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.