to relate

Definition of to relate in English English dictionary: To interact; To respond through reaction; To identify with, understand; To make a connection from sth to sth (e.g. to relate this to that); To tell in a descriptive way; vague, especially as a synonym for "approve of " or "feel sympathy for "; {v} to tell, recite, refer, belong; If something relates to a particular subject, it concerns that subject. Other recommendations relate to the details of how such data is stored; To bring back; to restore; a voluntary organisation involved in helping married couples to overcome problems through mediation and support; To recount; to narrate; to tell over; If you can relate to someone, you can understand how they feel or behave so that you are able to communicate with them or deal with them easily. He is unable to relate to other people When people are cut off from contact with others, they lose all ability to relate; The way that two things relate, or the way that one thing relates to another, is the sort of connection that exists between them. Cornell University offers a course that investigates how language relates to particular cultural codes Many Christians today feel the need to relate their experience to that of the Hindu, the Buddhist and the Muslim. a paper called `Language and freedom' in which Chomsky tries to relate his linguistic and political views At the end, we have a sense of names, dates, and events but no sense of how they relate; To give an association; To have a connection; have or establish a relationship to; "She relates well to her peers"; 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"; give an account of; "The witness related the events"; give an account of; "The witness related the events" have or establish a relationship to; "She relates well to her peers" be in a relationship with; "How are these two observations related?; If you relate a story, you tell it. There were officials to whom he could relate the whole story She related her tale of living rough. a British organization which helps those who have problems with relationships, especially marriage. It used to be called the Marriage Guidance Council; have to do with or be relevant to; "There were lots of questions referring to her talk"; "My remark pertained to your earlier comments"; be in a relationship with; "How are these two observations related?"; An operation that establishes a temporary connection between corresponding records in two tables using an item common to both A relate gives access to additional feature attributes that are not stored in a single table; Show how things are connected, and how they possibly affect, cause, or resemble each other; To stand in some relation; to have bearing or concern; to pertain; to refer; with to; An operation that establishes a temporary connection between corresponding records in two tables using an item common to both (i e , relate key) Each record in one table is connected to those records in the other table that share the same value for the common item Compare with relational join; show connecting between items; To make reference; to take account; {f} narrate, tell; make a connection between; have a connection with; have a good relationship with; be in a relationship with; "How are these two observations related?; In a question which asks you to show the relationship or to relate, your answer should emphasize connections and associations in descriptive form; To ally by connection or kindred; An operation that establishes a temporary connection between corresponding records in two tables using an item common to both Each record in one table is connected to those records in the other table that share the same value for the common item A relate gives access to additional feature attributes that are not stored in a single table; To refer; to ascribe, as to a source