transitive verb
1
: to give an account of : tell
2
: to show or establish logical or causal connection between
seeks to relate crime to poverty
intransitive verb
1
: to apply or take effect retroactively
—usually used with back
the law relates back to the initial date of decision
2
: to have relationship or connection
the readings relate to his lectures
3
: to have or establish a relationship : interact
the way a child relates to a teacher
4
a
: to respond especially favorably
can’t relate to that kind of music
b
: to understand and like or have sympathy for someone or something
Those who have experienced the same hardship can relate.
characters the reader can easily relate to
Synonyms
Choose the Right Synonym for relate
joined forces in an effort to win
combine implies some merging or mingling with corresponding loss of identity of each unit.
combined jazz and rock to create a new music
unite implies somewhat greater loss of separate identity.
the colonies united to form a republic
connect suggests a loose or external attachment with little or no loss of identity.
a mutual defense treaty connected the two nations
link may imply strong connection or inseparability of elements still retaining identity.
a name forever linked with liberty
associate stresses the mere fact of frequent occurrence or existence together in space or in logical relation.
opera is popularly associated with high society
relate suggests the existence of a real or presumed logical connection.
related what he observed to what he already knew
Example Sentences
You must be feeling awful. I went through something similar myself last year, so I can relate.
We listened eagerly as she related the whole exciting story.
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As a result, customers were reducing their waste, reducing their costs related to the scaling of their products, and quite often reducing the amount of man hours to actually inspect.
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Love Dalén Perhaps most intriguing are the genes related to hair.
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Another similarity to fascism related to this preference for loyalty over training is the targeted sidelining of experts and outright rejection of contradictory viewpoints.
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Word History
Etymology
Latin relatus (past participle of referre to carry back), from re- + latus, past participle of ferre to carry — more at tolerate, bear
First Known Use
15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1
Time Traveler
The first known use of relate was
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verb (used with object), re·lat·ed, re·lat·ing.
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.
verb (used without object), re·lat·ed, re·lat·ing.
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.
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Origin of relate
First recorded in 1480–90; from Latin relātus, past participle of referre “to carry back” (see refer)
synonym study for relate
1. Relate, recite, recount, rehearse mean to tell, report, or describe in some detail an occurrence or circumstance. To relate is to give an account of happenings, events, circumstances, etc.: to relate one’s adventures. To recite may mean to give details consecutively, but more often applies to the repetition from memory of something learned with verbal exactness: to recite a poem. To recount is usually to set forth consecutively the details of an occurrence, argument, experience, etc., to give an account in detail: to recount an unpleasant experience. Rehearse implies some formality and exactness in telling, sometimes with repeated performance as for practice before final delivery: to rehearse one’s side of a story.
OTHER WORDS FROM relate
re·lat·a·ble, adjectivere·lat·er, nounmis·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
Words nearby relate
relapse, relapsing fever, relata, relatability, relatable, relate, related, relation, relational, relational database, relations
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Words related to relate
describe, detail, disclose, present, reveal, affect, apply, ascribe, assign, associate, compare, concern, connect, link, pertain, refer, chronicle, depict, divulge, express
How to use relate in a sentence
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This word can be used to describe something related to chemicals or chemistry.
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They are going to try to find out who did it, they wrote, but they pulled down all the parts of the story related to Gloria.
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Google, Facebook, and Twitter will be under increased pressure to control election-related misinformation, which the three have historically struggled to police.
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In a sense help with understanding if the fact check is related to the main topic of stories.
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Users typically have more than one question, and those questions are usually related to whatever stage they’re currently at in their buyer’s journey.
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Unsurprisingly many of the prized lots relate to the Second World War.
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I am not remotely embarrassed to relate he weighed just 9lb.
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That the song has become so indelible is likely owed to the fact that we can all sort of relate.
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The most important signals in the new cabinet thus far relate to the Kurds.
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We were drawn to music from the outside, so we are able to relate to the outside world.
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In this depraved state of mind he arrived at Perpignan, where that befell him which I am about to relate.
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I have dared to relate this to your Majesty because of my zeal as a loyal vassal, and as one who looks at things dispassionately.
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The tall policeman was an artist at the work; but it nearly brought him to a tragic end, as I will relate.
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So that (wonderful to relate) they had no sickness, although there was sufficient cause for it in the privations they suffered.
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This did not relate to the boilers; Trevithick unfortunately did not take out a patent for that improvement.
British Dictionary definitions for relate
verb
(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)
Derived forms of relate
relatable, adjectiverelater, noun
Word Origin for relate
C16: from Latin relātus brought back, from referre to carry back, from re- + ferre to bear; see refer
Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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Other forms: related; relating; relates
The verb relate means «to make a connection.» If you can relate to someone’s story, something like that has happened to you.
Relate also means «to give an account of something verbally,» like relating details of your trip to Sweden. That meaning of relate comes from the Latin word relatus, meaning «to recount, tell.» If you talk about the federal budget crisis, people might not be interested until you relate it, meaning «explain the relationship between,» to the possible job cuts at your local schools and police departments.
