English Dictionary
Definition of “relationship”
Word Frequency
relationship (rɪˈleɪʃənʃɪp
)
Definitions
noun
- the state of being connected or related
- association by blood or marriage; kinship
- the mutual dealings, connections, or feelings that exist between two parties, countries,
people, etc ⇒
a business relationship
- an emotional or sexual affair or liaison
- (logic, mathematics) another name for relation (sense 10)
Quotations including 'relationship'
"A relationship, I think, is like a shark, you know? It has to constantly move forward or it dies. And I think what we got on our hands is a dead shark"
Translations for 'relationship'
- British English: relationship The relationship between two people or groups is the way they feel and behave towards each other....close family relationships.rɪˈleɪʃənʃɪp NOUN
- Arabic: عَلاقَة
- Brazilian Portuguese: relacionamento
- Chinese: 关系
- Croatian: odnos
- Czech: vztah
- Danish: forhold
- Dutch: relatie
- European Spanish: relación
- Finnish: suhde
- French: relation
- German: Beziehung
- Greek: σχέση
- Italian: rapporto
- Japanese: 関係
- Korean: 관계
- Norwegian: forhold
- Polish: stosunekzwiązek
- Portuguese: relação
- Romanian: relație relații
- Russian: отношение
- Spanish: relación
- Swedish: förhållande
- Thai: ความสัมพันธ์
- Turkish: ilişki
- Ukrainian: відносини
- Vietnamese: mối quan hệ
Example Sentences Including 'relationship'
For instance, he knew malaria was the main scourge of the continent, though its relationship with the mosquito was quite unknown.THE MEDICAL MYSTERIES E-OMNIBUS (2001)
For many years the Garda's good relationship with the people has been grounded in the efforts of individual members.Irish Times (2002)
In a way my relationship with him didn't depend on whether he was dead or alive at this exact moment.THE EXECUTION (2002)
Ms Wallace said research showed that one in five women in Europe experience violence in a relationship at some time.Irish Times (2002)
People desire nature, and we would be in dire need of counselling if we could not have any relationship with her wildest peaks.Glasgow Herald (2001)
She was trying to work out how she was going to fit Sutherland's orders into her strange relationship with Wilshere.THE COMPANY OF STRANGERS (2002)
The father's alleged molestation of his daughter and her relationship with the therapist, Anna, are ambiguous.Glasgow Herald (2001)
We took advantage of an opportunity given to Cardew by Wilshere as a result of their relationship.THE COMPANY OF STRANGERS (2002)
and the relationship between him and the little girl give the action purpose.Maxim (2004)
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