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- pronunciation:
- rih
leIt
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
relates, relating, related |
| definition 1: |
When you relate something to another thing, you see or find connections between them. In your mind, you see a link.
Our cats relate the time we wake up in the morning to the time they get fed. As soon as they hear us moving, they start to miaow.I always relate pumpkin pie with Thanksgiving time.This children's author writes stories that kids can easily relate their own experiences to.- synonyms:
- associate, link
- similar words:
- couple, join, marry, mate, unite
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| definition 2: |
When you relate what you did yesterday, you tell the story of what you did yesterday.
Marcia related to her classmates all the things she did on her trip to Greece.- synonyms:
- narrate, tell
- similar words:
- communicate, describe, repeat, report, say
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| definition 3: |
When you relate well to others, you understand or get along well with them.
Lana relates well to everyone in her class.- synonyms:
- interact
- similar words:
- associate, communicate, identify, respond, understand
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| definition 4: |
When a book relates to fishing, it means that the book is connected with fishing.
The teacher asked the students to write a short story that relates to the things in history that they were reading about in class.Dan didn't understand his brother's question because it didn't relate to anything the two of them were talking about.- synonyms:
- connect
- similar words:
- apply, associate, join, link, pertain, refer, unite
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| related words: |
compare, convey, detail, go, inform, say, spin, state, talk |
| derivations: |
relatable (adj.), relatability (n.) |
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