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relevant
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)
- Directly related, connected, or pertinent to a topic.
- His mother provided some relevant background information concerning his medical condition.
- Not out of date; current.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- (not out of date): current, prevailing, prevalent, rife, up-to-date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)
- relevant
Descendants
- ? Indonesian: relevan
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??.l(?).v??/
Verb
relevant
- present participle of relever
German
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ant
Adjective
relevant (comparative relevanter, superlative am relevantesten)
- relevant
Declension
Synonyms
- bedeutend, maßgeblich
Antonyms
- irrelevant, unbedeutend, unmaßgeblich
Further reading
- “relevant” in Duden online
Latin
Verb
relevant
- third-person plural present active indicative of relev?
Norwegian Bokmål
Adjective
relevant (neuter singular relevant, definite singular and plural relevante)
- relevant
Antonyms
- irrelevant
Related terms
- relevans
References
- “relevant” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Adjective
relevant (neuter singular relevant, definite singular and plural relevante)
- 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)
- relevant
Declension
Swedish
Adjective
relevant (comparative mer relevant, superlative mest relevant)
- relevant
Declension
Antonyms
- irrelevant
Related terms
- relevans
relevant From the web:
- what relevant means
- what relevant experience means
- what relevant coursework means
- what relevant work experience
- what relevant experience you have
- what relevant information is excluded from the text
- what relevant information is included from the text
- what relevant local policies are in place
timely
English
Etymology
From Middle English timely, tymely, timliche, from Old English *t?ml?c (adj) and t?ml??e (“in good time; timely; soon”, adverb), equivalent to time +? -ly. Cognate with Danish timelig, Swedish timlig, Icelandic tímalegur, tímanlegur.
Pronunciation
- enPR: t?m?l?, IPA(key): /?ta?mli/
Adjective
timely (comparative timelier, superlative timeliest)
- Done at the proper time or within the proper time limits; prompt.
- Synonyms: on time, well-timed; see also Thesaurus:punctual
- Antonyms: ill-timed, late; see also Thesaurus:overdue
- Happening or appearing at the proper time.
- Synonyms: opportune, seasonable; see also Thesaurus:timely
- Antonyms: inopportune, unseasonable; see also Thesaurus:untimely
- (obsolete) Keeping time or measure.
Derived terms
Translations
Adverb
timely (comparative more timely, superlative most timely)
- (archaic) In good time; early, quickly.
- 2000, George RR Martin, A Storm of Swords, Bantam 2011, p. 587:
- ‘If I had been born more timely, he said, Rhaegar would have married me instead of Elia, and it would all have come out different.’
- 2000, George RR Martin, A Storm of Swords, Bantam 2011, p. 587:
- (obsolete) At the right time; seasonably.
- (law) In compliance with applicable time limits.
- 1998, United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, US v. Merino-Balderrama:
- On May 14, 1997, the jury convicted the defendant, who currently is serving a fifteen-month sentence. The defendant timely appeals.
- 2003, United States Supreme Court, Clay v. United States:
- […] § 2255's one-year limitation period starts to run when the time for seeking such review expires. Under this rule, Clay's § 2255 petition was timely filed.
- 1998, United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, US v. Merino-Balderrama:
See also
- seasonably
- tidely
Middle English
Adverb
timely
- Alternative form of tymely
timely From the web:
- what timely manner means
- what timely means
- what's timely manner
- what timely means in spanish
- what timely advice
- what's timely filing
- what's timely fashion
- what timely filing means
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