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# relationship

noun (a relationship, relationships)

«relationship» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A relationship is the way two or more people or groups feel about and behave towards each other. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/relationship/#m1)
2. A relationship is the way two things are connected. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/relationship/#m2)
3. A relationship can be a family connection, such as being cousins. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/relationship/#m3)
4. A relationship can be a romantic friendship between two people. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/relationship/#m4)

### In the lessons

Well-being and PSHE lessons: healthy relationships are kind, honest and respectful; children learn about friendships and family relationships. Maths and science: the relationship between two quantities, e.g. as one doubles the other doubles; graphs show relationships. Phrases: a good relationship, the relationship between, family relationships, healthy relationships.

### Examples

- I have a good relationship with my grandparents. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/relationship/#x1)
- What is the relationship between height and shoe size? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/relationship/#x2)
- Healthy relationships are built on trust. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/relationship/#x3)
- The graph shows the relationship between time and distance. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/relationship/#x4)
- The two brothers have a close relationship. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/relationship/#x5)
- Cats and dogs don't always have an easy relationship. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/relationship/#x6)
- Vambagen, the Brazilian historian (now Visconde de Rio Branco), tried to prove a relationship between the ancient Egyptians, or other Turanian stock, and the Tupi Indians. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/relationship/#x7)

### Note

Countable: a relationship, relationships. In maths: a «relationship» or «rule» connects numbers (if each box holds 6, the relationship is total = 6 × boxes). A relationship between two things does not always mean one causes the other — a common trap in science.

## In Jewish tradition

In Sefer Yetzirah tradition, the world is made of letters and numbers that are all connected, so each thing exists in relation to all others. In the primary lessons: Well-being and PSHE lessons: healthy relationships are kind, honest and respectful; children learn about friendships and family relationships. Maths and science: the relationship between two quantities, e.g. as one doubles the other doubles; graphs show relationships. Phrases: a good relationship, the relationship between, family relationships, healthy relationships.

### Examples

- The meaning for the SY is: God did not make things by themselves, individually, but rather, He made all things in relationship to all other things. (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/relationship/#x1)
- It derives from the root נפ״שׁ NPSh, having to do with breathing, refreshing, and resting; its etymological relationships with curiously similar roots like נשׁ״ם NShM ‘to breathe, pant’, נשׁ״ף NShP ‘to blow’, and נשׁ״ב NShB ‘to blow’ are unclear. (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/relationship/#x2)

### Note

Countable: a relationship, relationships. In maths: a «relationship» or «rule» connects numbers (if each box holds 6, the relationship is total = 6 × boxes). A relationship between two things does not always mean one causes the other — a common trap in science.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «relationship» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/relationship/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«relationship» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/relationship.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «relationship» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/relationship/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«relationship» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/relationship.html) on Mova free.