relate
verb (used with object)
to tell; give an account of (an event, circumstance, etc.).
were 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 greater the changes in the brain, the more likely women were to say they were relating to, and bonding well, with their babies - the team of scientists found.
From BBC ● Mar. 4, 2026
She tells the story of colonization as if she were relating a messy night out over a bucket of beers.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 3, 2022
ATA also said it was taking legal advice on what its options were relating to the contract termination by Dyson.
From Reuters ● Nov. 29, 2021
“They had survived this horrible disaster and were relating to characters they had nothing in common with,” Ward recalled.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 12, 2018
His countenance was as fixed and steady, and his whole manner of reciting as matter-of-fact and collected, as if he were relating some of the every-day affairs of his boat-building.
From The Pearl of Orr's Island A Story of the Coast of Maine by Stowe, Harriet Beecher
