relate
to tell; give an account of (an event, circumstance, etc.).
to bring into or establish association, connection, or relation: to relate events to probable causes.
to have reference (often followed by to).
to have some relation (often followed by to).
to establish a social or sympathetic relationship with a person or thing: two sisters unable to relate to each other.
Origin of relate
1synonym study For relate
Other words for relate
Opposites for relate
Other words from relate
- re·lat·a·ble, adjective
- re·lat·er, noun
- mis·re·late, verb, mis·re·lat·ed, mis·re·lat·ing.
- pre·re·late, verb (used with object), pre·re·lat·ed, pre·re·lat·ing.
- un·re·lat·ing, adjective
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How to use relate in a sentence
More than 100 disasters — many of which were climate- and weather-related — have affected more than 50 million people around the world since March, when the World Health Organization declared the coronavirus outbreak a pandemic.
Natural disasters are increasing. The world’s poorest are left to fend for themselves. | Jariel Arvin | November 20, 2020 | VoxHe said delays in surgeries are related to symptoms of depression and anxiety.
Global study finds pandemic exacerbates inequities for trans people | Kaela Roeder | November 20, 2020 | Washington BladeUnfortunately, this is difficult, for several reasons related to limited data-keeping.
Schools are not spreading covid-19. This new data explains why. | Emily Oster | November 20, 2020 | Washington PostJoseph Reid, a manager in the Rail Operations Control Center who died in August, was Metro’s first virus-related fatality.
Metro board approves budget cuts, buyouts as pandemic dents agency’s budget | Justin George | November 19, 2020 | Washington PostThe Smithsonian’s second pandemic-related closure will begin Monday and will last at least through January, officials said.
Smithsonian, National Gallery to close as coronavirus cases spike | Peggy McGlone, Sebastian Smee | November 19, 2020 | Washington Post
Relating to your kids in the age of social media can be hard.
The ruling also cleared Mubarak along with his sons, Alaa and Gamal, of corruption charges relating to the sale of gas to Israel.
Mubarak’s Acquittal Signals Complete Triumph of Military Over Arab Spring | Jamie Dettmer | November 29, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTPepsico has filed for patents relating to the deep chip technology, which may soon be applied to other lines of snacks.
Not all emails relating to the Valerie Plame investigation were properly preserved.
The Woman at the Center of the IRS ‘Scandal’ Must Be Clairvoyant | Michael Tomasky | June 23, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAs with all critical questions relating to life and death, there is medical literature to help guide us.
He was a member of the illuminati, and implicated in some of the disputes relating to that order.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology | Joel MunsellMr. Wainwright acted as secretary and I kept the minute book and papers relating to the business of the committee.
Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland | Joseph TatlowThere are two rules relating to the payment of checks worth mentioning.
Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman | Albert Sidney BollesCan you furnish me with a copy of your report to Mr. Spring Rice, or something relating thereto?
Life of Richard Trevithick, Volume II (of 2) | Francis TrevithickIn geology there are half a dozen divisions relating to particular branches of that subject.
Outlines of the Earth's History | Nathaniel Southgate Shaler
British Dictionary definitions for relate
/ (rɪˈleɪt) /
(tr) to tell or narrate (a story, information, etc)
(often foll by to) to establish association (between two or more things) or (of something) to have relation or reference (to something else)
(intr often foll by to) to form a sympathetic or significant relationship (with other people, things, etc)
Origin of relate
1Derived forms of relate
- relatable, adjective
- relater, noun
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