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# relevant

adjective (relevant, more relevant, most relevant)

«relevant» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Connected with what is being talked about or done, and useful or important for it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/relevant/#m1)
2. Still important and meaningful to people now: an old story that is still relevant. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/relevant/#m2)

### In the lessons

In school, «only include relevant information», «underline the relevant facts in the question» and «is this relevant to your answer?» In maths word problems, some numbers are not relevant and you must ignore them. In reading, a relevant example supports your point. Phrases: «relevant to», «relevant information», «not relevant», «still relevant today».

### Examples

- Only write down the information relevant to the question. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/relevant/#x1)
- Is that relevant to our project on volcanoes? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/relevant/#x2)
- The colour of the bus is not relevant to the maths problem. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/relevant/#x3)
- Highlight the relevant parts of the text. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/relevant/#x4)
- His joke wasn't relevant, so the teacher ignored it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/relevant/#x5)
- Aesop's fables are still relevant today. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/relevant/#x6)
- Bring any relevant documents to the meeting. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/relevant/#x7)
- Illustrations have been moved closer to their relevant paragraphs. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/relevant/#x8)

### Note

Followed by «to»: relevant to the topic. Opposite: irrelevant. Noun: relevance. Spelling trap: relev-ANT (not «revelant» or «relevent»). Maths tip: in word problems, cross out numbers that are not relevant before calculating.

## In Jewish tradition

In school, «only include relevant information», «underline the relevant facts in the question» and «is this relevant to your answer?» In maths word problems, some numbers are not relevant and you must ignore them. In reading, a relevant example supports your point. Phrases: «relevant to», «relevant information», «not relevant», «still relevant today».

### Examples

- The relevant passage is on slide 128.\]:\] Bound to the tongue like a flame to coal—Alef-Chet-Heh-ʽAyin, serving behind the tongue in the house of swallowing. (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/relevant/#x1)

### Note

Followed by «to»: relevant to the topic. Opposite: irrelevant. Noun: relevance. Spelling trap: relev-ANT (not «revelant» or «relevent»). Maths tip: in word problems, cross out numbers that are not relevant before calculating.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «relevant» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/relevant/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«relevant» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/relevant.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «relevant» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/relevant/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«relevant» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/relevant.html) on Mova free.