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per·ti·nent
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ˈpɜr
tn
ənt
/
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pur
-tn-
uh
nt
]
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adjective
pertaining
or relating directly and significantly to the matter at hand; relevant:
pertinent details.
Origin:
1350–1400;
Middle English
<
Latin
pertinent-
(stem of
pertinēns
), present participle of
pertinēre
to
pertain
; see
-ent
Related forms
per·ti·nence,
per·ti·nen·cy,
noun
per·ti·nent·ly,
adverb
non·per·ti·nence,
noun
non·per·ti·nen·cy,
noun
non·per·ti·nent,
adjective
non·per·ti·nent·ly,
adverb
un·per·ti·nent,
adjective
un·per·ti·nent·ly,
adverb
Synonyms
appropriate, fitting, fit, suitable, applicable. See
apt
.
Antonyms
irrelevant.
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World English Dictionary
pertinent
(ˈpɜːtɪnənt)
—
adj
relating to the matter at hand; relevant
[C14: from Latin
pertinēns,
from
pertinēre
to
pertain
]
'pertinence
—
n
'pertinently
—
adv
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
pertinent
late 14c., from Anglo-Fr. purtinaunt (1278), from O.Fr. partenant (1246), from L. pertinentem (nom. pertinens) "pertaining," prp. of pertinere "to relate, concern" (see
pertain
).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Example sentences
And in an age where social sharing has grown far more relevant than ever
before, that's a huge chunk of
pertinent
information.
The governor, he said, doesn't have all the
pertinent
information needed to
make such decisions.
But for many scientists, the more
pertinent
question was whether such an
exercise program would really help people lose weight.
Every statute
pertinent
to federal estate matters is indexed for quick
reference .
They can start a website where students can look up the
pertinent
information for the college of their choice.
Still, the question is becoming more
pertinent
.
Nine of these points were
pertinent
to the field and completely expected.
Since we had an audience of university foundation-relations specialists, we had a series of
pertinent
and interesting questions.
As
pertinent
as the message of a system gone awry is, it misses the point completely.
Therefore, it is the lawyer's duty to discover from his client such facts as may be
pertinent
to his undertaking.
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