relationship
Americannoun
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a connection, association, or involvement.
- Synonyms:
- kinship, alliance, dependence
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connection between persons by blood or marriage.
- Synonyms:
- consanguinity, affinity
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an emotional or other connection between people.
the relationship between teachers and students.
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a sexual involvement; affair.
noun
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the state of being connected or related
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association by blood or marriage; kinship
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the mutual dealings, connections, or feelings that exist between two parties, countries, people, etc
a business relationship
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an emotional or sexual affair or liaison
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logic maths another name for relation
Related Words
Relationship, kinship refer to connection with others by blood or by marriage. Relationship can be applied to connection either by birth or by marriage: relationship to a ruling family. Kinship generally denotes common descent and implies a more intimate connection than relationship: the ties and obligations of kinship.
Other Word Forms
- prerelationship noun
Etymology
Origin of relationship
Example Sentences
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Carr has said he wants to examine the network-affiliate relationship and how much influence is exerted by Hollywood and New York on local broadcasters.
From Los Angeles Times
The on-and-off relationship between Nvidia and China appears to be back on again, after a report that China’s government has given the go-ahead to big companies including Alibaba to buy the U.S. semiconductor maker’s chips.
From MarketWatch
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said in media interviews this week that the U.S. relationship with China has reached a “very good equilibrium.”
China hopes to improve its relationships with key trading partners for tangible gains, such as reducing tariffs on electrical vehicles, she said, but “it is only a cautious optimism.”
But, instead of celebrating, European leaders are bracing for more serious shocks to the trans-Atlantic relationship in the months ahead.
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