relate
To find or show a connection between two or more things. It can also mean to understand or feel sympathy for someone because you have had a similar experience.
Beispiele
3 von 5I can relate to your problem because I also had a hard time at my first job.
I understand your problem because I had a similar experience at my first job.
The study attempts to relate the rise in temperature to the loss of local wildlife.
The research tries to show the connection between higher temperatures and the disappearing animals.
I totally relate to that feeling of wanting to stay in bed all day.
I completely understand and share that feeling of wanting to stay in bed.
Wortfamilie
Merkhilfe
Think of a 'relay' race. Runners must 'relate' or connect with each other to pass the baton successfully.
Schnelles Quiz
Many young people find it easy to ___ to the characters in this movie.
Richtig!
Die richtige Antwort ist: relate
Beispiele
I can relate to your problem because I also had a hard time at my first job.
everydayI understand your problem because I had a similar experience at my first job.
The study attempts to relate the rise in temperature to the loss of local wildlife.
formalThe research tries to show the connection between higher temperatures and the disappearing animals.
I totally relate to that feeling of wanting to stay in bed all day.
informalI completely understand and share that feeling of wanting to stay in bed.
The author uses the final chapter to relate the main themes to modern society.
academicThe writer connects the main ideas of the book to today's world in the last chapter.
We must relate our marketing expenses to the actual growth in our sales numbers.
businessWe need to compare our advertising costs with how much our sales have actually increased.
Wortfamilie
Häufige Kollokationen
Häufige Phrasen
can relate to
to understand something because of personal experience
in relation to
regarding or concerning something
relate back to
to return to a previous topic or idea
Wird oft verwechselt mit
Relative is usually a noun for a family member or an adjective, while relate is the verb for making a connection.
Relate can mean to tell a story, but narrate is used specifically for the act of storytelling or voiceovers.
Nutzungshinweise
When you use 'relate' to mean empathy, you must use the preposition 'to'. For example, 'I relate to him' is correct, but 'I relate him' usually means you are connecting him to something else.
Häufige Fehler
Learners often forget the word 'to' when they want to say they understand someone. They might say 'I relate your situation' instead of 'I relate to your situation.'
Merkhilfe
Think of a 'relay' race. Runners must 'relate' or connect with each other to pass the baton successfully.
Wortherkunft
From the Latin word 'relatus', which is the past participle of 'referre', meaning 'to bring back' or 'to carry back'.
Grammatikmuster
Kultureller Kontext
In modern English-speaking social media, the word 'relatable' is very popular to describe content that many people feel applies to their own lives.
Schnelles Quiz
Many young people find it easy to ___ to the characters in this movie.
Richtig!
Die richtige Antwort ist: relate
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