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That is the essence of science: ask an impertinent question, and you are on the way to a pertinent answer.
Jacob Bronowski

Meaning of "pertinent" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD PERTINENT

From Latin pertinēns, from pertinēre to pertain.
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PRONUNCIATION OF PERTINENT

pertinent  [ˈpɜːtɪnənt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PERTINENT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Pertinent is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES PERTINENT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

pertinent

Relevance

The concept of relevance is studied in many different fields, including cognitive sciences, logic, and library and information science. Most fundamentally, however, it is studied in epistemology. Different theories of knowledge have different implications for what is considered relevant and these fundamental views have implications for all other fields as well.

Definition of pertinent in the English dictionary

The definition of pertinent in the dictionary is relating to the matter at hand; relevant.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PERTINENT


abstinent
ˈæbstɪnənt
agglutinant
əˈɡluːtɪnənt
appertinent
æˈpɜːtɪnənt
appurtenant
əˈpɜːtɪnənt
conglutinant
kənˈɡluːtɪnənt
contaminant
kənˈtæmɪnənt
continent
ˈkɒntɪnənt
determinant
dɪˈtɜːmɪnənt
dominant
ˈdɒmɪnənt
eminent
ˈɛmɪnənt
imminent
ˈɪmɪnənt
impertinent
ɪmˈpɜːtɪnənt
incontinent
ɪnˈkɒntɪnənt
predominant
prɪˈdɒmɪnənt
prominent
ˈprɒmɪnənt
recombinant
riːˈkɒmbɪnənt
revenant
ˈrɛvɪnənt
subcontinent
sʌbˈkɒntɪnənt
supercontinent
ˈsuːpəˌkɒntɪnənt
sustinent
ˈsʌstɪnənt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PERTINENT

perthite
perthitic
Perthshire
pertinacious
pertinaciously
pertinaciousness
pertinacity
pertinence
pertinency
pertinently
pertly
pertness
perturb
perturbable
perturbably
perturbance
perturbant
perturbate
perturbation
perturbational

WORDS THAT END LIKE PERTINENT

base component
bicomponent
component
Dark Continent
desinent
exponent
immanent
impermanent
multicomponent
opponent
permanent
ponent
pre-eminent
proponent
remanent
semipermanent
subcomponent
supereminent
the Continent
the Dark Continent

Synonyms and antonyms of pertinent in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «PERTINENT»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «pertinent» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of pertinent

Translation of «pertinent» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PERTINENT

Find out the translation of pertinent to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of pertinent from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «pertinent» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

相关的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

pertinente
570 millions of speakers

English

pertinent
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

प्रासंगिक
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

وثيقة الصلة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

уместно
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

pertinente
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

প্রাসঙ্গিক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

pertinent
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bersesuaian
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

relevant
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

関係がある
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

관련된
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Sing penting
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thích hợp
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஏற்புடைய
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

समर्पक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

ilgili
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

pertinente
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

istotne
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

доречно
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

pertinente
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

σχετικές
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

pertinente
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

relevant
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

relevant
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of pertinent

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PERTINENT»

The term «pertinent» is very widely used and occupies the 17.753 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PERTINENT» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «pertinent» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «pertinent» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about pertinent

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10 QUOTES WITH «PERTINENT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word pertinent.
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Monica Ali
Outside of interviews, I spend very little time thinking about myself. I spend time thinking about my writing and my children and other things that are pertinent.
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Aldrich Ames
The human spy, in terms of the American espionage effort, had never been terribly pertinent.
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Tom Bergeron
I tried to steer the student newspaper toward more pertinent information instead of the usual gossip and bull.
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Jacob Bronowski
That is the essence of science: ask an impertinent question, and you are on the way to a pertinent answer.
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Frank Chodorov
The pertinent question: if Americans did not want these wars should they have been compelled to fight them?
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Charles Edwards
The more facts you tell, the more you sell. An advertisement's chance for success invariably increases as the number of pertinent merchandise facts included in the advertisement increases.
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Oscar Hijuelos
When you write fiction, you can sort of invent more but also pack it with emotions that are very pertinent to you. Whereas with nonfiction, you have to be as factual as possible but also hopefully - also bring... emotional relevance to the piece.
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Shirley Jackson
I very much dislike writing about myself or my work, and when pressed for autobiographical material can only give a bare chronological outline which contains no pertinent facts.
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Hod Lipson
I think, once recipes become digital, pirating a digital recipe and all the questions that you have with music and so forth will become pertinent to food as well.
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Sandra Tsing Loh
You go into the book store, there's the cut-out of Dr. Phil, and then the dreaded women's health section where every book, instead of the menopause book with the fanged Medusa head on the cover that might be more pertinent, you always see a flower and a poppy and a daisy and a stethoscope.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PERTINENT»

