    Close and relevant arguments have very little hold on the passions.
    --Sydney Smith.

  3. (Scots Law) Sufficient to support the cause.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
relevant

"pertinent to the matter at hand," 1550s, from Middle French relevant "depending upon," originally "helpful," from Medieval Latin relevantem (nominative relevans), from stem of Latin relevare "to lessen, lighten" (see relieve). Not generally used until after 1800.

Wiktionary
relevant

a. 1 directly related, connected, or pertinent to a topic. 2 Not out of date; current.

WordNet
relevant
  1. adj. having a bearing on or connection with the subject at issue; "the scientist corresponds with colleagues in order to learn about matters relevant to her own research" [ant: irrelevant]

  2. having crucial relevance; "crucial to the case"; "relevant testimony" [syn: crucial]

Wikipedia
Relevant

Relevant is something directly related, connected or pertinent to a topic; it may also mean something that is current.

Relevant may also refer to:

  • Relevant operator, a concept in physics, see renormalization group
  • Relevant, Ain, a commune of the Ain département in France
  • Relevant Magazine, a bimonthly Christian magazine
Relevant (magazine)

Relevant (often styled as RELEVANT) is a bimonthly Christian lifestyle magazine exploring the intersection of faith and pop culture. Its tagline is “God, life, and progressive culture." The magazine is published by Relevant Media Group with an average distributed circulation of 70,000 copies. According to a demographic study in 2012, 86% of Relevant's subscribers are between the ages 18 and 39 (the average subscriber's age is 27). The magazine's companion web presence, relevantmagazine.com, launched in 2002 with the email newsletter, "850 Words of Relevant" (now called "Relevant This Week"). Relevant launched its interactive iPad edition in September, 2011. The website consists of daily news, reviews, and original and exclusive content from contributors, and in 2012 averaged more than 500,000 visitors a month.

Usage examples of "relevant".

For instance, Francis Crick and Christof Koch believe that consciousness depends crucially on some form of serial attentional mechanism that helps sets of the relevant neurons to fire in a coherent semioscillatory way, probably at a frequency in the 40-70 Hz range.

He was a workmanlike but not a charismatic speaker, reading with level intonation from the autocue on the transparent lectern in front of him, and punching up the relevant slides at the relevant moments.

Use one or more modulatory neurotransmitters to broadcast a message to all relevant parts of the brain that a non-routine circumstance is occurring.

Both maps represent pitch modulo octaves, both have an activation of neurons that persists after the occurrence of the relevant pitch, and both have mutual reinforcement between consonantly related notes and mutual inhibition between notes not consonantly related.

While there is no way of knowing whether Oswald had seen any of the published information relevant to the motorcade, his actions indicate a total unawareness of the events surrounding the procession through Dallas.

Currently, however, physicists have been able to find only an approximation to this equation, in each of the five string theories, by mathematically evaluating a small number of relevant string diagrams using a perturbative approach.

There was scant mention of treatment plans, prognoses, stress histories--anything that could be considered medically or psychologically relevant.

The one most relevant here is prosopagnosia, the inability to recognize people by their faces.

The various passages yet unnoticed which purport to have been uttered by Jehovah or at his command, and which are urged to show that the reality of a retributive life after death is a revealed doctrine of the Old Testament, will be found, upon critical examination, either to owe their entire relevant force to mistranslation, or to be fairly refuted by the reasonings already advanced.

By this aestheticizing, Jack misses the more relevant loop of production, consumption, and pollution that have created the very chemical spill that may cause the death he seeks to block from his thoughts.

Early and Middle Persian, hieroglyphics and cuneiform and Aramaic, classical and modern Arabic, the usual knowledge of Greek and Hebrew and Latin and the European tongues, Hindi where relevant and all sciences where necessary for his work.

This is necessary not only to provide order to what otherwise would be a series of unrelated archeological site and artifact descriptions, but also to determine which of those reports and descriptions are relevant to the prehistory during this time period.

Bundles of data that had waited, circulating unexamined in the box of valves, became suddenly relevant, interacting with this extraordinary new mode of calculation, this autotelic processing.

I wondered if it might be relevant that Birdy, with his thin-faced look, and Carina with her wider-cheeked features were so unlike each other.

For instance, Francis Crick and Christof Koch believe that consciousness depends crucially on some form of serial attentional mechanism that helps sets of the relevant neurons to fire in a coherent semioscillatory way, probably at a frequency in the 40-70 Hz range.