Vocabulary
Pertinent
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
Relevant or applicable to a particular matter, apposite
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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- Notable media outlets, including Bloomberg and The NYT, have recently examined the US president and his family`s interests in crypto and raised pertinent questions about the ethics of their dealings and potential conflicts of interest.
- It is pertinent to examine whether, in our society, we have given play and sport their due importance or if we view them as useless activities, a waste of time, and in some instances, even immoral.
- Ergo, it will be pertinent to ask if Pakistan is a small, no matter how tiny, part of the huge jigsaw.
- It seems particularly pertinent to highlight this as more and more women are made targets for suppression and lawfare by an overreaching state.
- IN view of my last two columns, I think it is pertinent to delve into the state of the people of Pakistan with regard to the epidemiology of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs).
Synonyms
Germane, Relative
Antonyms
Extraneous, Pointless
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