Definitions of relate
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“The witness
related the events” -
verb
make a logical or causal connection
“I cannot
relate these events at all”-
synonyms:
associate, colligate, connect, link, link up, tie in
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Antonyms:
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decouple, dissociate
regard as unconnected
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remember
exercise, or have the power of, memory
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interrelate
place into a mutual relationship
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correlate
bring into a mutual, complementary, or reciprocal relation
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identify
conceive of as united or associated
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free-associate
associate freely
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have in mind, mean, think of
intend to refer to
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advert, bring up, cite, mention, name, refer
make reference to
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type of:
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cerebrate, cogitate, think
use or exercise the mind or one’s power of reason in order to make inferences, decisions, or arrive at a solution or judgments
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decouple, dissociate
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synonyms:
bear on, come to, concern, have-to doe with, pertain, refer, touch, touch on
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advert, allude, touch
make a more or less disguised reference to
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center, center on, concentrate on, focus on, revolve about, revolve around
center upon
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apply, go for, hold
be pertinent or relevant or applicable
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affect, involve, regard
connect closely and often incriminatingly
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interest, matter to
be of importance or consequence to
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implicate
bring into intimate and incriminating connection
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fascinate, intrigue
cause to be interested or curious
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advert, allude, touch
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verb
be in a relationship with
“How are these two observations
related?”-
synonyms:
interrelate
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interrelate
place into a mutual relationship
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predicate
make the (grammatical) predicate in a proposition
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tutor
act as a guardian to someone
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tie in
be in connection with something relevant
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type of:
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be
have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)
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interrelate
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verb
have or establish a relationship to
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harmonise, harmonize
bring (several things) into consonance or relate harmoniously
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bind, hold, obligate, oblige
bind by an obligation; cause to be indebted
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connect
establish a rapport or relationship
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disrespect
show a lack of respect for
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mesh
work together in harmony
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take back
resume a relationship with someone after an interruption, as in a wife taking back her husband
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get along, get along with, get on, get on with
have smooth relations
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attach, bind, bond, tie
create social or emotional ties
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accommodate, conciliate, reconcile
make (one thing) compatible with (another)
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proportion
give pleasant proportions to
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pledge
bind or secure by a pledge
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article
bind by a contract; especially for a training period
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indent, indenture
bind by or as if by indentures, as of an apprentice or servant
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tie down
restrain from independence by an obligation
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fixate
attach (oneself) to a person or thing in a neurotic way
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breach, break, go against, infract, offend, transgress, violate
act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises
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befriend
become friends with
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type of:
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interact
act together or towards others or with others
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re·late
(rĭ-lāt′)
v. re·lat·ed, re·lat·ing, re·lates
v.tr.
1. To give an account of (an occurrence, for example); narrate. See Synonyms at describe.
2. To establish or demonstrate a connection between: I related his grumpiness to a lack of sleep.
v.intr.
1. To have connection, relation, or reference: how education relates to income; a question relating to foreign policy.
2. To have or establish a social relationship; interact: She relates well to her peers.
3. To understand or react favorably to someone or something: I just can’t relate to these new fashions.
Phrasal Verb:
relate back
Law To treat as accomplished on an earlier date although actually done on a later date.
[Obsolete French relater, from Old French, from Latin relātus, past participle of referre : re-, re- + lātus, brought; see telə- in Indo-European roots.]
re·lat′er n.
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
relate
(rɪˈleɪt)
vb
1. (tr) to tell or narrate (a story, information, etc)
2. (often foll by to) to establish association (between two or more things) or (of something) to have relation or reference (to something else)
3. (often foll by: to) to form a sympathetic or significant relationship (with other people, things, etc)
[C16: from Latin relātus brought back, from referre to carry back, from re- + ferre to bear; see refer]
reˈlatable adj
reˈlater n
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
re•late
(rɪˈleɪt)
v. -lat•ed, -lat•ing. v.t.
1. to give an account of; tell; narrate.
2. to bring into or establish association or connection: to relate events to probable causes.
v.i.
3. to have reference or relation (often fol. by to).
4. to have or establish a sympathetic relationship or understanding: two sisters unable to relate to each other.
[1480–90; < Latin relātus, past participle of referre to carry back (see refer)]
re•lat′a•ble, adj.
re•lat`a•bil′i•ty, n.
re•lat′er, re•la′tor, n.
syn: relate, recite, recount mean to tell, report, or describe in some detail an occurrence or circumstance. To relate is to give an account of happenings, events, circumstances, etc.: to relate one’s adventures. To recite may mean to give details consecutively, but more often applies to the repetition from memory of something learned with verbal exactness: to recite a poem. To recount is usu. to set forth consecutively the details of an occurrence, argument, experience, etc., to give an account in detail: to recount an unpleasant experience.
