Definition
Directly connected to the subject or situation and therefore helpful or important.
Etymology
From Medieval Latin *relevans* “raising up,” from Latin *relevare* “to lighten, relieve.” Over time, it came to mean something that meaningfully supports or relates to the matter at hand.
Kelly Says
Calling something ‘relevant’ is like saying, “This actually lifts the discussion instead of dragging it sideways.” It’s a secret test for good thinking: does this point raise the issue closer to an answer?
Translations
AFAfrikaans
relevante
re-le-VAN-te
ARالعربية
ذو صلة
dhu si-la
BGБългарски
уместен
u-mes-TEN
BNবাংলা
প্রাসঙ্গিক
praa-shong-gik
CACatalà
rellevant
re-lye-VANT
CSČeština
relevantní
re-le-vant-NI
DADansk
relevant
re-le-VANT
DEDeutsch
relevant
re-le-VANT
ELΕλληνικά
σχετικός
skhe-ti-KOS
ESEspañol
relevante
re-le-VAN-te
ETEesti
asjakohane
as-ja-ko-HA-ne
EUEuskara
garrantzitsu
ga-rran-tzi-tsu
FISuomi
asianmukainen
a-sian-mu-kai-nen
FRFrançais
pertinent
per-ti-NAN
GLGalego
relevante
re-le-VAN-te
HEעברית
רלוונטי
rel-ve-an-TI
HIहिन्दी
प्रासंगिक
praa-san-gik
HRHrvatski
relevantan
re-le-VAN-tan
HUMagyar
releváns
re-le-VAANS
IDBahasa Indonesia
relevan
re-le-VAN
ITItaliano
rilevante
ri-le-VAN-te
KO한국어
관련된
gwan-lyeon-doen
LTLietuvių
aktualus
ak-tu-A-lus
LVLatviešu
atbilstošs
at-bil-STOSH
MNМонгол
холбоотой
kholbootoi
MSBahasa Melayu
relevan
re-le-VAN
NLNederlands
relevant
re-le-VANT
NONorsk
relevant
re-le-VANT
PTPortuguês
relevante
re-le-VAN-te
RORomână
relevant
re-le-VANT
RUРусский
релевантный
re-le-VANT-niy
SKSlovenčina
relevantný
re-le-vant-NEE
SLSlovenščina
relevanten
re-le-VAN-ten
SRСрпски
релевантан
re-le-van-tan
SVSvenska
relevant
re-le-VANT
SWKiswahili
muhimu
mu-HI-mu
TAதமிழ்
தொடர்புடைய
to-dar-bu-dai-ya
TEతెలుగు
సంబంధిత
sam-ban-dhi-ta
THไทย
ที่เกี่ยวข้อง
thi kiao-kong
TRTürkçe
alakalı
a-la-ka-LI
UKУкраїнська
релевантний
re-le-vant-NIY
URاردو
متعلق
mu-ta-al-luq
VITiếng Việt
liên quan
lien quan