the way in which two or more people or groups feel and behave toward each other
A strong relationship between teachers and students can improve learning.
Good communication is the key to any healthy relationship.
✦ From relation + -ship; first recorded in the 1730s.
a close romantic partnership between two people who are dating or married
Maya and Lucas announced they were in a serious relationship.
She ended the relationship because they wanted different things.
the way in which two or more things are connected or affect each other
Scientists study the relationship between diet and health.
There is a direct relationship between temperature and pressure in the experiment.
a family connection between people who share the same ancestors
My relationship to Sarah is that she is my cousin.
He discovered his relationship with the famous poet while tracing his family tree.
