Definition of “relate” - English Dictionary

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“relate” in English

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relateverb [ T ]

uk ​ /rɪˈleɪt/ us ​ /rɪˈleɪt/

relate verb [ T ] (TELL)

C2 [ T ] formal to tell a story or describe a series of events:

She related the events of the previous week to the police.
She related that she had been approached by an employee asking for time off.
[ + question word ] He relates how at the age of 23 he was interned in a prison camp.

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Phrasal verb(s)

relate to sb/sth
relate to sb
relate to sth

(Definition of “relate” from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

“relate” in American English

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relateverb

us ​ /rɪˈleɪt/

relate verb (CONNECT)

› [ I/T ] to be connected with something, or to show that something is connected with something else:

[ I always + adv/prep ] The point I’m making now relates to what I said before.
[ T ] She relates rising unemployment rates directly to government policies.

relate verb (TELL)

› [ T ] to tell a story or describe a series of events:

She related the story over dinner.
[ + question word ] In this article, the author relates what it felt like to return to school at the age of 47.

Phrasal verb(s)

relate to someone/something

(Definition of “relate” from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

“relate” in Business English

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relateverb

uk ​ /rɪˈleɪt/ us ​

› [ T ] to find or show the connection between two or more things:

relate sth to sth The student should try to relate the business problem to the actual operations of the organization.

Phrasal verb(s)

relate to sth

(Definition of “relate” from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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