What does “relate” mean?
- 1
verbto be connected with something, or to show a connection
The questions relate to last week’s lesson.
- 2
verbto understand someone’s feelings because you have had similar experiences
I can really relate to her story.
Relate at a glance
- Part of speech
- verb
- CEFR level
- B1 (intermediate)
- Pronunciation
- /rɪˈleɪt/ · rih-LAYT
How to use “relate” correctly
“Relate to” in everyday speech often means “understand and feel similar”: “Many teens can relate to this song.”
Common phrases with “relate”
- relate to
- related to
- closely related
Synonyms, opposites and related words
Synonyms (similar meaning)
- connect
- link
- identify with
Word family
- related
- relation
- relationship
- relative
“relate” is on these word lists
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