Relationship - definition, pronunciation, transcription
noun
- (anthropology) relatedness or connection by blood or marriage or adoption (syn: kinship)
Extra examples
The relationship between the two countries has improved.
She has a close relationship with her sister.
She has had many bad relationships.
I am not in a relationship right now.
The relationship between mental and physical health
I have quite a good relationship with my parents.
She has a close relationship with her daughter.
They've established a better working relationship.
I had a sort of love-hate relationship with my brother (=we loved and hated each other at the same time).
He's studying politics and its relationship to the media.
The lessons bear little relationship (=they are not connected) to the children's actual needs.
He's never had a sexual relationship before.
She doesn't really want a relationship with me.
Are you in a relationship right now?
'What's your relationship to Sue?' 'She's my cousin.'
Word forms
singular: relationship
plural: relationships
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