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relevant | respectively |

As an adjective relevant

is directly related, connected, or pertinent to a topic.

As an adverb respectively is

in a relative manner; often used when comparing lists, where the term denotes that the items in the lists correspond to each other in the order they are given.

relevant

English

(wikipedia relevant)

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Directly related, connected, or pertinent to a topic.
    • His mother provided some relevant background information concerning his medical condition.
  • Not out of date; current.
  • * {{quote-news, year=1973, date=December 20, title=Hansen says Christmas time for thanks, hope, work=The Aberdeen Times citation
    • , passage=The message of Christmas is still relevant as we near the end of a troubled year and the beginning of an uncertain but challenging new year.}}
  • * {{quote-book, year=2008, author=Scott Cooper, Fritz Grutzner, Birk Cooper, title=Tips and Traps for Marketing Your Business, publisher=McGraw-Hill, isbn=978-0071494892 citation
    • , passage=Motorola was quickly losing the cell-phone battle to Nokia for a time. When they launched the RAZR phone and combined it with their "Hello Moto" campaign, it made the brand relevant again.}}

    Synonyms

    * applicable * germane * in point (legal) * pertinent * salient * significant

    Antonyms

    *

    Derived terms

    * safety-relevant

    Related terms

    * relevance * relevancy * relief * relieve * reliever

    External links

    * *

    Anagrams

    * ----

    respectively

    English

    Alternative forms

    *

    Adverb

    (en adverb)
  • In a relative manner; often used when comparing lists, where the term denotes that the items in the lists correspond to each other in the order they are given.
    • ''Serena Williams and Roger Federer won the women's and men's singles titles, respectively , at the 2010 Australian Open.
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2011 , date=November 5 , author=Phil Dawkes , title=QPR 2 - 3 Man City , work=BBC Sport citation , page= , passage=Despite of the absence of Shaun Derry and Adel Taarabt because of illness and injury respectively , the home side began superbly. Helguson twice threatened early on with shots from the right-hand corner of the box before Anton Ferdinand spurned a great chance at the back post following the Icelandic striker's header back across goal.}}

    See also

    * respective * irrespectively