noun · neutral
relative
/ˈrelətɪv/REL·a·tive
a family member; someone related to you by blood or marriage
Examples
“We invited all our relatives to the wedding.”
“A close relative stayed with her after the operation.”
“She has many relatives living in the same city.”
Band 8 sentence
“When compiling a family tree for my history project, I interviewed several relatives to gather accurate dates and stories.”
Collocations
- close relative
- distant relative
- next of kin
Word family
Common mistakes
I will invite many relation to the party.→I will invite many relatives to the party.
My relative lives next to me.→My relative lives next to me. (hoặc My relatives live next to me.)
Say it for a higher band
5family→6family member→7+relative
Synonyms
relation
Easily confused
relation
“Please state any relations who live overseas on the form.”
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