The meaning of RELATION is the act of telling or recounting : account. How to use relation in a sentence.

Idiom in relation to something (Definition of relation from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

1. 'relation' and 'relative' Your relations or relatives are the members of your family. I said that I was a relation of her first husband. I'm going to visit some relatives. The relations between people or groups …

Nov 30, 2025 · relation (countable and uncountable, plural relations) The manner in which two things may be associated. quotations The relation between diet and health is complex.

relation, n. meanings, etymology, pronunciation and more in the Oxford English Dictionary

Relation definition: an existing connection; a significant association between or among things.. See examples of RELATION used in a sentence.

If you talk about the relation of one thing to another, you are talking about the ways in which they are connected.

RELATION meaning: 1 : the way in which two or more people, groups, countries, etc., talk to, behave toward, and deal with each other; 2 : sexual intercourse

[Math.] a property that associates two quantities in a definite order, as equality or inequality. a single- or multiple-valued function. in or with relation to, with reference to; concerning: It's best to plan with …

Synonyms for RELATION: interaction, intercourse, dealings, commerce, interrelationship, companionship, company, cross-fertilization; Antonyms of RELATION: variance, variability, …