adjective

if two people are acquainted, they know each other, usually not very well

adjective

used for describing something such as a business deal in which the different sides avoid having a close relationship with each other

adjective

a brittle relationship or situation is not very strong and could easily be damaged

adjective

a broken relationship has failed

adjective

typical of or relating to a very close friendship between two men

adjective

typical of the feelings that a man or boy has for his male friends

adjective

chummy people are friendly with each other, especially in a way that stops other people from joining the group

adjective

concentrating on people in your own family or group and not wanting other people to join it

adjective

connected by shared interests and shared feelings such as love and respect

adjective

used about relationships

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directly involved with someone and communicating with them a lot, especially as part of your job

adjective

used about activities or relationships

adjective

used about people who have a social, business, or family relationship

the British spelling of cozy1

adjective

a cozy relationship, in business or politics, involves people who seem to be using their relationship in a dishonest way to get benefits for each other

adjective

dysfunctional relationships do not work normally and are not happy or successful

adjective

not seeing friends or relatives very often, especially because of having fought with them

adjective

used about a situation, agreement, or relationship that can easily be damaged or destroyed

adjective

belonging to brothers, or between brothers

adjective

between friends or people who share the same interests or opinions

adjective

if you are friendly with someone, you are their friend

if two people go back a particular period of time, they have known each other for that period of time

verb

used for stating the relationship between someone and their family members

verb

used for stating the relationship between someone and their friends, enemies, people they work with, etc.

adjective

a heavy situation or relationship is serious and often not enjoyable

adjective

an illicit relationship, activity, or situation is one that people do not approve of

adjective

someone in an immediate relationship to you is closely connected to you

adjective

people who are inseparable have a very close relationship and spend all their time together

adjective

involving relationships between people

adjective

an intimate friend is someone who you know very well and like very much

adjective

an intimate relationship is a very close personal relationship, especially a sexual one

adjective

relating to sex or to a sexual relationship

adjective

a long-lost person, especially a relative, is someone who you have not seen for a long time

adjective

without love

adjective

a maternal relative is related to you through your mother

adjective

used for describing the mother’s side of a family and the relations on that side

adjective

having only one husband, wife, or sexual relationship at a time

noun

someone who you have to provide food for

adjective

in a one-sided relationship, one person does more than the other person or shows more love than the other person

adjective

a one-to-one relationship involves equal amounts or equal numbers of two things

adjective

a one-way relationship, agreement, etc. is one in which only one of the people involved tries to make it succeed

adjective

typical of a patriarch

adjective

used for describing the father’s side of a family and the relations on that side

adjective

involving a direct relationship between two people who know each other

adverb

as a result of having met someone or of having a relationship with them, usually a friendly one

adjective

a platonic relationship is one that is friendly but does not involve sex

adjective

relating to relationships of power that exist between people in an organization

adjective

having the same origins and belonging to the same group

adjective

a rocky relationship, situation, or period of time is one in which there are a lot of problems

adjective

used for referring to sexual relationships involving either two men or two women

adjective

if you are in a serious romantic relationship with someone, you intend to stay together for a long time

adjective

concerning relationships between men and women, or the way that people think men and women should behave

adjective

shifting things such as standards or relationships are always changing

adjective

strong relationships are close and firmly established

adjective

if two people are suited, they are likely to have a successful relationship

adjective

very friendly with someone

adjective

a tight group of people have a close relationship with each other

adjective

a tightknit group of people have a very close relationship to each other

adjective

an unstable system, situation, or relationship often has serious problems

noun

the process of becoming more friendly

adjective

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adjective

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someone who is depending on you to provide food

someone who has been your friend/ally/enemy etc. for a very long time

someone who was your student/girlfriend etc. in the past

people who are thick as thieves are very friendly with each other and spend a lot of time together talking about private things

in a situation where you avoid dealing with or becoming involved with someone else

to have a good, bad, or friendly relationship with someone

to have a very friendly relationship with someone

if two people are not on speaking terms, they are very angry at each other and will not talk to each other

if you are on the good or bad side of someone, they like/do not like you

to know someone well enough to say “hello” to them, but not know them very well

very close friends