related

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English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɹɪˈleɪtɪd/
  • (UK) IPA(key): /ɹɪˈleɪtɪd/
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  • Hyphenation: re‧lated

Adjective

related (comparative more related, superlative most related)

  1. Standing in relation or connection.
    Electric and magnetic forces are closely related.
    on a related note
    • 2013 June 22, “T time”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8841, page 68:
      The ability to shift profits to low-tax countries by locating intellectual property in them, which is then licensed to related businesses in high-tax countries, is often assumed to be the preserve of high-tech companies.
  2. Being a relative of.
    Everyone is related to their parents.
  3. Narrated; told.
  4. (not comparable, music) Synonym of relative.
  5. (mathematics) Fulfilling a relation.
  6. (not comparable, in combination) Having a relationship with the thing named
    Gun-related crime.
    • 2019 February 3, “UN Study: China, US, Japan Lead World AI Development”, in Voice of America, archived from the original on 7 February 2019:
      WIPO reported that China had 17 of the top 20 academic organizations filing for AI-related patents.
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Verb

related

  1. simple past and past participle of relate

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