related
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Connected by family, origin, or marriage: Describing people who share kinship, a common ancestor, or a marital connection.
- Logically or causally connected; having shared characteristics: Describing things, ideas, or activities that are associated, linked, or have something in common.
Examples of Usage
- Adjective:
- She introduced me to her related cousins from abroad. (Describing family connection.)
- The study covers sociology and related disciplines like anthropology. (Describing shared characteristics or logical connection.)
- Is this issue related to the main topic of our discussion? (Describing a causal or logical link.)
Advanced Usage
- "to be related to": This is the most common construction to specify the nature of the connection.
- He is related to the company's founder by marriage.
- Her anxiety is related to the upcoming exam.
- "closely/distantly related": Used to specify the degree of connection.
- Italian and Spanish are closely related languages.
- They are only distantly related through a great-grandparent.
Variants and Related Words
- Relate (verb): To show or make a connection between two or more things.
- Can you relate these findings to the earlier theory?
- Relation (noun): 1. The way in which two or more things are connected. 2. A relative (family member).
- The relation between diet and health is complex.
- He's a relation of mine on my mother's side.
- Relationship (noun): The state of being connected, often involving interaction.
- They have a good working relationship.
- Unrelated (adjective): Not connected or associated.
- The police determined the two crimes were unrelated.
Synonyms
- Connected: Joined or linked together.
- Associated: Connected in thought or meaning.
- Allied: Joined by agreement, relationship, or common characteristics.
- Cognate: (Often for languages/words) having a common origin.
Antonyms
- Unrelated: Having no connection.
- Unconnected: Not joined or linked.
- Dissociated: Disconnected or separated.
Common Collocations and Phrases
- Related information/fields/issues: Information, fields of study, or problems that are connected.
- Work-related/Job-related: Connected to one's employment.
- She suffered a work-related injury.
- Stress-related illness: An illness caused by or linked to stress.
- Blood-related: Connected by birth or ancestry, not by marriage.
Adjective
- connected by kinship, common origin, or marriage
- being connected either logically or causally or by shared characteristics
- painting and the related arts
- school-related activities
- related to micelle formation is the...ability of detergent actives to congregate at oil-water interfaces