relate
verb (used with object)
to tell; give an account of (an event, circumstance, etc.).
was relating
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past progressiveof relate.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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The charging sheet notes only that the information was "relating to national defence".
From BBC ● Feb. 21, 2024
“And so I think the themes of this woman sort of realizing she’s in a life that she didn’t quite recognize or maybe even entirely want — I was relating to those themes. ‘
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 6, 2023
Everyone was relating similar symptoms that went past what she considers generic gastrointestinal distress.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 27, 2022
Another student said they felt “humiliated” after Ross asked “a White student to ‘translate’ a technical concept I was relating to her.”
From Washington Post ● May 5, 2022
He was relating the entire history of his life to an audience who knew it already.
From "1984" by George Orwell