Random House Kernerman Webster’s College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
relate
Past participle: related
Gerund: relating
| Imperative |
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| relate |
| relate |
| Present |
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| I relate |
| you relate |
| he/she/it relates |
| we relate |
| you relate |
| they relate |
| Preterite |
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| I related |
| you related |
| he/she/it related |
| we related |
| you related |
| they related |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am relating |
| you are relating |
| he/she/it is relating |
| we are relating |
| you are relating |
| they are relating |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have related |
| you have related |
| he/she/it has related |
| we have related |
| you have related |
| they have related |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was relating |
| you were relating |
| he/she/it was relating |
| we were relating |
| you were relating |
| they were relating |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had related |
| you had related |
| he/she/it had related |
| we had related |
| you had related |
| they had related |
| Future |
|---|
| I will relate |
| you will relate |
| he/she/it will relate |
| we will relate |
| you will relate |
| they will relate |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have related |
| you will have related |
| he/she/it will have related |
| we will have related |
| you will have related |
| they will have related |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be relating |
| you will be relating |
| he/she/it will be relating |
| we will be relating |
| you will be relating |
| they will be relating |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been relating |
| you have been relating |
| he/she/it has been relating |
| we have been relating |
| you have been relating |
| they have been relating |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been relating |
| you will have been relating |
| he/she/it will have been relating |
| we will have been relating |
| you will have been relating |
| they will have been relating |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been relating |
| you had been relating |
| he/she/it had been relating |
| we had been relating |
| you had been relating |
| they had been relating |
| Conditional |
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| I would relate |
| you would relate |
| he/she/it would relate |
| we would relate |
| you would relate |
| they would relate |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have related |
| you would have related |
| he/she/it would have related |
| we would have related |
| you would have related |
| they would have related |
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
| Verb | 1. | relate — make a logical or causal connection; «I cannot connect these two pieces of evidence in my mind»; «colligate these facts»; «I cannot relate these events at all»
associate, colligate, link, connect, tie in, link up remember — exercise, or have the power of, memory; «After the shelling, many people lost the ability to remember»; «some remember better than others» cerebrate, cogitate, think — use or exercise the mind or one’s power of reason in order to make inferences, decisions, or arrive at a solution or judgments; «I’ve been thinking all day and getting nowhere» interrelate — place into a mutual relationship; «I cannot interrelate these two events» correlate — bring into a mutual, complementary, or reciprocal relation; «I cannot correlate these two pieces of information» identify — conceive of as united or associated; «Sex activity is closely identified with the hypothalamus» free-associate — associate freely; «Let’s associate freely to bring up old memories» have in mind, think of, mean — intend to refer to; «I’m thinking of good food when I talk about France»; «Yes, I meant you when I complained about people who gossip!» |
| 2. | relate — be relevant to; «There were lots of questions referring to her talk»; «My remark pertained to your earlier comments»
concern, have to do with, pertain, bear on, come to, touch on, refer, touch allude, advert, touch — make a more or less disguised reference to; «He alluded to the problem but did not mention it» center, center on, concentrate on, focus on, revolve about, revolve around — center upon; «Her entire attention centered on her children»; «Our day revolved around our work» go for, apply, hold — be pertinent or relevant or applicable; «The same laws apply to you!»; «This theory holds for all irrational numbers»; «The same rules go for everyone» involve, regard, affect — connect closely and often incriminatingly; «This new ruling affects your business» matter to, interest — be of importance or consequence; «This matters to me!» |
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| 3. | relate — give an account of; «The witness related the events»
recount, narrate, tell, recite — narrate or give a detailed account of; «Tell what happened»; «The father told a story to his child» |
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| 4. | relate — be in a relationship with; «How are these two observations related?»
interrelate interrelate — place into a mutual relationship; «I cannot interrelate these two events» predicate — make the (grammatical) predicate in a proposition; «The predicate `dog’ is predicated of the subject `Fido’ in the sentence `Fido is a dog'» tutor — act as a guardian to someone be — have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); «John is rich»; «This is not a good answer» tie in — be in connection with something relevant; «This ties in closely with his earlier remarks» |
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| 5. | relate — have or establish a relationship to; «She relates well to her peers»
harmonise, harmonize — bring (several things) into consonance or relate harmoniously; «harmonize the different interests» oblige, obligate, bind, hold — bind by an obligation; cause to be indebted; «He’s held by a contract»; «I’ll hold you by your promise» interact — act together or towards others or with others; «He should interact more with his colleagues» connect — establish a rapport or relationship; «The President of this university really connects with the faculty» disrespect — show a lack of respect for mesh — work together in harmony take back — resume a relationship with someone after an interruption, as in a wife taking back her husband get along with, get on, get on with, get along — have smooth relations; «My boss and I get along very well» bind, bond, attach, tie — create social or emotional ties; «The grandparents want to bond with the child» |
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relate
verb
1. tell, recount, report, present, detail, describe, chronicle, rehearse, recite, impart, narrate, set forth, give an account of He was relating a story he had once heard.
relate to something or someone
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
relate
verb
1. To give a verbal account of:
3. To unite or be united in a relationship:
4. To associate or affiliate oneself closely with a person or group:
5. To interact with another or others in a meaningful fashion:
The American Heritage® Roget’s Thesaurus. Copyright © 2013, 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
Translations
يَتَصَرَّفيَتَعَلَّق فييَرْوي قِصَّه
navázat vztahtýkat sevyprávět
fortællemed hensyn til
összefüggviszonyul
aî lynda/eiga samskipti viîsegja frátengja
bendrauti subūti skirtam kambūti susijusiam su kuogiminystės ryšyspritapti prie
atstāstītattiekties uzbūt saistītam arsaprasties, satiktstāstīt
nadviazať vzťah
biti povezanpovezati
Collins Spanish Dictionary — Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
relate
[rɪˈleɪt]
vt
(= tell) [+ tale, story] → relater
to relate how … → relater comment …
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
Relate
relate
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
relate
[rɪˈleɪt]
1. vt
b. (establish relation between) → collegare
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
relate
(rəˈleit) verb
1. to tell (a story etc). He related all that had happened to him.
2. (with to) to be about, concerned or connected with. Have you any information relating to the effect of penicillin on mice?
3. (with to) to behave towards. He finds it difficult to relate normally to his mother.
reˈlated adjective
1. belonging to the same family (as). I’m related to the Prime Minister; The Prime Minister and I are related.
