| Dictionary: relative to |
prep.
With regard to; concerning: questions relative to the deficit.
| Idioms: relative to |
Correspondent or proportionate to, as in Relative to its size, Boston has a great many universities, or It's important to get all the facts relative to the collision. Another form of this idiom is
in or with relation to, meaning "in reference or with regard to," as in Demand is high in relation to supply, or That argument changes nothing with relation to our plans for hiring workers. The usages with relative date from the second half of the 1700s, those with
relation from the late 1500s.
| WordNet: in relation to |
The adjective has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
referring or directing attention to
Synonyms: as to, concerning, regarding, vis-a-vis, with reference to, in regard to, with regard to, with respect to
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