relate

/ri'leit/

Thân thiện

She can relate to her friend's story about moving to a new school.

Definition

1. Verb (Transitive):

   • To tell or narrate (a story, event, or information): To give an account of something, often in detail.
   • To show or establish a connection or association between things: To demonstrate how two or more things are linked or relevant to each other.

2. Verb (Intransitive):

   • To have a connection or relevance: To be connected or applicable to something else.
   • To have a positive social or interpersonal connection: To interact or communicate with others in a sympathetic and understanding way.

Usage and Examples

• Transitive Verb (to tell/narrate):

  • She related the entire sequence of events to the police.
  • He related an amusing anecdote from his travels.

• Transitive Verb (to show a connection):

  • The study aims to relate diet to overall health outcomes.
  • Can you relate this theory to the practical examples we discussed?

• Intransitive Verb (to have relevance/connection):

  • This paragraph relates directly to the main thesis of the essay.
  • The new regulations relate to workplace safety.

• Intransitive Verb (to interact sympathetically):

  • As a teacher, she relates very well to teenagers.
  • It's important for managers to be able to relate to their team members.

Advanced Usage

• "to be related to": To be connected by family ties (kinship) or by a logical association.

  • She discovered she was related to a famous historical figure.
  • Is this theory related to the one you proposed last year?

• "to relate back to": To have a connection to something previous or earlier.

  • The final chapter relates back to the themes introduced in the prologue.

Variants and Related Words

• Related (adjective): Connected or associated.
  • We discussed the main topic and several related issues.
• Relation (noun):
  • The way in which two or more things are connected.

    • The relation between supply and demand is fundamental.
  • A relative; a member of one's family.

    • She invited all her close relations to the wedding.
• Relationship (noun): The state of being connected, or a particular type of connection between people or things.
  • They have a good working relationship.
  • Scientists are studying the relationship between stress and illness.

Synonyms

• Connect: To join or link things together.
• Narrate / Recount: To tell a story or describe events.
• Pertain: To be relevant or applicable to.
• Associate: To connect in thought or meaning.

Phrasal Verbs and Common Collocations

• Relate to:
  • To understand and sympathize with someone or something.

    • Many readers can relate to the character's struggles.
  • To be about or connected with something.

    • The document relates to the property sale.
• Relate with: (Less common) To establish a connection between things.
  • The model attempts to relate economic growth with social stability.

Idioms and Common Phrases

• "Strange to relate": Used to introduce a surprising or remarkable fact.
  • Strange to relate, the missing keys were found in the refrigerator.
• "Relate a tale/experience": To tell a story or describe a personal experience.
  • He related a fascinating tale of his adventures in the jungle.

Học thuật

Verb

1. have or establish a relationship to
   • She relates well to her peers
2. be in a relationship with
   • How are these two observations related?
3. give an account of
   • The witness related the events
4. be relevant to
   • There were lots of questions referring to her talk
   • My remark pertained to your earlier comments
5. 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

Từ đồng nghĩa

• interrelate
• refer
• pertain
• concern
• come to
• bear on
• touch
• touch on
• have-to doe with
• associate
• tie in
• link
• colligate
• link up
• connect