2. connected. other related topics.
reˈlation noun
1. a person who belongs to the same family as oneself either by birth or because of marriage. uncles, aunts, cousins and other relations.
2. a relationship (between facts, events etc).
3. (in plural) contact and communications between people, countries etc. to establish friendly relations.
reˈlationship noun
1. the friendship, contact, communications etc which exist between people. He finds it very difficult to form lasting relationships.
2. the fact that, or the way in which, facts, events etc are connected. Is there any relationship between crime and poverty?
3. the state of being related by birth or because of marriage.
relative (ˈrelətiv) noun
a member of one’s family; a relation. All his relatives attended the funeral.
adjective
1. compared with something else, or with each other, or with a situation in the past etc. the relative speeds of a car and a train; She used to be rich but now lives in relative poverty.
2. (of a pronoun, adjective or clause) referring back to something previously mentioned. the girl who sang the song; the girl who sang the song.
relatively (ˈrelətivli) adverb
when compared to someone or something else. He seems relatively happy now; This is a fairly unimportant problem, relatively speaking.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
relate
v. relacionar; establecer una relación; relacionarse.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
relate
vi to — to (fam) entenderse bien con
English-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.
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Defenition of the word relate
- To be relevant or of importance to.
- To tell in a descriptive way.
- To give an association.
- make a logical or causal connection; «I cannot connect these two pieces of evidence in my mind»
- be about; have to do with; be relevant to; refer, pertain, or relate to; «What’s this novel all about?»; «There were lots of questions referring to her talk»
- give an account of; «The witness related the events»
- have a relationship to
- bring into relation with
- be in a relationship with: «How are these two observations related?»
- make a logical or causal connection; «I cannot connect these two pieces of evidence in my mind»; «colligate these facts»; «I cannot relate these events at all»
- have or establish a relationship to; «She relates well to her peers»
- have to do with or be relevant to; «There were lots of questions referring to her talk»; «My remark pertained to your earlier comments»
- be in a relationship with; «How are these two observations related?»
- make a logical or causal connection
- give an account of
- have or establish a relationship to
- be relevant to
- be in a relationship with
Synonyms for the word relate
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- associate
- attach
- bear on
- come to
- communicate
- concern
- connect
- convey
- cooperate
- correlate
- form a relationship
- get on
- hit it off
- interact
- interrelate
- join
- link
- link up
- narrate
- pertain
- recount
- refer
- relay
- report
- share
- speak about
- tell
- tie in
- touch
- touch on
- transmit
Similar words in the relate
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- relate
- related
- relates
Hyponyms for the word relate
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- affect
- apply
- attach
- bind
- bond
- center
- center on
- concentrate on
- connect
- correlate
- disrespect
- focus on
- free-associate
- get along
- get along with
- get on
- get on with
- go for
- harmonise
- harmonize
- have in mind
- hold
- identify
- interest
- interrelate
- involve
- matter to
- mean
- mesh
- obligate
- oblige
- predicate
- regard
- remember
- revolve about
- revolve around
- take back
- think of
- tie
- tie in
- tutor
Hypernyms for the word relate
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- associate
- be
- cerebrate
- cogitate
- connect
- interact
- link
- narrate
- recite
- recount
- relate
- spin
- tell
- think
- tie in
Antonyms for the word relate
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- decouple
- dissociate
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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD RELATE
From Latin relātus brought back, from referre to carry back, from re- + ferre to bear.
Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
PRONUNCIATION OF RELATE
GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF RELATE
Relate is a verb.
WHAT DOES RELATE MEAN IN ENGLISH?
Relate
Relate is a charity providing relationship support throughout the United Kingdom. Services include counselling for couples, families, young people and individuals, sex therapy, mediation and training courses. It was founded in 1938 as the National Marriage Guidance Council, after a clergyman, Herbert Gray, noted that the divorce rate was increasing. A co-founder was eugenicist Dr Edward Fyfe Griffith. Relate adopted its current name on Valentine’s Day 1988. In the 1990s, Relate’s public profile increased after Princess Diana became its patron in 1989. Today, Relate sees over 150,000 clients a year, at more than 600 locations across the UK. In 2006, Relate opened the Relate Institute, the UK’s first Centre of Excellence for the study of relationships, in partnership with Doncaster College and the University of Hull.
Definition of relate in the English dictionary
The first definition of relate in the dictionary is to tell or narrate. Other definition of relate is to establish association or to have relation or reference. Relate is also often foll by to to form a sympathetic or significant relationship.
CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO RELATE
PRESENT
Present
I relate
you relate
he/she/it relates
we relate
you relate
they relate
Present continuous
I am relating
you are relating
he/she/it is relating
we are relating
you are relating
they are relating
Present perfect
I have related
you have related
he/she/it has related
we have related
you have related
they have related
Present perfect continuous
I have been relating
you have been relating
he/she/it has been relating
we have been relating
you have been relating
they have been relating
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.
