relative to

preposition

: with regard to : in connection with

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In practice, world models—including those from other companies, like Google DeepMind’s Genie 3—are still early relative to their potential. Tharin Pillay, Time, 9 Dec. 2025 Its 10yr median valuation is 27x vs 31x today, albeit with lower margins in previous years relative to the current business. Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 4 Dec. 2025 Relative humidity measures the amount of water vapor in the air relative to the current temperature. Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 4 Dec. 2025 Overall, homebuilding in unincorporated areas has slowed relative to the rest of the county, California and the western United States, county data show. Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for relative to

Word History

First Known Use

1649, in the meaning defined above

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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 16 Dec. 2025.

Kids Definition

relative to

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