Relevant vs Retrieved – What’s the difference?

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Relevant vs Retrieved - What's the difference?
As an adjective relevant is directly related, connected, or pertinent to a topic.

As a verb retrieved is (retrieve).

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  • Not out of date; current.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

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    retrieved

    English

    Verb

    (head)

  • (retrieve)


    • retrieve

    English

    Verb

    (retriev)

  • To regain or get back something.
    • to retrieve”’ one’s character or independence; to ”’retrieve a thrown ball
  • * Dryden
    • With late repentance now they would retrieve / The bodies they forsook, and wish to live.
  • To rescue (a) creature(s)
  • To salvage something
  • To remedy or rectify something.
  • To remember or recall something.
  • To fetch or carry back something.
  • * Berkeley
    • to retrieve them from their cold, trivial conceits
  • To fetch and bring in game.
    • The cook doesn’t care what’s shot, only what’s actually retrieved .
  • To fetch and bring in game systematically.
    • Dog breeds called ‘retrievers’ were selected for retrieving .
  • To fetch or carry back systematically, notably as a game.
    • Most dogs love retrieving , regardless of what object is thrown.
  • (sports) To make a difficult but successful return of the ball.
  • (obsolete) To remedy the evil consequence of, to repair (a loss or damage).
  • * Prior
    • Accept my sorrow, and retrieve my fall.
  • * Burke
    • There is much to be done and much to be retrieved .

    Derived terms

    * retriever

    Related terms

    * retrieval

    Noun

    (en noun )

  • A retrieval
  • (sports) The return of a difficult ball
  • (obsolete) A seeking again; a discovery.
    • (Ben Jonson)
  • (obsolete) The recovery of game once sprung.
    • (Nares)

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