adjective · neutral
relevant
/ˈrɛləvənt/REL·e·vant
Band 7+task2task1speaking
closely connected or appropriate to the matter at hand
Examples
“Make sure every paragraph contains evidence relevant to your thesis.”
“In Speaking Part 2, stick to relevant details so you don't lose time.”
“The study focuses on factors relevant to adolescent mental health.”
Band 8 sentence
“Only include data that is directly relevant to your argument to maintain clarity and focus.”
Collocations
- relevant information
- relevant to
Word family
relevance nounrelevantly adverb
Common mistakes
use 'relevant with'→relevant to
Say it for a higher band
5related→6pertinent→7+relevant
Synonyms
pertinent
Easily confused
pertinent
“The data presented were pertinent to the research question.”
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