different between relate vs relevant

English

Etymology

From Latin rel?tus, perfect passive participle of refer? (“carry back; report”).

Pronunciation

• (General American, Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /???le?t/, /?i?le?t/
• Rhymes: -e?t
• Hyphenation: re?late

Verb

relate (third-person singular simple present relates, present participle relating, simple past and past participle related)

1. (transitive) To tell in a descriptive way.

   The captain related an old yarn.

   Please relate the circumstances of your journey here today.

2. (transitive) To bring into a relation, association, or connection (between one thing and another).
   • 2002, Paul Light, Karen Littleton, Learning with Computers: Analysing Productive Interactions (page 92)

     The use of video made it possible to relate the talk to the answers given to particular problems in the test. With this research design it was possible to relate changes in test score measures to changes in linguistic features […]

3. (intransitive) To have a connection.

   The patterns on the screen relate to the pitch and volume of the music being played.

4. (intransitive) To interact.
5. (intransitive) To respond through reaction.
6. (intransitive, with to) To identify with; to understand.

   I find it difficult to relate to others because I'm extremely introverted.

7. (obsolete) To bring back; to restore.

Synonyms

• chronicle
• describe
• divulge
• recount
• state

Derived terms

• aforerelated

Related terms

• relatable
• relater
• relation
• relationship
• relative
• refer
• reference

Translations

Anagrams

• Aertel, Ertale, Tralee, alreet, e-alert, earlet, elater, telera

French

Verb

relate

1. first-person singular present indicative of relater
2. third-person singular present indicative of relater
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of relater
4. third-person singular present subjunctive of relater
5. second-person singular imperative of relater

Anagrams

• alerte, alerté, étaler

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /re?la?.te/, [r????ä?t??]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /re?la.te/, [r??l??t??]

Participle

rel?te

1. vocative masculine singular of rel?tus

Portuguese

Verb

relate

1. first-person singular (eu) present subjunctive of relatar
2. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present subjunctive of relatar
3. third-person singular (você) affirmative imperative of relatar
4. third-person singular (você) negative imperative of relatar

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /re?late/, [re?la.t?e]

Verb

relate

1. Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of relatar.
2. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of relatar.
3. Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of relatar.
4. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present subjunctive form of relatar.

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin relev?ns, relev?ntem, present active participle of relev? (“lift up again, lighten, relieve”), from re- (“again”) + lev? (“lift”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /???l?v?nt/

Adjective

relevant (comparative more relevant, superlative most relevant)

1. Directly related, connected, or pertinent to a topic.

   His mother provided some relevant background information concerning his medical condition.

2. Not out of date; current.

Synonyms

• (directly related to a topic): applicable, germane, in point (legal), pertinent, salient; See also Thesaurus:pertinent
• (not out of date): current, prevailing, prevalent, rife, up-to-date

Antonyms

• irrelevant

Derived terms

Related terms

Translations

Further reading

• relevant in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• relevant in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

Anagrams

• levanter

Dutch

Etymology

From Latin relevans, present active participle of relev? (“lift up again, lighten, relieve”), from re- (“again”) + lev? (“lift”).

Pronunciation

Adjective

relevant (comparative relevanter, superlative relevantst)

1. relevant

Descendants

• ? Indonesian: relevan

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??.l(?).v??/

Verb

relevant

1. present participle of relever

German

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ant

Adjective

relevant (comparative relevanter, superlative am relevantesten)

1. relevant

Declension

Synonyms

• bedeutend, maßgeblich

Antonyms

• irrelevant, unbedeutend, unmaßgeblich

Further reading

• “relevant” in Duden online

Latin

Verb

relevant

1. third-person plural present active indicative of relev?

Norwegian Bokmål

Adjective

relevant (neuter singular relevant, definite singular and plural relevante)

1. relevant

Antonyms

• irrelevant

Related terms

• relevans

References

• “relevant” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Adjective

relevant (neuter singular relevant, definite singular and plural relevante)

1. relevant

Antonyms

• irrelevant

Related terms

• relevans

References

• “relevant” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Romanian

Etymology

From French relevant.

Adjective

relevant m or n (feminine singular relevant?, masculine plural relevan?i, feminine and neuter plural relevante)

1. relevant

Declension

Swedish

Adjective

relevant (comparative mer relevant, superlative mest relevant)

1. relevant

Declension

Antonyms

• irrelevant

Related terms

• relevans