Relationship Meaning
/ɹɪˈleɪʃ(ə)nˌʃɪp/Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounConnection or association; the condition of being related.
nounThe links between the x-values and y-values of ordered pairs of numbers especially coordinates.
Sentence Examples
Bill Clinton spoke in ambiguous language when asked to describe his relationship with Monica Lewinsky.
In general, the relationship between parents and children is essentially based on teaching.
The couple decided to go for relationship counselling.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The counselor helped them improve their ____ by teaching effective communication techniques.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The ____ between diet and health has been the subject of extensive scientific research.
Word Origin & History
Etymology tree English relation Proto-Germanic *skapjaną Proto-Germanic *-skapiz Proto-West Germanic *-skapi Old English -sċiepe Middle English -schipe English -ship English relationship From relation + -ship.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"But some discussion of the complex relationship between “allohistory” and sf is appropriate here, as the genres overlap in certain ways. Classical allohistory— such as Trevelyan's "What if Napoleon had won the Battle of Waterloo?" and Churchill's "If Lee had not won the Battle of Gettysburg" —is a rigorously consistent thought-experiment in historical causality."
— 2011 February 1, Istvan Csicsery-Ronay, Jr., The Seven Beauties of Science Fiction, Wesleyan University Press, →ISBN, pages 102–103:
"“The United States government maintains relationships with unofficial partners around the world, and Taiwan is no exception. Our two democracies share common values of individual freedom, the rule of law, and a respect for human dignity. Today’s statement recognizes that the US-Taiwan relationship need not, and should not, be shackled by self-imposed restrictions of our permanent bureaucracy,” Pompeo wrote."
— 2021 January 9, Kylie Atwood, quoting Mike Pompeo, “US lifts self-imposed restrictions with Taiwan”, in CNN, archived from the original on 25 Jan 2021:
"Policing the relationship between government and business in a free society is difficult. Businesspeople have every right to lobby governments, and civil servants to take jobs in the private sector."
— 2013 August 10, Schumpeter, “Cronies and capitols”, in The Economist, volume 408, number 8848, archived from the original on 10 Mar 2023:
"I'm not advocating sexual promiscuity but I think it's possible for a woman to have many kinds of sexual relationships with many men and that shouldn't affect the status of the marriage."
— 1975 March 17, Marian Christy, “Suzy Chaffee, A Liberated Beauty”, in The Lebanon Daily News:
"Her most satisfying sexual relationship seemed to be a threesome with Charles Chaplin Jr. and Eddy Robinson Jr., the spurned sons of famous film fathers."
— 2000 April 8, Dorthea Straus, “Oates on Marilyn: Men, drugs, tragedy”, in The Baltimore Sun:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The counselor helped them improve their ____ by teaching effective communication techniques.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The ____ between diet and health has been the subject of extensive scientific research.