relevant

relevantadjective

1. connectedconnected with the subject or situation, and useful or important because of this

   comparative with more [more]

   • Please send us any relevant documents.
   • That question isn't relevant to our discussion.
   • Is his age really relevant?
   • The course is highly relevant to my job.

   Collocations

   adjective + preposition relevant to

   adverb + adjective highly relevant, directly relevant, particularly relevant, no longer relevant

   adjective + noun relevant information, relevant experience, relevant details

   Antonyms irrelevant

2. the right onebeing the particular one that applies in a situation

   Usually used after the or a word like your, before a noun.

   attributive only [attrib] not gradable [not gradable]

   • Please contact the relevant department.
   • Check the relevant box on the form.
   • You will find the rules in the relevant section of the handbook.

   Collocations

   adjective + noun the relevant department, the relevant section, the relevant box