relate

relate
[[t]rɪle͟ɪt[/t]]
♦♦♦
relates, relating, related
1) VERB If something relates to a particular subject, it concerns that subject.

[V to n] Other recommendations relate to the details of how such data is stored...

[V to n] It does not matter whether the problem you have relates to food, drink, smoking or just living...

[V to n] I had papers relating to the children which my wife and I had to sign.

2) V-RECIP-ERG The way that two things relate, or the way that one thing relates to another, is the sort of connection that exists between them.

[pl-n V] More studies will be required before we know what the functions of these genes are and whether they relate to each other...

[V to n] Cornell University offers a course that investigates how language relates to particular cultural codes...

[V n to n] Many Christians today feel the need to relate their experience to that of the Hindu, the Buddhist and the Muslim.

[V pl-n] ...a paper called `Language and freedom' in which Chomsky tries to relate his linguistic and political views.

3) V-RECIP If you can relate to someone, you can understand how they feel or behave so that you are able to communicate with them or deal with them easily.

[V to n] He is unable to relate to other people...

[V to n] I think it is important for children to have brothers and sisters they can relate to...

[pl-n V] When people are cut off from contact with others for any length of time, they lose all ability to relate.

4) VERB If you relate a story, you tell it. [FORMAL]

[V n to n] In Kathmandu there were Tibetan-speaking officials to whom he could relate the whole story...

[V n] The poet sought support for a point he was making by relating the tale of an Irish peasant.

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  • relate — re‧late [rɪˈleɪt] verb relate to something phrasal verb [transitive] to be directly connected with something or affected by it: • expenses relating to the company s trading activities * * * relate UK US /rɪˈleɪt/ verb ► [T] to find or show the… …   Financial and business terms

  • Relate — Re*late (r? l?t ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Related}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Relating}.] [F. relater to recount, LL. relatare, fr. L. relatus, used as p. p. of referre. See {Elate}, and cf. {Refer}.] 1. To bring back; to restore. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • relate to — concern. → relate relate to feel sympathy for or identify with. → relate …   English new terms dictionary

  • relate — I (establish a connection) verb affect, affiliate, ally, appertain to, apply, associate, bear upon, bracket, concern, connect, consociate, correlate, draw a parallel, filiate, group, have a bearing on, identify, integrate, interconnect,… …   Law dictionary

  • relate — vb 1 Relate, rehearse, recite, recount, narrate, describe, state, report are comparable when they mean to tell orally or in writing the details or circumstances necessary to others understanding or knowledge of a real or imagined situation or… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • relate — The verb has a long history, being first recorded in Caxton. In the 20c it acquired a jargon based meaning ‘to have an attitude of personal sympathy towards’: • Group formation such as takes place in the classroom tends to be adult centred and… …   Modern English usage

  • relate — ► VERB 1) give an account of. 2) (be related) be connected by blood or marriage. 3) establish a causal connection between: many drowning accidents are related to alcohol use. 4) (relate to) have reference to; concern. 5) (relate to …   English terms dictionary

  • relate — [ri lāt′] vt. related, relating [< L relatus, pp. of referre, to bring back: see REFER] 1. to tell the story of or give an account of; narrate; recount 2. to connect or associate, as in thought or meaning; show as having to do with; show a… …   English World dictionary

  • Relate — Re*late , v. i. 1. To stand in some relation; to have bearing or concern; to pertain; to refer; with to. [1913 Webster] All negative or privative words relate positive ideas. Locke. [1913 Webster] 2. To make reference; to take account. [R. &… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • relaté — relaté, ée (re la té, tée) part. passé de relater. 1°   Raconté. Les faits relatés dans le procès verbal. 2°   Mentionné. L acte relaté dans cette transaction. La pièce relatée ci dessus. On dirait de même : l acte susrelaté, la pièce susrelatée …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • relate to — (someone) to understand and feel sympathy for someone. The kids need a teacher who can relate to them …   New idioms dictionary

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