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irrelevant

/ɪˈreləvənt/adjective

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अप्रासंगिक, विषय से हटकर

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    ~ (to sth)

    not connected with the matter being discussed; not important

    अप्रासंगिक, विषय से हटकर

    • His age is irrelevant to the job.
    • Do not add irrelevant details to your answer.
    • The question is irrelevant to the topic of today's debate.
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    • Remove the irrelevant details from your essay.
    • Her past mistakes are irrelevant to the present case.

    Synonyms unrelated immaterial beside the point

    Opposite relevant pertinent related

§Structures (grammar patterns) 4

irrelevant to sth

Irrelevant takes to: it has no connection with the subject being discussed.

'Irrelevant' के साथ 'to' आता है: उसका चर्चा के विषय से कोई संबंध नहीं होता।

  • Your age is irrelevant to the question.
  • That remark is irrelevant to our discussion.

it is irrelevant whether / what / how ...

A wh-clause can follow it is irrelevant to say that the answer does not matter.

'It is irrelevant' के बाद wh-clause आकर बताता है कि उत्तर से कोई फ़र्क नहीं पड़ता।

  • It is irrelevant whether he was late.
  • It is irrelevant how rich he is.

irrelevant + noun

Before a noun it labels information, facts or details that do not help.

Noun से पहले यह उस जानकारी, तथ्य या विवरण को बताता है जो सहायक नहीं है।

  • Avoid irrelevant details in your essay.
  • The lawyer objected to irrelevant questions.

irrelevance / irrelevancy / relevant

Irrelevance is the usual noun; irrelevancy can mean a single irrelevant point. The opposite adjective is relevant, followed by to.

'Irrelevance' सामान्य noun है; 'irrelevancy' एक अप्रासंगिक बिंदु हो सकता है। विपरीत adjective 'relevant' है, जिसके साथ 'to' आता है।

  • The irrelevance of the argument was clear.
  • Is this rule relevant to our school?
+Collocations 4

adverb + irrelevant

completelylargelytotallyclearlyseeminglywholly

  • The marks in Class Eight are largely irrelevant for admission.

irrelevant + noun

detailquestionfactremarkinformationpoint

  • The magistrate asked him not to give irrelevant information.

verb + irrelevant

beseembecomeproveconsider sthdismiss sth as

  • The judge dismissed the evidence as irrelevant.

irrelevant + to

to the caseto the topicto the examto the matterto our needs

  • That topic is irrelevant to the exam.
“More examples 5
  • Radhika's answer was correct but partly irrelevant to the question.

राधिका का उत्तर सही था पर प्रश्न से आंशिक रूप से अप्रासंगिक था।

  • The speaker's jokes were irrelevant to the subject of the seminar.

वक्ता के चुटकुले संगोष्ठी के विषय से अप्रासंगिक थे।

  • Details about her family were irrelevant to the job interview.

उसके परिवार के विवरण नौकरी के साक्षात्कार से अप्रासंगिक थे।

  • It is irrelevant who started the fight; both boys will be punished.

यह अप्रासंगिक है कि झगड़ा किसने शुरू किया; दोनों लड़कों को सज़ा मिलेगी।

  • Many old rules have become irrelevant in the digital age.

डिजिटल युग में कई पुराने नियम अप्रासंगिक हो गए हैं।

!Common mistakes 4

✗ The question is irrelevant with the topic.

✓ The question is irrelevant to the topic.

Irrelevant and relevant take to.

'Irrelevant' और 'relevant' के साथ 'to' आता है।

✗ His answer was very much irrelevance to the question.

✓ His answer was quite irrelevant to the question.

After was, the adjective irrelevant is needed; irrelevance is a noun.

'Was' के बाद adjective 'irrelevant' चाहिए; 'irrelevance' noun है।

✗ The point is irrelevent to the case.

✓ The point is irrelevant to the case.

The spelling is irrelevant, ending in -ant.

सही वर्तनी 'irrelevant' है, जो -ant पर समाप्त होती है।

✗ He gave many irrelevants in his answer.

✓ He gave many irrelevant details in his answer.

Irrelevant is an adjective and cannot be used as a plural noun; add a noun such as details.

'Irrelevant' adjective है और plural noun की तरह प्रयोग नहीं हो सकता; उसके बाद details जैसा noun जोड़ें।

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