relationshipnoun [ C ]
uk/rɪˈleɪ.ʃən.ʃɪp/us/rɪˈleɪ.ʃən.ʃɪp/relationship noun [ C ] (CONNECTION)
B2 the way in which two things are connected:
Scientists have established the relationship between lung cancer and smoking.
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- Her relationship isn't good with her father, but she's very close to her mother.
- Lack of trust is very destructive in a relationship.
- The relationship was never going to work, but it was fun while it lasted.
- What do you look for in a relationship?
- She knew he fancied her, but preferred to keep their relationship platonic.
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Linking and relating
- affiliated
- AL
- appertain to sth
- applicable
- apply
- associate
- associated
- bond
- connection
- context
- interconnected
- interplay
- interrelate
- interrelationship
- kindred
- the same/that goes for sb/sth idiom
- tie (sth) in
- tie-in
- tie-up
- topology
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relationship noun [ C ] (FRIENDSHIP)
B1 the way in which two or more people feel and behave towards each other:
He has a very good relationship with his uncle.
B1 a close romantic friendship between two people, often a sexual one:
Have you had any serious relationships in the past year?
a love/hate relationship
a relationship in which you have feelings of love and hate for someone or something
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Relationships: general words
- bond
- bromance
- close
- communion
- dalliance
- esprit de corps
- human relations
- interpersonal
- intimate 1
- involved
- love-hate relationship
- mixed
- old
- platonic
- relation
- steady
- tie
- well connected
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Marriage, cohabitation & other relationships
relationship noun [ C ] (FAMILY CONNECTION)
the family connection between people:
The judge asked the witness what the relationship was between her and the victim.
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Family: relations in general
- aunt
- auntie
- baby daddy
- be sb's own flesh and blood idiom
- birth mother
- fatherhood
- filial
- first cousin
- fraternal
- fraternal twin
- long-lost
- loved one
- maiden aunt
- maternal
- matriarch
- son
- uncle
- working mother/father/parent
- your nearest and dearest idiom
- your own flesh and blood idiom
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