verb
relate
rih-LAYT
verb
1
To tell or describe an event or story.
"He related the whole incident to the police in detail."
2
To be connected with or relevant to something.
"These figures relate to last year's sales, not this year's."
3
To understand or identify with someone else's feelings or experience.
"I really relate to what you're describing — I went through the same thing."
How to Use Relate
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishTo connect something to something else, tell a story, or personally identify with someone's experience.
Common pairings
relate to
relate a story
Word Forms
related past tense, relates singular
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Etymology
From Latin relatus, the past participle of referre, "to carry back or report." A doublet of "refer."