PAST
Past
I related
you related
he/she/it related
we related
you related
they related
Past continuous
I was relating
you were relating
he/she/it was relating
we were relating
you were relating
they were relating
Past perfect
I had related
you had related
he/she/it had related
we had related
you had related
they had related
Past perfect continuous
I had been relating
you had been relating
he/she/it had been relating
we had been relating
you had been relating
they had been relating
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will relate
you will relate
he/she/it will relate
we will relate
you will relate
they will relate
Future continuous
I will be relating
you will be relating
he/she/it will be relating
we will be relating
you will be relating
they will be relating
Future perfect
I will have related
you will have related
he/she/it will have related
we will have related
you will have related
they will have related
Future perfect continuous
I will have been relating
you will have been relating
he/she/it will have been relating
we will have been relating
you will have been relating
they will have been relating
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would relate
you would relate
he/she/it would relate
we would relate
you would relate
they would relate
Conditional continuous
I would be relating
you would be relating
he/she/it would be relating
we would be relating
you would be relating
they would be relating
Conditional perfect
I would have relate
you would have relate
he/she/it would have relate
we would have relate
you would have relate
they would have relate
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been relating
you would have been relating
he/she/it would have been relating
we would have been relating
you would have been relating
they would have been relating
Conditional or «future-in-the-past» tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you relate
we let´s relate
you relate
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Present Participle
relating
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.
WORDS THAT RHYME WITH RELATE
Synonyms and antonyms of relate in the English dictionary of synonyms
SYNONYMS OF «RELATE»
The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «relate» and belong to the same grammatical category.
Translation of «relate» into 25 languages
TRANSLATION OF RELATE
Find out the translation of relate to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of relate from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «relate» in English.
Translator English — Chinese
与…有关
1,325 millions of speakers
Translator English — Spanish
relacionarse
570 millions of speakers
English
relate
510 millions of speakers
Translator English — Hindi
संबंधित
380 millions of speakers
Translator English — Arabic
تتصل
280 millions of speakers
Translator English — Russian
относятся
278 millions of speakers
Translator English — Portuguese
relacionar-se
270 millions of speakers
Translator English — Bengali
কহা
260 millions of speakers
Translator English — French
se rapporter
220 millions of speakers
Translator English — Malay
Berkaitan
190 millions of speakers
Translator English — German
sich beziehen auf
180 millions of speakers
Translator English — Japanese
関係する
130 millions of speakers
Translator English — Korean
∼와 관련이 있다
85 millions of speakers
Translator English — Javanese
Nyaritakake
85 millions of speakers
Translator English — Vietnamese
liên quan
80 millions of speakers
Translator English — Tamil
தொடர்புபடுத்த
75 millions of speakers
Translator English — Marathi
संबंधित
75 millions of speakers
Translator English — Turkish
ilgili
70 millions of speakers
Translator English — Italian
riferirsi
65 millions of speakers
Translator English — Polish
odnoszą
50 millions of speakers
Translator English — Ukrainian
відносяться
40 millions of speakers
Translator English — Romanian
se referă
30 millions of speakers
Translator English — Greek
αφορούν
15 millions of speakers
Translator English — Afrikaans
verband
14 millions of speakers
Translator English — Swedish
relatera
10 millions of speakers
Translator English — Norwegian
relatere
5 millions of speakers
Trends of use of relate
TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «RELATE»
The term «relate» is very widely used and occupies the 9.414 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
FREQUENCY
Very widely used
The map shown above gives the frequency of use of the term «relate» in the different countries.
Principal search tendencies and common uses of relate
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «relate».
FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «RELATE» OVER TIME
The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «relate» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «relate» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.
Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about relate
10 QUOTES WITH «RELATE»
Famous quotes and sentences with the word relate.
I believe the most intricate plot won’t matter much to readers if they don’t care about the characters, especially in a series. So I try to focus hard on making each character, whether villain or hero, have an interesting flaw that readers can relate to.
Nature is my springboard. From her I get my initial impetus. I have tried to relate the visible drama of mountains, trees, and bleached fields with the fantasy of wind blowing and changing colors and forms.
The impulse of the journalist is to be novel, yet to relate his curiosities to the urgencies of the moment; the philosopher seeks what he conceives to be true, regardless of the moment.
I know what it’s like to be left out… I certainly went through a period of time where I got made fun of and people were so mean to me, so I can really relate to that.
I think it’s all about how much you love, understand and can relate to the material you are given.
‘Farscape’ is a story about family. It’s a story about creating life in a harsh environment. That’s what a lot of people relate to in the story.
I can’t relate to lazy people. We don’t speak the same language. I don’t understand you. I don’t want to understand you.
A lot of people relate me to the blues but I don’t think it’s a hindrance at this point. I’ve been doing it long enough that I can do different things and be accepted.
You’ve got a song you’re singing from your gut, you want that audience to feel it in their gut. And you’ve got to make them think that you’re one of them sitting out there with them too. They’ve got to be able to relate to what you’re doing.
I’d love to star in dark drama that audiences could really relate to.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «RELATE»
Discover the use of relate in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to relate and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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How Humans Relate: A New Interpersonal Theory
In this book, John Birtchnell offers a new theory as the basis for a science of relating.
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The Ethics of Waste: How We Relate to Rubbish
Looks at contemporary society and its treatment of waste products, offering a meditation on what we throw out, how we do it, and the ethical significance of waste in everyday life.
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Experiential Marketing: How to Get Customers to Sense, Feel, …
This book will forever change your perception of customers, marketing, and brands — from Amtrak and Singapore Airlines to Herbal Essences products and Gwyneth Paltrow.
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How to Relate Science and Religion: A Multidimensional Model
Stenmark (philosophy of religion, Uppsala University, Sweden) replaces the paradigm of science and religion as opposing perspectives with a conciliatory model.
