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1. (v.t.) relate
to give an account of; tell; narrate.
2. relate
to bring into or establish association or connection:
to relate events to probable causes.
3. (v.i.) relate
to have reference or relation (often fol. by to).
4. relate
to have or establish a sympathetic relationship or understanding:
two sisters unable to relate to each other.
Etymology: (1480–90; < L relātus, ptp. of referre to carry back (see refer ))
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| Definition of 'relate' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) associate, tie in, relate, link, colligate, link up, connect
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"
2. (verb) refer, pertain, relate, concern, come to, bear on, touch, touch on, have-to doe with
be relevant to
"There were lots of questions referring to her talk"; "My remark pertained to your earlier comments"
3. (verb) relate
give an account of
"The witness related the events"
4. (verb) relate, interrelate
be in a relationship with
"How are these two observations related?"
5. (verb) relate
have or establish a relationship to
"She relates well to her peers"
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1. (verb) relate
to be connected or linked
How do sleep and diet relate?; How does income relate to level of education?
2. relate
to tell sb sth; = convey
He related the story of how they had met.
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| Definition of 'relate' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (verb) relate
to bring back; to restore
2. (verb) relate
to refer; to ascribe, as to a source
3. (verb) relate
to recount; to narrate; to tell over
4. (verb) relate
to ally by connection or kindred
5. (verb) relate
to stand in some relation; to have bearing or concern; to pertain; to refer; -- with to
6. (verb) relate
to make reference; to take account
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Sense: to tell (a story etc)
He related all that had happened to him.
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 Afrikaans: vertel |
 Arabic: يَرْوي قِصَّه |
 Bulgarian: разказвам |
 Brazilian: relatar |
 Czech: vyprávět |
 German: berichten |
 Danish: fortælle |
 Greek: αφηγούμαι, εξιστορώ |
 Spanish: relatar |
 Estonian: jutustama |
 Farsi: حکایت کردن؛ نقل کردن |
 Finnish: kertoa |
 French: raconter |
 Hebrew: לְסַפֵּר |
 Hindi: वर्णन करना |
 Croatian: ispričati, kazivati |
 Hungarian: elmond |
 Indonesian: menceritakan |
 Icelandic: segja frá |
 Italian: raccontare |
 Japanese: 話す |
 Korean: 이야기하다 |
 Lithuanian: (pa)pasakoti |
 Latvian: []stāstīt |
 Malay: menceritakan |
 Dutch: verhalen |
 Norwegian: fortelle, berette |
 Polish: zrelacjonować |
 Persian: حکایت کردن؛ نقل کردن |
 Pashto: ويل ، بيانول، روايت كول، |
 Portuguese: relatar |
 Romanian: a relata, a povesti |
 Russian: рассказывать |
 Slovak: rozprávať |
 Slovenian: pripovedovati |
 Serbian: ispričati |
 Swedish: berätta, förtälja |
 Thai: เล่า |
 Turkish: anlatmak |
 Taiwanese: 講述 |
 Ukrainian: розповідати |
 Urdu: کہنا |
 Vietnamese: thuật lại |
 Chinese: 叙述 |
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