Meaning

6 senses

  1. A connection or association; the condition of being related.

    Near-synonym: alliance

    Beziehung, Verwandtschaft

    отноше́ниеotnošénije, взаимоотноше́ниеvzaimootnošénije, взаимосвя́зьvzaimosvjázʹ

    відно́синиvidnósyny, взаємовідно́синиvzajemovidnósyny

  2. The links between the x-values and y-values of ordered pairs of numbers especially coordinates.

    отноше́ниеotnošénije

  3. Kinship; being related by blood or marriage.

    Verwandtschaft

    родство́rodstvó

    спорі́дненняsporídnennja, спорі́дненістьsporídnenistʹ

    (anthropology) relatedness or connection by blood or marriage or adoption

  4. A romantic or sexual involvement.

    They have been in a relationship for ten years, but have never married.

    Beziehung, Verhältnis

    рома́нromán, интри́гаintríga, любо́вные отноше́нияljubóvnyje otnošénija

    відно́синиvidnósyny

  5. A way in which two or more people behave and are involved with each other.

    Near-synonym: footing

    I have a good working relationship with my boss.

  6. The level or degree of affinity between keys, chords and tones.

Examples

1540 sentences

  1. Tom isn't interested in a relationship.

    Відносини Тома не цікавлять.

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  2. What's the relationship between politics and war?

    Який є зв'язок між політикою та війною?

    ruКакая связь между политикой и войной?

    deIn welchem Verhältnis stehen Politik und Krieg?

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  3. Tom had a difficult relationship with his father.

    У Тома були складні стосунки з батьком.

    ruУ Тома были сложные отношения с отцом.

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  4. We have a good relationship.

    У нас добрі стосунки.

    ruУ нас хорошие отношения.

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  5. Human relationships are complex.

    Людські взаємовідносини складні.

    ruЧеловеческие взаимоотношения сложны.

    deMenschliche Beziehungen sind kompliziert.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
connection or association:
kinship:
Русский
By meaning 3
connection or association:
kinship:
romantic or sexual involvement:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
connection or association:
romantic or sexual involvement:

Forms

plural: relationships
Singularrelationship
Pluralrelationships

regular

Synonyms

5 synonyms
allianceB2footing
Close in meaning
  • a relation between people; (‘relationship’ is often used where ‘relation’ would serve, as in ‘the relationship between inflation and unemployment’, but the preferred usage of ‘relationship’ is for human relations or states of relatedness):human relationship
  • (anthropology) relatedness or connection by blood or marriage or adoption:kinshipfamily relationship

Word family

40 related words
RelatedrelateB1relationB1relativeB1
Derivedantirelationshipblood relationshipbrolationshipcustomer relationshipcyberrelationshipentity-relationship diagramentity-relationship modele-relationshipfakeshipflirtationshipinterrelationshipintrarelationshipisolationshiplegal relationshiplong-distance relationshipnonrelationshipopen relationshiprebound relationshiprelationship anarchyrelationshiplessrelationshiplyrelationshipperrelationshippingrelationshippy

Collocations

12 patterns
  • your relationship with
  • a good relationship
  • long distance relationship
  • keep their relationship
  • close relationship with
  • a serious relationship
  • good relationship
  • for a relationship
  • our relationship is
  • relationship with your
  • good relationship with
  • my relationship with

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
relatablerelateB1relationB1relationalrelativeB1relativelyB1relativism
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