relate to sb
— phrasal verb with relate /rɪˈleɪt/ verb [T]Definition
C1 to understand someone and be able to have a friendly relationship with them: Many parents find it hard to relate to their children when they are teenagers.Empathy and sensitivitySympathy and compassionSympathy and compassion
(Definition of relate to sb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
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- a shoulder to cry on idiom
- bad/hard/tough luck! idiom
- better luck next time idiom
- bleeding heart noun
- fellow feeling noun
- go out to sb phrasal verb
- hard luck! idiom
- hard/tough cheese! idiom
- heartrending adjective
- pitiful adjective
- pity noun
- pity verb
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- sad adjective (UNPLEASANT)
- sympathetic adjective (UNDERSTANDING)
- sympathize verb (UNDERSTAND)
- sympathy noun (UNDERSTANDING)
- your heart aches idiom
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