relate
verb (used with object)
to tell; give an account of (an event, circumstance, etc.).
is relating
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present progressiveof relate (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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It’s really compelling to think that she is relating to both sides of his personality.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 18, 2025
Wiltshire Police said: "This is relating to a Metropolitan Police case and, as such, it would not be appropriate for Chief Constable Catherine Roper to comment."
From BBC ● Apr. 2, 2025
For example, maybe you have seen a meme of an upset cat or of a friend turning around to look at something else while another friend is relating something important.
From Textbooks ● Dec. 21, 2021
If a voice is sufficiently compelling, the reader can forget the deranged circumstances that it is relating.
From The New Yorker ● Jul. 2, 2018
The agent of the filter company gave his evidence with that degree of shame-facedness proper to the man, turned state’s witness, who has been an accomplice in the dishonourable proceedings he is relating.
From Counsel for the Defense by Charles M. Chapman