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Wonderful to Relate: Miracle Stories and Miracle Collecting …
She argues that the miracle collection became a defining genre of the high medieval period.
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Relate Guide To Staying Together: From Crisis to Deeper …
This book will help you to: -confront the fact that your relationship has hit a bad patch -understand why things have gone wrong -build an action plan to turn your relationship around -build on the love that drew you together in the first …
Susan Quilliam, Relate, 2008
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The Relate Guide to Finding Love
The Relate Guide to Finding Love will answer all these questions, and more. From the UK’s leading relationship counsellor, The Relate Guide to Finding Love offers common sense help and advice on all aspects of dating and relationships.
Barbara Bloomfield, Relate, 2010
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Moving on: Breaking Up Without Breaking Down
Sympathetic, sound and full of positive, practical advice, this is an invaluable guide for all those facing the breakdown of their relationship.
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With: Reimagining the Way You Relate to God
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Online RELATE Relationship Inventory with User’s Manual
This is a general interest title that can be useful to anyone interested in finding out more about their personal relationships. Also a good tool for family therapists and marriage counselors.
Dean M. Busby, Vicki L. Loyer-Carlson, Thomas Holman, 2001
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «RELATE»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term relate is used in the context of the following news items.
Trowbridge Relate Mid-Wiltshire’s 40th anniversary
TROWBRIDGE counselling service Relate Mid Wiltshire celebrated its 40th anniversary last week and took the time to a look back on its work with nearly 35,000 … «Wiltshire Times, Jul 15»
This is how to best relate with her
How you relate with your spouse is what will determine the direction your marriage is headed to. How will you react, for example, when someone makes remarks … «The Standard Digital News, Jul 15»
Schedulicity Launches RelatE — An Online Destination for Service …
The name «RelatE» is a play on the «Relational Economy,» the under-recognized yet vital component of local economies created by service providers and their … «PR Newswire, Jun 15»
Miley Cyrus: ‘I don’t relate to being boy or girl’
I don’t relate to being boy or girl, and I don’t have to have my partner relate to boy or girl.” Cyrus adds that she’s had past relationships with women, but that they … «The Guardian, Jun 15»
Jack Nicklaus Can’t Relate To Tiger Woods And Doesn’t Want To …
They were sitting on a stage with Nicklaus when he was asked if he ever could relate to what Woods was facing, and the college kids also were asked to weigh … «NESN.com, Jun 15»
Thinking about a second child? Relate’s five things to consider
Relate family counsellor Karen said: «It’s normal for couples to be raring to go one minute and then have cold feet the next. Often one partner feels desperate for … «Gloucestershire Echo, Apr 15»
Exclusive: Diggy Simmons Teams Up With Yo Gotti For ‘Can’t Relate‘
Proof: His new single, “Can’t Relate.” With a cameo from rapper Yo Gotti, Diggy flaunts his baller status, singing, “Baby, I can give you everything that you want … «Vibe, Apr 15»
Anyone with a sister will relate to this heart-warming note
Anyone with a younger sister will relate to this heart-warming note, which sums up the reality of fierce sibling rivalry. The note, which was written by Lisa Headd’s … «Metro, Apr 15»
Two thirds of distressed loans relate to commercial lending — Central …
Almost two thirds of distressed loans in Ireland relate to commercial property lending, Central Bank deputy governor Cyril Roux has said. «Irish Independent, Mar 15»
Relate charity’s Leamington open day to show why it’s good to talk …
Relate Coventry & Warwickshire, a branch of the larger charity, recently set up a new office in Park Street having been based in Warwick for several years. «Leamington Courier, Mar 15»
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относиться, связывать, рассказывать, член отношения
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- рассказывать
to relate a story — рассказать историю 
he related his adventures to us — он рассказал нам о своих приключениях
- (to, with) устанавливать связь или отношение
to relate theory and practice — связать теорию с практикой
it is difficult to relate these phenomena to /with/ each other — трудно установить связь между этими двумя явлениями
I find it hard to relate these events with his story — ≅ эти события плохо согласуются с тем, что он говорит
- (to) устанавливать личный контакт (с кем-л.)
she finds it difficult to relate to her fellow-students — она трудно сходится с сокурсниками
- реагировать, особ. положительно
I can’t relate to this kind of music — такая музыка мне ничего не говорит
- относиться, иметь отношение
he notices nothing but what relates to himself — он обращает внимание лишь на то, что касается непосредственно его
- pass быть связанным
the recent price increase is not related to alterations in the tax structure — недавнее повышение цен не связано с изменением структуры налогообложения
- состоять в родстве
Queen Victoria was related to many other monarchs — королева Виктория состояла в родстве со многими другими монархами
существительное
- лог. член отношения
Мои примеры
Словосочетания
people with foreign language fluency and an allied skill such as the ability to relate to people from different cultures… — люди, свободно владеющие иностранным языком и сопутствующим навыком вроде умения налаживать связь с людьми из других культур
to relate back to — иметь обратное действие с … , иметь обратную силу с …
relate to — иметь отношение
relate the facts as they actually happened — рассказывать все по порядку
relate the story to the police — рассказать о случившемся полиции
relate theory and practice — связать теорию с практикой
man-relate — пилотировать
relate a story — рассказать историю
relate back to — иметь обратное действие с; иметь обратную силу с
relate back — иметь обратное действие
relate terrain to the map — определять точки стояния на карте
Примеры с переводом
I cannot relate these events at all.
