All 6 Uses of
relative
in
Harry Potter (#6) and the Half-Blood Prince
- And if such an enchantment exists, then the ownership of the house is most likely to pass to the eldest of Sirius's living relatives, which would mean his cousin, Bellatrix Lestrange.†
Chpt 3 (definition 1) *
- Still very unwell, although she was relatively lucky.†
Chpt 13 (definition 2) *
- In the summer of his sixteenth year, he left the orphanage to which he returned annually and set off to find his Gaunt relatives.†
Chpt 17 (definition 1)
- '… which means, of course, that assuming we have achieved correct identification of the potion's ingredients by Scarpin's Revelaspell, our primary aim is not the relatively simple one of selecting antidotes to those ingredients in and of themselves, but to find that added component which will, by an almost alchemical process, transform these disparate elements —'†
Chpt 18 (definition 2)
- What was more, further disappearances had been reported in the Daily Prophet, including several relatives of students at Hogwarts.†
Chpt 18 (definition 1)
- "I'm losing track of what's happening to everyone's relatives, to be honest," said Ron.†
Chpt 22 (definition 1)
Definitions:
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(1) (relative as in: they are relatives) connectedin various senses, including:
- a person related by blood or marriage -- as in "The hospital won't let me visit her because I'm not a relative."
- a plant or animal related by origin or grouping -- "The closest relative of the dog is the gray wolf."
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(2) (relative as in: the relative importance) compared with something else (not an absolute value or not complete)