relate

re·late  (r-lt)

v. re·lat·ed, re·lat·ing, re·lates

v.tr.

1. To narrate or tell. See Synonyms at describe.

2. To bring into or link in logical or natural association. See Synonyms at join.

3. To establish or demonstrate a connection between.

v.intr.

1. To have connection, relation, or reference: The symbols relate to an earlier system.

2. To have or establish a reciprocal relationship; interact: She doesn't relate well to her peers.

3. To react in response, especially favorably: I just can't relate to these new fashions.

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[Obsolete French relater, from Old French, from Latin reltus, past participle of referre : re-, re- + ltus, brought; see tel- in Indo-European roots.]

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re·lata·ble adj.

re·later n.

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relate

Verb

[-lating, -lated]

1. to establish a relation between

2. to have reference or relation to

3. to have an understanding (of people or ideas): the inability to relate to others

4. to tell (a story) or describe (an event) [Latin relatus brought back]

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	relate - make a logical or causal connection; "I cannot connect these two pieces of evidence in my mind"; "colligate these facts"; "I cannot relate these events at all" associate, colligate, link, connect, tie in, link up remember - exercise, or have the power of, memory; "After the shelling, many people lost the ability to remember"; "some remember better than others" cerebrate, cogitate, think - use or exercise the mind or one's power of reason in order to make inferences, decisions, or arrive at a solution or judgments; "I've been thinking all day and getting nowhere" interrelate - place into a mutual relationship; "I cannot interrelate these two events" correlate - bring into a mutual, complementary, or reciprocal relation; "I cannot correlate these two pieces of information" identify - conceive of as united or associated; "Sex activity is closely identified with the hypothalamus" free-associate - associate freely; "Let's associate freely to bring up old memories" have in mind, think of, mean - intend to refer to; "I'm thinking of good food when I talk about France"; "Yes, I meant you when I complained about people who gossip!"
	2.	relate - be relevant to; "There were lots of questions referring to her talk"; "My remark pertained to your earlier comments" concern, have-to doe with, pertain, bear on, come to, touch on, refer, touch allude, advert, touch - make a more or less disguised reference to; "He alluded to the problem but did not mention it" center, center on, concentrate on, focus on, revolve about, revolve around - center upon; "Her entire attention centered on her children"; "Our day revolved around our work" go for, apply, hold - be pertinent or relevant or applicable; "The same laws apply to you!"; "This theory holds for all irrational numbers"; "The same rules go for everyone" involve, regard, affect - connect closely and often incriminatingly; "This new ruling affects your business" matter to, interest - be of importance or consequence; "This matters to me!"
	3.	relate - give an account of; "The witness related the events" recount, narrate, tell, recite - narrate or give a detailed account of; "Tell what happened"; "The father told a story to his child"
	4.	relate - be in a relationship with; "How are these two observations related?" interrelate interrelate - place into a mutual relationship; "I cannot interrelate these two events" predicate - make the (grammatical) predicate in a proposition; "The predicate `dog' is predicated of the subject `Fido' in the sentence `Fido is a dog'" tutor - act as a guardian to someone be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer" tie in - be in connection with something relevant; "This ties in closely with his earlier remarks"
	5.	relate - have or establish a relationship to; "She relates well to her peers" harmonise, harmonize - bring (several things) into consonance or relate harmoniously; "harmonize the different interests" oblige, obligate, bind, hold - bind by an obligation; cause to be indebted; "He's held by a contract"; "I'll hold you by your promise" interact - act together or towards others or with others; "He should interact more with his colleagues" connect - establish a rapport or relationship; "The President of this university really connects with the faculty" disrespect - show a lack of respect for mesh - work together in harmony take back - resume a relationship with someone after an interruption, as in a wife taking back her husband get along with, get on, get on with, get along - have smooth relations; "My boss and I get along very well" bind, bond, attach, tie - create social or emotional ties; "The grandparents want to bond with the child"

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relate

verb 1. tell, recount, report, present, detail, describe, chronicle, rehearse, recite, impart, narrate, set forth, give an account of

relate to something or someone

1. concern, refer to, apply to, have to do with, pertain to, be relevant to, bear upon, appertain to, have reference to

2. connect with, associate with, link with, couple with, join with, ally with, correlate to, coordinate with

Translations

relate [rɪˈleɪt] vt (= tell) → contar, relatar (= connect); relacionar

vi → relacionarse;

to relate to (= connect) → relacionarse or tener que ver con

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relate [rɪˈleɪt] vt (= tell) → raconter (= connect); établir un rapport entre

vi to relate to (connect) → se rapporter à;

to relate to sb (= interact) → entretenir des rapports avec qn

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relate [rɪˈleɪt] vt (tell) → berichten;

(connect) → in Verbindung bringen

vi to relate to (empathize with) (person, subject) → eine Beziehung finden zu;

(connect with) → zusammenhängen mit

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relate [rɪˈleɪt] vt (= tell) → raccontare (= connect); collegare

vi to relate to (= refer to) → riferirsi a (= get on with); stabilire un rapporto con