How to Pronounce “relative

word

/ˈɹɛɫətɪv/
REL-uh-tiv
/ɹˈɛlətˌɪv/
REL-uh-tiv

IPA Transcription

American English

/ˈɹɛɫətɪv/

British English

/ɹˈɛlətˌɪv/

Simplified Pronunciation

US

REL-uh-tiv

UK

REL-uh-tiv

Listen in Context

My relative lives in another city.

Success is relative — it means different things to different people.

She is a relative of my teacher.

The test was easy, but that's relative.