relate

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See also: relaté

English

Etymology

From Latin relātus, perfect passive participle of referō (“carry back; report”).

Pronunciation

Verb

relate (third-person singular simple present relates, present participle relating, simple past and past participle related)

  1. (transitive) To tell in a descriptive way.
    The captain related an old yarn.
    Please relate the circumstances of your journey here today.
  2. (transitive) To bring into a relation, association, or connection (between one thing and another).
    • 2002, Paul Light, Karen Littleton, Learning with Computers: Analysing Productive Interactions, page 92:
      The use of video made it possible to relate the talk to the answers given to particular problems in the test. With this research design it was possible to relate changes in test score measures to changes in linguistic features […]
  3. (intransitive) To have a connection.
    The patterns on the screen relate to the pitch and volume of the music being played.
  4. (intransitive) To interact.
  5. (intransitive) To respond through reaction.
  6. (intransitive, with to) To identify with; to understand.
    I find it difficult to relate to others because I'm extremely introverted.
  7. (obsolete) To bring back; to restore.

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Translations

to narrate — see narrate
to interact — see interact
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French

Pronunciation

Verb

relate

  1. inflection of relater:
    1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
    2. second-person singular imperative

Anagrams

Latin

Pronunciation

Participle

relāte

  1. vocative masculine singular of relātus

Portuguese

Verb

relate

  1. inflection of relatar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /reˈlate/
  • Rhymes: -ate
  • Syllabification: re‧la‧te

Verb

relate

  1. inflection of relatar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative
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