Pertinent vs Relate - What's the difference?
pertinent | relate |
important with regard to (a subject or matter); relevant
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To tell in a descriptive way.
To give an association.
To make a connection or correlation from one thing to another.
* 2002 , Paul Light, Karen Littleton, Learning with Computers: Analysing Productive Interactions (page 92)
To have a connection.
To interact.
To respond through reaction.
To identify with, understand.
(obsolete) To bring back; to restore.
* Spenser
As an adjective pertinent
is important with regard to (a subject or matter); relevant.As a verb relate is
.pertinent
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- Fourthly, I have made an effort to call the attention of the reader to the pertinent literature.
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* * * ----relate
English
Verb
(relat)- The use of video made it possible to relate' the talk to the answers given to particular problems in the test. With this research design it was possible to ' relate changes in test score measures to changes in linguistic features
- I find it difficult to relate to others because i'm extremely introverted .
- Abate your zealous haste, till morrow next again / Both light of heaven and strength of men relate .