Oliveira M.S. - Word of the Week
RELATE
re‧late
DEFINITION 1
-- If two things relate, they are connected in some way:
- Example: I don't understand how the two ideas relate.
--Relate to:
- Example: The charges of fraud relate to events that took place over ten years ago.
DEFINITION 2
--If you relate two different things, you show how they are connected:
- Example: The report seeks to relate the rise in crime to an increase in unemployment.
DEFINITION 3
--To tell someone about events that have happened to you or to someone else
- Example: He later related the whole story to me.
DEFINITION 4
-- to feel that you understand someone's problem, situation, etc.
- Example: Laurie finds it difficult to relate to children.
- Example: I know he feels upset, and I can relate to that.