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English

Adjective

relevant to a subject or matter.

Translations

Finnish: osuva, relevantti, olennainen
German: angemessen
Italian: pertinente

Spanish: atinado

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French

Pronunciation

w:IPA|IPA: /pɛʁ.ti.nɑ̃/
w:SAMPA|SAMPA: /pER.ti.nA~/

Adjective

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Having precise or logical relevance to the matter.

de:pertinent et:pertinent fr:pertinent io:pertinent it:pertinent fi:pertinent sv:pertinent ta:pertinent te:pertinent vi:pertinent tr:pertinent zh:pertinent

GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Pertinent \Per"ti*nent\, a. [L. pertinens, -entis, p. pr. of
pertinere: cf. F. pertinent. See Pertain.]
1. Belonging or related to the subject or matter in hand; fit
or appropriate in any way; adapted to the end proposed;
apposite; material; relevant; as, pertinent illustrations
or arguments; pertinent evidence.
[1913 Webster]

2. Regarding; concerning; belonging; pertaining. [R.]
"Pertinent unto faith." --Hooker.
[1913 Webster]

Syn: Apposite; relevant; suitable; appropriate; fit.
[1913 Webster] -- Per"ti*nent*ly, adv. --
Per"ti*nent*ness, n.
[1913 Webster]

WordNet pertinent
adj 1: having precise or logical relevance to the matter at hand;
"a list of articles pertinent to the discussion";
"remarks that were to the point" [syn: {to the
point(p)}]
2: being of striking appropriateness and pertinence; "the
successful copywriter is a master of apposite and
evocative verbal images"; "an apt reply" [syn: apposite,
appropriate, apt]

Moby Dictionary
a propos , ad rem , admissible , affinitive , appertaining , applicable ,
applying , apposite , appropriate , apropos , apt , associative ,
belonging , comparable , comparative , congenial , connective ,
correlative , en rapport , fitting , germane , in point , involving ,
linking , material , pertaining , proportionable , proportional ,
proportionate , referable , referring , relating , relational ,
relative , relevant , suitable , sympathetic , to the point ,
to the purpose

PERTINENT, evidence. Those facts which tend to prove the allegations of the party offering them, are called pertinent; those which have no such tendency are called impertinent, 8 Toull. n. 22. By pertinent is also meant that which belongs. Willes, 319.