relate
verb (used with object)
to tell; give an account of (an event, circumstance, etc.).
relates
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present tense formof relate (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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The Fitbit data allowed them to compare participants' movement habits with their sleep patterns over time, offering a more detailed picture of how everyday activity relates to sleep quality and next-day mood.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 12, 2026
The narrator relates his implausible wanderings around an inverted empire in which there is no center of power or culture, a world that seems to be all peripheries.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
“The Department has not had any conversations about TPS or how it relates to construction projects around the city,” the spokesperson wrote in a statement.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026
The case - heard by a Premier League commission - relates to the 2021-22 season, when Everton were found to have broken PSR regulations over a three-year period.
From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026
I’m not sure how the name “Dr. Ben” relates to something in nature, but I’m sure it does.
From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy
