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{ "term": "relation", "partOfSpeech": "noun", "ox3000": true, "cefr": "b1", "definitions": [ { "senseNumber": 1, "definition": "the way in which two people, groups or countries behave towards each other or deal with each other", "sensetop": "relations with somebody/somethingrelations between A and B", "labels": "(formal)(US English)(British English)(North American English)(formal)", "cefr": "b1", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "**diplomatic/international/foreign relations**" }, { "text": "US-Chinese relations" }, { "text": "teacher-student relations" }, { "text": "Relations with neighbouring countries are under strain at present.", "contextForm": "relations with somebody/something" }, { "text": "We seek to improve relations between our two countries.", "contextForm": "relations between A and B" }, { "text": "to have **sexual relations** *(= to have sex)*" }, { "text": "Relations between the two countries are strained." }, { "text": "Relations between the two states have improved." }, { "text": "Renewed efforts are being made to improve the strained relations between the two countries." }, { "text": "The US broke off diplomatic relations with Cuba's communist government." }, { "text": "The move soured relations between Washington and Moscow." }, { "text": "Venezuela re-established diplomatic relations with Cuba." }, { "text": "a breakdown of marital relations leading to divorce" }, { "text": "a period of improved trade relations" }, { "text": "the mechanisms that regulate the relations between labour and capital" }, { "text": "the need to establish good relations with our European partners" }, { "text": "the system governing social relations in India" }, { "text": "She didn't know he was having relations with another girl." }, { "text": "He is responsible for press relations and marketing communications at the company." }, { "text": "There are close relations among firms and their suppliers." }, { "text": "We are moving to deepen the existing bilateral relations between the three countries." }, { "text": "She maintained friendly relations with Stephen's family." }, { "text": "gender relations" }, { "text": "The story explores the power relations between men and women." }, { "text": "The meeting will seek to normalize relations between the two countries." } ], "topics": ["Politics"], "collocations": { "adjective": ["close", "intimate", "cordial"], "verb + relations": ["cultivate", "develop", "establish"], "relation + verb": ["improve", "deteriorate", "sour"], "preposition": ["relation among", "relation between", "relation with"], "phrases": ["an improvement in relations"] } }, { "senseNumber": 2, "definition": "the way in which two or more things are connected", "sensetop": "relation between A and Brelation to somethingin relation to something", "labels": "(formal)", "cefr": "b1", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "the relation between rainfall and crop yields", "contextForm": "relation between A and B" }, { "text": "the relation of the farmer to the land", "contextForm": "relation to something" }, { "text": "The fee they are offering **bears no relation to** the amount of work involved." }, { "text": "Little of what he said has any relation to fact." }, { "text": "I have some comments to make in relation to *(= about)* this matter.", "contextForm": "in relation to something" }, { "text": "Its brain is small in relation to *(= compared with)* its body." }, { "text": "He established a relation between asthma and certain types of work." }, { "text": "Her work explores the relation between technology and culture." }, { "text": "The right side of the brain deals with spatial relations between objects." }, { "text": "The study shows the close relation between poverty and ill health." }, { "text": "the complex relation between business and society" }, { "text": "the relation of the subject to the object" }, { "text": "Similar policies were pursued in the 1970s, particularly in relation to health services." }, { "text": "The energy an animal uses is in direct relation to speed and body mass." }, { "text": "The fee bears little relation to the service provided." }, { "text": "The film bore no relation to the book." }, { "text": "There are conflicting views in relation to this issue." } ], "collocations": { "adjective": ["causal", "direct", "complex"], "verb + relation": ["bear", "have", "establish"], "preposition": ["in relation to", "relation between", "relation to"] } }, { "senseNumber": 3, "definition": "a person who is in the same family as somebody else", "sensetop": "relation to somebody", "cefr": "b1", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "a close/near/distant relation of mine" }, { "text": "a relation by marriage" }, { "text": "a party for friends and relations" }, { "text": "He's called Brady too, but we're **no relation** *(= not related)*." }, { "text": "Is he any relation to you?", "contextForm": "relation to somebody" }, { "text": "What relation is Rita to you?" } ], "synonyms": "relative", "topics": ["Family and relationships"], "collocations": { "adjective": ["close", "near", "distant"], "verb + relation": ["visit"], "preposition": ["relation to"], "phrases": ["friends and relations"] } } ], "pronunciations": { "uk": [ { "pronunciation": "/rɪˈleɪʃn/", "audio": "re/relation/relation__gb_1.mp3" } ], "us": [ { "pronunciation": "/rɪˈleɪʃn/", "audio": "re/relation/relation__us_3.mp3" } ] }, "wordOrigin": "Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin relatio(n-), from referre ‘bring back’, from re- ‘back’ + ferre ‘bring’." }