Я никак не могу связать эти события.
I don’t understand how the two ideas relate.
Я не понимаю, как связаны эти две идеи.
She relates well to her peers.
Она хорошо контактирует со своими ровесниками.
I can’t relate to loud modern music.
Я не признаю современную громкую музыку.
He notices nothing but what relates to himself.
Он замечает лишь то, что затрагивает его самого.
Laurie finds it difficult to relate to children.
Лори тяжело находить общий язык с детьми.
The children enjoyed relating their imaginary adventures to the visitors.
Дети с удовольствием рассказали гостям о своих вымышленных приключениях.
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Возможные однокоренные слова
related — связанный, родственный
relation — отношение, связь, соотношение, зависимость, родственник, родство, родственница
relative — относительный, сравнительный, взаимный, родственник, родственница
misrelate — неправильно относить или соотносить, неправильно относить
relator — рассказчик, информатор, заявитель, знак отношения
relatable — близкий, связанный
Формы слова
verb
I/you/we/they: relate
he/she/it: relates
ing ф. (present participle): relating
2-я ф. (past tense): related
3-я ф. (past participle): related
Princeton’s WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote
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associate, tie in, relate, link, colligate, link up, connectverb
make a logical or causal connection
«I cannot connect these two pieces of evidence in my mind»; «colligate these facts»; «I cannot relate these events at all»
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refer, pertain, relate, concern, come to, bear on, touch, touch on, have-to doe withverb
be relevant to
«There were lots of questions referring to her talk»; «My remark pertained to your earlier comments»
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relateverb
give an account of
«The witness related the events»
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relate, interrelateverb
be in a relationship with
«How are these two observations related?»
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relateverb
have or establish a relationship to
«She relates well to her peers»
WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes
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relateverb
To tell in a descriptive way.
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relateverb
To give an association.
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relateverb
To make a connection from sth to sth (e.g. to relate this to that).
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relateverb
To have a connection.
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relateverb
To interact.
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relateverb
To respond through reaction.
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relateverb
To identify with, understand.
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Etymology: From relatus, perfect passive participle of refero.
Samuel Johnson’s DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes
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To RELATEverb
Etymology: relatus, Lat.
1. To tell; to recite.
Your wife and babes
Savagely slaughter’d; to relate the manner,
Were to add the death of you.
William Shakespeare, Macbeth.Here I could frequent
With worship place by place, where he vouchsaf’d
Presence divine; and to my sons relate.
John Milton.The drama represents to view, what the poem only does relate.
Dryden.A man were better relate himself to a statue, than suffer his thoughts to pass in smother.
Francis Bacon.2. To ally by kindred.
Avails thee not,
To whom related, or by whom begot;
A heap of dust alone remains.
Alexander Pope.3. To bring back; to restore. A Latinism. Edmund Spenser
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To Relateverb
To have reference; to have respect.
All negative or privative words relate to positive ideas, and signify their absence.
John Locke.As other courts demanded the execution of persons dead in law, this gave the last orders relating to those dead in reason.
Tatler, № 110.
WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes
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Relate
Relate is a charity providing relationship support throughout the United Kingdom. Services include counselling for couples, families, young people and individuals, sex therapy, mediation and training courses. Relate also offers online services including webcam counselling and a therapeutic based LiveChat service.
It was founded in 1938 as the National Marriage Guidance Council, after a clergyman, Herbert Gray (1868-1956), noted that the divorce rate was increasing. A co-founder of the Council was the Methodist David Mace (1907-1990). Another co-founder was eugenicist Dr Edward Fyfe Griffith. The first funder of Relate was the British Eugenics Society. Relate expanded after the Second World War with government funding secured from the Home Office and later the Lord Chancellor’s Department in the late 1940s. Relate celebrated its 75th birthday in 2013. Relate holds an annual lecture with previous speakers including David Cameron, Deirdre Sanders, Nick Clegg, Alan Johnson, Charles Handy and Alain de Botton.
Relate adopted its current name on Valentine’s Day 1988. In the 1990s, Relate’s public profile increased after Princess Diana became its patron in 1989. The current President of Relate is Prof. Janet Walker OBE. Former Presidents of Relate include Professor Sir Cary Cooper and comedian and writer Ruby Wax. The current Patrons of Relate are Tanya Byron and Bel Mooney. Current Vice President is Anjula Mutanda (elected 2018) and Author of How to do Relationships.
Today, Relate sees over 150,000 clients a year, at more than 600 locations across the UK. Relate is a federated charity with Relate Centres operating across England, Wales and Northern Ireland with its sister charity Relationships Scotland operating in Scotland. In 2017, Relate merged a third of its Centres into the national charity in response to funding cuts.
In 2006, Relate opened the Relate Institute, the UK’s first Centre of Excellence for the study of relationships, in partnership with Doncaster College and the University of Hull. The Relate Institute closed in 2015. Baroness Tyler of Enfield was Chief Executive between 2007 and 2012 and was succeeded by Ruth Sutherland; Tyler is currently a Vice President of Relate. The current CEO is Aidan Jones.
Relate was a founding member of the Relationships Alliance which was launched in 2013 in partnership with OnePlusOne, Tavistock Relationships and Marriage Care.
