relationship

B1 Topic:Family & Relationships

US /ɹəˈleɪʃ(ə)nˌʃɪp/ UK /ɹɪˈleɪʃ(ə)nˌʃɪp/ See IPA manual

Freq #973

Meanings

1

noun
The way in which two or more people, groups, or things are connected or behave toward each other.

I have a good working relationship with my boss.
2

noun
A close romantic or sexual connection between people.

They have been in a relationship for ten years, but have never married.
3

noun
The way in which two or more things are connected.

Scientists study the relationship between smoking and cancer.

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Synonyms

1 noun · the way in which two or... human relationship

Word family

Forms relationships

Derived forms antirelationshipbrolationshipcyberrelationshipe-relationshipfakeshipflirtationshipinterrelationshipintrarelationshipisolationshipnonrelationshiprelationshiplessrelationshiply

Related forms relate relation relative

Appears in

Phrases (10)

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close relationship
A connection marked by intimacy and strong mutual understanding

Adjective + noun
long-term relationship
A romantic or professional connection that has lasted for a significant period

Adjective + noun
romantic relationship
A loving or sexual connection between two people

Adjective + noun
build a relationship
To develop a connection or bond with someone through sustained effort over time

Verb + noun
develop a relationship
To allow a connection between people to grow and deepen

Verb + noun
end a relationship
To bring a personal or professional connection to a deliberate close

Verb + noun

Etymology

From relation + -ship.

Topics

Family & Relationships

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# relationship

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B1
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ɹəˈleɪʃ(ə)nˌʃɪp/
**IPA (UK):** /ɹɪˈleɪʃ(ə)nˌʃɪp/
**Frequency rank:** 973

## Meanings
1. The way in which two or more people, groups, or things are connected or behave toward each other.
2. A close romantic or sexual connection between people.
3. The way in which two or more things are connected.

## Examples
- I have a good working relationship with my boss.
- They have been in a relationship for ten years, but have never married.
- Scientists study the relationship between smoking and cancer.

## Derived Forms
- antirelationship
- brolationship
- cyberrelationship
- e-relationship
- fakeship
- flirtationship
- interrelationship
- intrarelationship
- isolationship
- nonrelationship
- relationshipless
- relationshiply

## Related Forms
- relate
- relation
- relative

## Roots and Affixes
- Affix: -ship - state

## Etymology
From relation + -ship.

## AI Etymology
Relationship comes from relation + -ship. Modern senses include the way in which two or more people, groups, or things are connected or behave toward each other. and a close romantic or sexual connection between people.. The wider word family includes derivatives such as antirelationship, brolationship, cyberrelationship, e-relationship, fakeship, and flirtationship and related forms such as relate, relation, and relative.

## Topics
- Family & Relationships

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