Relatives Meaning in English

word · lemma: relative

US

/ˈɹɛɫətɪvz/

REL-uh-tivz

UK

/ɹˈɛlətˌɪvz/

REL-uh-tivz

परिभाषा

People in your family, such as your parents, siblings, aunts, uncles, cousins, or grandparents. It usually means family members connected by blood or marriage.

उपयोग और बारीकियां

Often used in the plural: 'my relatives'. It is broader and slightly less personal than 'family' and can include extended family. In everyday speech, people often say 'family' more often, while 'relatives' is common when you want to be specific or a bit formal.

• Spanish: parientes - familiares
• Portuguese (BR): parentes - familiares
• Portuguese (PT): parentes - familiares
• Chinese (Simplified): 亲戚 - 亲属
• Chinese (Traditional): 親戚 - 親屬
• Hindi: रिश्तेदार - संबंधी
• Arabic: أقارب - أفراد العائلة
• Bengali: আত্মীয়স্বজন
• Russian: родственники
• Japanese: 親戚
• Vietnamese: họ hàng
• Korean: 친척
• Turkish: akraba
• Urdu: رشتہ دار
• Indonesian: kerabat

उदाहरण वाक्य

To be honest, I'm not very close to those relatives.

natural

My relatives live in another city.

basic

We visited our relatives last weekend.

basic

She has many relatives in Brazil.

basic

A bunch of relatives are coming over for dinner tonight.

natural

I only see some of my relatives during the holidays.

natural