Discover the use of pertinent in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to pertinent and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Combatting Homophobia: Experiences and Analyses Pertinent to ...
In this book, education practitioners working with youth and researchers - from social, political, and educational sciences, as well as theology and philosophy - raise awareness of the wide spectrum of homophobia and offer solutions to the ...
Michael Groneberg, Christian Funke, 2011
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Pertinent Questions And Answers About Homoeopathy
An excellent work for serious students which must be studied in conjunction with The Principles & Art of Cure by Homoeopathy by Dr H. A. Roberts. These 2 works offer a sound basic knowledge of the subject and are strongly recommended.
Phyllis Speight, 2011
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Handbook of Hazardous Chemical Properties
Fire Hazards - Flash Point : Not flammable; Flammable Limits in Air (%): Not flammable; Fire Extinguishing Agents: Not pertinent; Fire Extinguishing Agents Not T 0 Be Used: Not pertinent; Special Hazards of Combustion Products: Not pertinent ...
Nicholas P Cheremisinoff, 1999
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Industrial Solvents Handbook, Revised And Expanded
Chemical Reactivity— Reactivity with Water: No reaction; Reactivity with Common Materials: No reaction; Stability During Transport: Stable; Neutralizing Agents for Acids and Caustics: Not pertinent; Polymerization: Not pertinent; Inhibitor of ...
Nicholas P. Cheremisinoff, 2003
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Africa's development in the twenty-first century: pertinent ...
Bringing together a broad selection of case studies covering a wide range of key issues, this volume provides a multidisciplinary exploration of Africa's development opportunities and challenges into the twenty-first century.
Kwadwo Konadu-Agyemang, Martin Kwamina Panford, 2006
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Cartæ et alia munimenta quæ ad dominium de Glamorgan ...
Et ad faciendum omnia et singula que ad hujusmodi secta- tores pertinent faciendum secundum usum et consuetudinum partium istarum. Et quod bene licebit mihi prefato Johanni per senescallum curie mee predicte pro tempore existentem ...
Margam Abbey, Llandaff (Diocese), 1890
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The Bioinorganic Chemistry of Copper-containing Systems: ...
TEMED: N,N,N',N'-Tetramethylethylenediamine OP: 1,10-phenanthroline Arg- NHOH: Arginine hydroxamate MM3: Molecular mechanics protocol xv The Bioinorganic Chemistry of Copper-Containing Systems: from Type-3 Systems Pertinent.
Giordano Faustini Zimmerer Da Silva, 2007
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Epimerismos continens qui ad Iliadis librum A pertinent
Walter De Gruyter Incorporated. 18.ουιιοε, οτε., τεοείνε τ1ιειι· οι:Ρ1οιιο.τ1οιι ίι·οιιι τ1ιο οΡ1ιιιετἰετ'ε ιιιετ1ιοτ1 οί 1ιατιά1ιιι€ Με εοιιι·οοε. Εοι·1ιιετο.ιιοε, 1ιι οεττοιιι Ρο. εεο.8οε 1ιε Με ειιΡΡ1ειιιοιιτο‹1 οτιο εοιποο ίτοι:ιι ο.ιιοτ1ιει· 1ιοτ ιιιτι·οάιιοοά τ1ιο ...
Walter De Gruyter Incorporated, 1983
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Frumentorum, leguminum, palustrium et aquatilium herbarum, ...
Rembert Dodoens. l<l»le» i»A»e»l. Oio/c^it/« ^^»^f »'<«/lcem lH'/e»«^»» c«m vi» o Hl^i <lit,<l/e^e»ttbl« i<?«. cäl>. cxvi. Fl»«: />i/«/Hl ^«^«/o me»/e/>»'»/e»'t. ?/<lt<l »<ln^ <l^«c?«« ^»i />/en^«e rietgras »omi»<l»t , il/ e/,^<lme» ...
Rembert Dodoens, 1566
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The Code of Federal Regulations of the United States of America
(2) The complaints examiner shall conduct the hearing so as to bring out pertinent facts, including the production of pertinent documents. Rules of evidence shall not be applied strictly, but the complaints examiner shall exclude irrelevant or ...
‎2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PERTINENT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term pertinent is used in the context of the following news items.
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Owaisi's pertinent poser to Modi govt
Hyderabad : AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi has alleged that the then Narendra Modi government in Gujarat had asked the prosecution not to ... «Free Press Journal, Jul 15»
2
VIDEO: Protesters rally against police
Transit Police followed normal procedure, which is -- after police collect pertinent information, juveniles are transported to police headquarters ... «newsnet5.com, Jul 15»
3
Police use pepper spray on crowd near CSU
Transit Police followed normal procedure, which is -- after police collect pertinent information, juveniles are transported to police headquarters ... «WKYC-TV, Jul 15»
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The Knicks Are Rebuilding The Right Way
For a while, the Knicks' aggressive swing-for-the-fence psychology made them pertinent again. It wasn't until later that it became apparent with ... «Hoops Habit, Jul 15»
5
Senate pushing ahead on Ex-Im controversy
“I'm really disappointed and angry that these irrelevant amendments are receiving votes when a number of the very pertinent and urgent ... «Politico, Jul 15»
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Portland Thorns 0, Seattle Reign 3: Live chat recap
Here is the pertinent information to know about the match. When: Kickoff is at 4:00 p.m. Sunday. Where: Moda Pitch at Memorial Stadium in ... «OregonLive.com, Jul 15»
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Novato City Council set to vote on whether to seek sales tax extension
Councilwoman Denise Athas also agreed the measure has been crucial in keeping pertinent programs and services going. “A lot of good has ... «Marin Independent Journal, Jul 15»
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Bob Beatty: Hillary's challenge
The latter point is pertinent not only because Obama beat her in 2008 but also because she can hire the best people from his 2008 and 2012 ... «Topeka Capital Journal, Jul 15»
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Pay attention to the symptoms, share information with doctor
Before scheduled visits, take some time to write down your symptoms and other pertinent information so that you can provide your doctor with a ... «Press of Atlantic City, Jul 15»
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AIG Travel Introduces Travel Guard® Travel Tracer
It is designed to generate real-time, targeted incident alerts pertinent to an organization's traveler or business locations and geo-coded to the ... «Hospitality Net, Jul 15»

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