relative to

preposition

: with regard to : in connection with

Examples of relative to in a Sentence

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Alaska Alaska is the state with the latest poll closures relative to the rest of the country. Liam Quinn, People.com, 5 Nov. 2024 The deal is starting to look incredibly generous relative to the level of production and availability Milwaukee has gotten out of the injury-prone swingman. Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024 Long-term, Wang expects a handful of technology names to come out on top given today’s high AI costs relative to the open and decentralized Internet craze of the 1990s and the 2000s. Samantha Subin, CNBC, 2 Nov. 2024 However, wholesale prices are still high relative to before the pandemic. Jim Henry, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for relative to 

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 22 Nov. 2024.

Kids Definition

relative to

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