relative to

preposition

: with regard to : in connection with

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Fears of climate change are decreasing in the United States, China and many Western countries relative to other concerns, according to a new survey. Matthew Tostevin, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Oct. 2025 Hood said on the last earnings call that the company faces infrastructure shortages relative to AI demand. Kif Leswing, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2025 First off, Argentina has perhaps the most bountiful endowment of natural resources relative to population of any country in the world. Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 26 Oct. 2025 Form is also relative to the team in question. Mark Carey, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025 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 30 Oct. 2025.

Kids Definition

relative to

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