relate
/ɹɪˈleɪt/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.24 in modern English
6
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
To bring into a relation, association, or connection (between one thing and another).
Transitive verb
Example Sentences
- "The captain related an old yarn."
- "Please relate the circumstances of your journey here today."
- "These regulations relate only to exported goods."
- "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[…]"
- "The patterns on the screen relate to the pitch and volume of the music being played."
- "Children who find it hard to relate end up being inadequately socialized."
Etymology
Origin
- Source language: Latin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ɹɪˈleɪt/
- British English: /ɹɪˈleɪt/
Usage
Inflected Forms
Derived Forms
Phrases
relate to someone