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relations [ plural ] the way that people, groups, or countries behave with each other or how they feel about each other

diplomatic relations with other countries

[ noncount ] a connection between two things The movie has no relation to the book.

[ count ] a person in your family —SYNONYM relative

re .la .tion .ship © /п'ькгф/ noun

[ count ]

1 the way people or groups behave with each other or how they feel about each other

have a good relationship with my parents.

The book describes the relationship between the two communities.

a romantic connection between two people to have a relationship with someone

Are you in a relationship right now?

the way that two or more things are connected

Is there a relationship between stress and high blood pressure?

rel • a • tive 1 / ' rebtiv / noun [ count ]

a person in your family —SYNONYM relation

rel • a • tive 2 / ' rebtiv / adjective

when compared with someone or something else the position of the earth relative to the sun

They live in relative luxury.

( ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS ) referring to an earlier noun, sentence, or part of a sentence

In the phrase "the woman who lives next door," "who" is a relative pronoun and "who lives next door" is a relative clause .

rel • a • tive • ly / ' rebtivli / adverb

to a certain degree, especially when compared with others This room is relatively small.

re • lax © AWL / ri 'lreks / verb ( re lax es , re • lax • ing , re laxed )

to rest and be calm; to become less worried or angry After a hard day at work, I just wanted to relax in front of the TV.

to become less tight or to make something become less tight

Let your body relax.

re • lax • ing AWL / ri ' lreksig / adjective

We had a quiet, relaxing weekend.

re • lax • a • tion AWL / ^^ seijn / noun

[noncount]

time spent resting and being calm You need more rest and relaxation.

re . laxed О E / ri ' lrekst /

calm and not worried

She felt relaxed after her vacation.

re • lay / ' rilei / ( also re - lay race / ' rilei reis / ) noun [ count ]

( SPORTS ) a race in which each member of the team runs, swims, etc. one part of the race

re .lease i©E / ri ' lis /

( re - leas - es , re - leas - ing , re - leased )

to let a person or an animal go free He was released from prison last month.

to allow something to be known by the public They have not released the victim's name.

to make a movie, a song, a book, etc. available so people can see, hear, or buy it

The movie is due to be released next month.

re • lease2aw / ri ' lis /

[ count, noncount ]

when a person or an animal is allowed to go free the release of the prisoners

a new movie, song, book, etc. that is available for people to see, hear, or buy

this month's new movie releases

rel .e vant © E / ' relavant /

connected with what you are talking or writing about; important

We need someone who can do the job well — your age is not relevant.

—ANTONYM irrelevant

rel • e • vance AWL / ' relavans / noun [ noncount ]

I'm sorry, I don't see the relevance of your question.

re • li • a • ble aw / ri ' laiabl /

that you can trust My car is very reliable. He's a reliable person.

—ANTONYM unreliable

The verb is rely .

re • li • ant aw я / ri ' laiant / adjective

not being able to live or work without someone or something

She is totally reliant on her parents for money. The verb is rely .

re • lied awl

form of rely

re .lief © /n'lif/ noun

[ noncount ]

the good feeling you have when you are no longer worried or in pain