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relative

Pronunciation: [/ˈɹɛl.ə.tɪv/]

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relative: meanings and example sentences

Learn how to use relative in a sentence: 6 audio examples across 2 meanings.

Context: “relationship”

(noun) a person connected to you by blood or marriage, like a parent, sibling, aunt, uncle, etc.

Example

My relatives are coming over for dinner tonight.

Example

I don't have any relatives living nearby.

Example

Do you have any relatives in other countries?

Context: “comparison”

(noun) something that is considered in relation to something else, like in a math problem or when talking about things in relation to each other.

Example

In comparison to the other teams, ours had the tallest players.

Example

There is no relative way to measure how much he likes ice cream.

Example

What is the relative size of the two boxes?

How to pronounce relative

Pronunciation: [/ˈɹɛl.ə.tɪv/]

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