Relationships & Family
B1 words for relationships, family, and social life
Overview
19 B1-level words for relationships, family, and social life.
Words
engaged /ɛnˈɡeɪdʒd/
adjective — B1
Meaning: (heading) To interact socially.
Example:
- The result was very engaged.
- It’s a engaged situation.
Collocations: very engaged, quite engaged, extremely engaged
friendship /ˈfɹɛndʃɪp/
noun — B1
Meaning: The condition of being friends.
Example:
- The friendship is very important.
- She talked about the friendship.
Collocations: the friendship, a friendship of, friendship is important
Word family: friend (dt.) → friendly (tt.) → friendship (dt.) → unfriendly (tt.)
generation /ˌd͡ʒɛnəˈɹeɪʃən/
noun — B1
Meaning: The fact of creating something, or bringing something into being; production, creation.
Example:
- The generation is very important.
- She talked about the generation.
Collocations: the generation, a generation of, generation is important
host /həʊst/
noun — B1
Meaning: One which receives or entertains a guest, socially, commercially, or officially.
Example:
- A good host is always considerate of the guest’s needs.
- I was terrible at hosting that show.
Collocations: the host, a host of, host is important
identity /aɪˈdɛntəti/
noun — B1
Meaning: Sameness, identicalness; the quality or fact of (several specified things) being the same.
Example:
- The identity is very important.
- She talked about the identity.
Collocations: the identity, a identity of, identity is important
Word family: identify (đt.) → identity (dt.) → identification (dt.)
marriage /ˈmæɹɪdʒ/
noun — B1
Meaning: The state of being married.
Example:
- You should enter marriage for love.
- She talked about the marriage.
Collocations: the marriage, a marriage of, marriage is important
Word family: marry (đt.) → marriage (dt.) → married (tt.)
native /ˈneɪtɪv/
adjective, noun — B1
Meaning: An aboriginal inhabitant of a region colonized by English-speaking people; in particular:
Example:
- The result was very native.
- It’s a native situation.
Collocations: very native, quite native, extremely native
Word family: imagine (đt.) → imagination (dt.) → imaginary (tt.) → imaginative (tt.)
neighbourhood
noun — B1
Meaning: The quality of being a neighbor, of living nearby, next to each-other; proximity.
Example:
- Our neighborhood was our only reason to exchange hollow greetings.
- She talked about the neighbourhood.
Collocations: the neighbourhood, a neighbourhood of, neighbourhood is important
organized /ˈɔːɡənaɪzd/
adjective — B1
Meaning: To arrange in working order.
Example:
- The result was very organized.
- Your work desk is so neat and tidy - I’ve never met someone so organized before!
Collocations: very organized, quite organized, extremely organized
Word family: organize (đt.) → organization (dt.) → organized (tt.) → organizer (dt.)
organizer /ˈɔɹɡənaɪzɚ/
noun — B1
Meaning: A person who arranges the details of a public event.
Example:
- The organizer is very important.
- She talked about the organizer.
Collocations: the organizer, a organizer of, organizer is important
Word family: organize (đt.) → organization (dt.) → organized (tt.) → organizer (dt.)
relate /ɹiˈleɪt/
verb — B1
Meaning: To tell in a descriptive way.
Example:
- Please relate the circumstances of your journey here today.
- They relateed last week.
Collocations: relate something, relate that, try to relate
Word family: relate (đt.) → relation (dt.) → relationship (dt.) → related (tt.) → relative (dt./tt.)
related /ɹɪˈleɪtɪd/
adjective — B1
Meaning: To tell in a descriptive way.
Example:
- Please relate the circumstances of your journey here today.
- Electric and magnetic forces are closely related.
Collocations: very related, quite related, extremely related
Word family: relate (đt.) → relation (dt.) → relationship (dt.) → related (tt.) → relative (dt./tt.)
relation /ɹɪˈleɪʃən/
noun — B1
Meaning: The manner in which two things may be associated.
Example:
- The relation between diet and health is complex.
- She talked about the relation.
Collocations: the relation, a relation of, relation is important
Word family: relate (đt.) → relation (dt.) → relationship (dt.) → related (tt.) → relative (dt./tt.)
relative [ˈɹɛl.ə.tʰɪv]
adjective, noun — B1
Meaning: Someone in the same family; someone connected by blood, marriage, or adoption.
Example:
- Why do my relatives always talk about sex?
- It’s a relative situation.
Collocations: very relative, quite relative, extremely relative
Word family: relate (đt.) → relation (dt.) → relationship (dt.) → related (tt.) → relative (dt./tt.)
servant /ˈsɜːvənt/
noun — B1
Meaning: One who is hired to perform regular household or other duties, and receives compensation. As opposed to a slave.
Example:
- There are three servants in the household, the butler and two maids.
- She talked about the servant.
Collocations: the servant, a servant of, servant is important
stranger /ˈstɹeɪndʒə/
noun — B1
Meaning: Not normal; odd, unusual, surprising, out of the ordinary.
Example:
- He thought it strange that his girlfriend wore shorts in the winter.
- That gentleman is a stranger to me. Children are taught not to talk to strangers.
Collocations: the stranger, a stranger of, stranger is important
supporter /səˈpɔː.tə/
noun — B1
Meaning: A person who gives support to someone or something.
Example:
- The supporter is very important.
- She talked about the supporter.
Collocations: the supporter, a supporter of, supporter is important
Word family: support (đt./dt.) → supporter (dt.) → supportive (tt.)
volunteer /vɒl.ənˈtɪə/
noun, verb — B1
Meaning: One who enters into, or offers for, any service of his/her own free will, especially when done without pay.
Example:
- The volunteer is very important.
- She talked about the volunteer.
Collocations: the volunteer, a volunteer of, volunteer is important
Word family: volunteer (dt./đt.) → voluntary (tt.)
youth /juθ/
noun — B1
Meaning: The quality or state of being young.
Example:
- Her youth and beauty attracted him to her.
- She talked about the youth.
Collocations: the youth, a youth of, youth is important
Quick Review
| Word | Type | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| engaged | adj. | (heading) To interact socially |
| friendship | n. | The condition of being friends |
| generation | n. | The fact of creating something, or bringing something into being; production, creation |
| host | n. | One which receives or entertains a guest, socially, commercially, or officially |
| identity | n. | Sameness, identicalness; the quality or fact of (several specified things) being the same |
| marriage | n. | The state of being married |
| native | adj./n. | An aboriginal inhabitant of a region colonized by English-speaking people; in particular: |
| neighbourhood | n. | The quality of being a neighbor, of living nearby, next to each-other; proximity |
| organized | adj. | To arrange in working order |
| organizer | n. | A person who arranges the details of a public event |
| relate | v. | To tell in a descriptive way |
| related | adj. | To tell in a descriptive way |
| relation | n. | The manner in which two things may be associated |
| relative | adj./n. | Someone in the same family; someone connected by blood, marriage, or adoption |
| servant | n. | One who is hired to perform regular household or other duties, and receives compensation |
| stranger | n. | Not normal; odd, unusual, surprising, out of the ordinary |
| supporter | n. | A person who gives support to someone or something |
| volunteer | n./v. | One who enters into, or offers for, any service of his/her own free will, especially when done without pay |
| youth | n. | The quality or state of being young |