relative to

preposition

: with regard to : in connection with

Examples of relative to in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Add back the Ks and BBs, and voila, each team receives an offensive and pitching rating, relative to league average of 100. Tony Blengino, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024 One area where Nike has grown relative to Lululemon is their valuation multiple. Michael Khouw, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2024 Then the final choices were determined by a variety of economic and lifestyle criteria, including housing costs relative to the rest of the South; taxes; and the prevalence of restaurants, hospitals, and colleges. Ashley Cusick, Southern Living, 23 Oct. 2024 The exact weight that the most recent presidential result gets relative to the second-most recent is decided by our model based on what has best predicted states' future partisanship in the past. G. Elliott Morris, ABC News, 23 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for relative to 

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Word History

First Known Use

1649, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of relative to was in 1649

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“Relative to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/relative%20to. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

Kids Definition

relative to

preposition
: in relation to
the angle of the pole relative to the ground
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