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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Sanchez, who walked in the opening ceremony of the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics as a volunteer, said Wasserman lacks close relationships with L.A. elected officials and community members who might come to his defense.
From Los Angeles Times
Be honest: Is your relationship really working for you?
From BBC
Gates addressed his relationship to Epstein in an interview with Australia’s 9News, calling the allegations in the email “false” and calling himself “foolish” for associating with Epstein.
From Salon
“To be able to have a good, healthy teammate-like relationship with those people, I think, has benefited all of us tremendously,” Glenn said.
From Los Angeles Times
Lord Mandelson, a senior minister in the Tony Blair and Gordon Brown governments, resigned from the House of Lords this week after newly released files on Epstein revealed the extent of their relationship.
From BBC
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