Webster DictionaryRate this definition:3.5 / 2 votes
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Relateverb
to bring back; to restore
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Relateverb
to refer; to ascribe, as to a source
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Relateverb
to recount; to narrate; to tell over
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Relateverb
to ally by connection or kindred
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Relateverb
to stand in some relation; to have bearing or concern; to pertain; to refer; — with to
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Relateverb
to make reference; to take account
FreebaseRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes
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Relate
Relate is a charity providing relationship support throughout the United Kingdom. Services include counselling for couples, families, young people and individuals, sex therapy, mediation and training courses.
It was founded in 1938 as the National Marriage Guidance Council, after a clergyman, Herbert Gray, noted that the divorce rate was increasing.
A co-founder was eugenicist Dr Edward Fyfe Griffith.
Relate adopted its current name on Valentine’s Day 1988. In the 1990s, Relate’s public profile increased after Princess Diana became its patron in 1989.
Today, Relate sees over 150,000 clients a year, at more than 600 locations across the UK.
In 2006, Relate opened the Relate Institute, the UK’s first Centre of Excellence for the study of relationships, in partnership with Doncaster College and the University of Hull.
Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes
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Relate
rē-lāt′, v.t. to describe: to tell: to ally by connection or kindred.—v.i. to have reference: to refer.—adj. Relā′ted, allied or connected by kindred or blood.—ns. Relā′tedness; Relā′ter, -or, one who relates; Relā′tion, act of relating or telling: recital: that which is related: mutual connection between two things, analogy: resemblance, affinity: connection by birth or marriage: a person related by blood or marriage, a relative.—adj. Relā′tional, having relation: exhibiting some relation.—ns. Relātional′ity; Relā′tionism, the doctrine that relations have a real existence; Relā′tionist; Relā′tionship; Relā′tor (law), an informant on whose behalf certain writs are issued:—fem. Relā′trix. [O. Fr.,—L. referre, relatum—re-, back, ferre, to carry.]
Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes
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relate
To create a logical connection.
They could relate to each other and loved each other with all their heart’s and souls.
Submitted by MaryC on February 18, 2020
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relate
To understand.
They could easily relate to each other and were so loving and joyful, they know their relationship was for life.
Submitted by MaryC on February 19, 2020
British National Corpus
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Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word ‘relate’ in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3792
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Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word ‘relate’ in Written Corpus Frequency: #3120
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Verbs Frequency
Rank popularity for the word ‘relate’ in Verbs Frequency: #168
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Numerology
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of relate in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
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Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of relate in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
Examples of relate in a Sentence
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Brad McLeod:
My intention for [Sober Motivation], my hope for it, is that it can help people feel like they’re not alone and maybe there’s something in somebody’s story that they can relate to, to either keep going with their own sobriety or maybe people can use it as a place to get started.
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Joundi White:
I eat lunch alone, i don’t have people to relate to at work.
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Godwin Obaseki:
Whatever terms we can agree to have them back so that we can relate to our experience, relate to these works that are at the essence of who we are, we would be open to such conversations.
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George Frost Kennan:
The very concept of history implies the scholar and the reader. Without a generation of civilized people to study history, to preserve its records, to absorb its lessons and relate them to its own problems, history, too, would lose its meaning.
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Isaac Watts:
Do not hover always on the surface of things, nor take up suddenly, with mere appearances; but penetrate into the depth of matters, as far as your time and circumstances allow, especially in those things which relate to your profession.
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- relacionarSpanish
- مربوط بودنPersian
- ymmärtää, tuoda mieleen, yhdistyä, samastua, liittyä, reagoida, liittää, vastata, yhdistääFinnish
- הזדההHebrew
- संबंधितHindi
- 関連付ける, 結び付けるJapanese
- āmiku, āmikiMāori
- иметь отношениеRussian
- தொடர்புபடுத்தTamil
- సంబంధంTelugu
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- [ri-leyt]
- /rɪˈleɪt/
- /rɪˈleɪt/
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- [ri-leyt]
- /rɪˈleɪt/
Definitions of relate word
- verb with object relate to tell; give an account of (an event, circumstance, etc.). 1
- verb with object relate to bring into or establish association, connection, or relation: to relate events to probable causes. 1
- verb without object relate to have reference (often followed by to). 1
- verb without object relate to have some relation (often followed by to). 1
- verb without object relate to establish a social or sympathetic relationship with a person or thing: two sisters unable to relate to each other. 1
- intransitive verb relate understand, appreciate 1
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Origin of relate
First appearance:
before 1480
One of the 25% oldest English words
1480-90; < Latin relātus, suppletive past participle of referre to carry back (see refer)
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Parts of speech for Relate
relate popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
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Synonyms for relate
verb relate
- add up — If facts or events do not add up, they make you confused about a situation because they do not seem to be consistent. If something that someone has said or done adds up, it is reasonable and sensible.
- admit — If you admit that something bad, unpleasant, or embarrassing is true, you agree, often unwillingly, that it is true.
- affect — If something affects a person or thing, it influences them or causes them to change in some way.
- affiliate — An affiliate is an organization which is officially connected with another, larger organization or is a member of it.
- allegorize — to transform (a story, narrative, fable, etc) into or compose in the form of allegory
Antonyms for relate
verb relate
- befog — to surround with fog
- confound — If someone or something confounds you, they make you feel surprised or confused, often by showing you that your opinions or expectations of them were wrong.
- misidentify — to identify incorrectly.
- disjoin — to undo or prevent the junction or union of; disunite; separate.
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