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relative toin comparison with; in proportion to; concerning

Part of speech: PREPOSITION

Definition: in comparison with; in proportion to; concerning

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈrelətɪv tu/

Korean meaning: ~에 비해, ~와 관련하여, ~에 상대적으로

Korean pronunciation: **렐**러티브 투

Example Sentences

  • My phone looks tiny relative to my friend's tablet.
  • The homework was easy relative to last week's assignment.
  • His cooking skills are terrible relative to his gaming abilities.

relative to

PREPOSITION

//ˈrelətɪv tu//

in comparison with; in proportion to; concerning

relative to concept
💡 Concept

in comparison with; in proportion to; concerning

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relative to rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

Growth relative to soil shows native species beat comparative exotic ones!

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˈrelətɪv tu/
🇬🇧 UK/ˈrelətɪv tuː/

🌳Etymology

Rootrelat-
Suffix--ive

Origin

라틴어 relativus(관계를 맺는)에서 유래. 16세기에 영어로 들어와 '관련된, 상대적인'의 의미로 발전했습니다.

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🎵Rhyme

comparative tonative to
comparative to
native to

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📝Examples

😄 Fun example

My phone looks tiny relative to my friend's tablet.

The homework was easy relative to last week's assignment.

😄 Fun example

His cooking skills are terrible relative to his gaming abilities.

The population is small relative to the country's land area.

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📚Related Words

Synonyms

compared toin relation towith respect toin comparison with

Antonyms

absoluteindependent of

Related

proportioncomparisonratiorelationship