Relationship vs. Taken

Relationship vs. Taken — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Relationship and Taken

Relationshipnoun

Connection or association; the condition of being related.

Takenadjective

Infatuated; fond of or attracted to.

He was very taken with the girl, I hear.

Relationshipnoun

(mathematics) The links between the x-values and y-values of ordered pairs of numbers especially coordinates.

Takenadjective

(informal) In a serious romantic relationship.

I can't ask her out, she's taken.

Relationshipnoun

Kinship; being related by blood or marriage.

Takenverb

past participle of take

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Relationshipnoun

A romantic or sexual involvement.

Why are they being mean to her just because she wants a relationship with him?

Takenadjective

understood in a certain way; made sense of;

a word taken literallya smile taken as consentan open door interpreted as an invitation

Relationshipnoun

A way in which two or more people behave and are involved with each other

I have a good working relationship with my boss.

Takenadjective

having possession gained especially by force or effort

Relationshipnoun

(music) The level or degree of affinity between keys, chords and tones.

Takenadjective

be affected with an indisposition;

the child was taken illcouldn't tell when he would be taken drunk
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Relationshipnoun

a relation between people; (`relationship' is often used where `relation' would serve, as in `the relationship between inflation and unemployment', but the preferred usage of `relationship' is for human relations or states of relatedness);

the relationship between mothers and their children

Relationshipnoun

a state of connectedness between people (especially an emotional connection);

he didn't want his wife to know of the relationship

Relationshipnoun

a state involving mutual dealings between people or parties or countries

Relationshipnoun

state of relatedness or connection by blood or marriage or adoption