The meaning of RELATION is the act of telling or recounting : account. How to use relation in a sentence.

Idiom in relation to something (Definition of relation from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Grammatical relation, a functional relationship between constituents in a clause.

Relation definition: an existing connection; a significant association between or among things.. See examples of RELATION used in a sentence.

1. 'relation' and 'relative' Your relations or relatives are the members of your family. I said that I was a relation of her first husband. I'm going to visit some relatives. The relations between …

Sep 22, 2025 · relation (countable and uncountable, plural relations) The manner in which two things may be associated. quotations The relation between diet and health is complex.

relation, n. meanings, etymology, pronunciation and more in the Oxford English Dictionary

Relation definition: A logical or natural association between two or more things; relevance of one to another; connection.

[Math.] a property that associates two quantities in a definite order, as equality or inequality. a single- or multiple-valued function. in or with relation to, with reference to; concerning: It's best …

If you talk about the relation of one thing to another, you are talking about the ways in which they are connected.