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.
例文
3 / 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.
語族
覚え方のコツ
Think of a 'relay' race. Runners must 'relate' or connect with each other to pass the baton successfully.
クイックテスト
Many young people find it easy to ___ to the characters in this movie.
正解！
正解は： relate
例文
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.
語族
よく使う組み合わせ
よく使うフレーズ
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
よく混同される語
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.
使い方のコツ
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.
よくある間違い
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.'
覚え方のコツ
Think of a 'relay' race. Runners must 'relate' or connect with each other to pass the baton successfully.
語源
From the Latin word 'relatus', which is the past participle of 'referre', meaning 'to bring back' or 'to carry back'.
文法パターン
文化的な背景
In modern English-speaking social media, the word 'relatable' is very popular to describe content that many people feel applies to their own lives.
クイックテスト
Many young people find it easy to ___ to the characters in this movie.
正解！
正解は： relate
関連する文法
関連語彙
関連単語
to
A1Used to indicate the place, person, or thing that someone or something moves toward. It can also mark the recipient of an action or the limit of a range.
and
A1A primary conjunction used to connect words, phrases, or clauses that are grammatically equal. It indicates addition, a sequence of events, or a relationship between two things.
a
A1A word used before a singular noun that is not specific or is being mentioned for the first time. It is used only before words that begin with a consonant sound to indicate one of something.
that
A1This word is a demonstrative pronoun used to indicate a specific person, object, or idea that is further away in space or time from the speaker. It is also used to refer back to something that has already been mentioned or to introduce a clause that identifies something.
I
A1The pronoun 'I' is used by a speaker or writer to refer to themselves as the subject of a verb. It is the first-person singular subject pronoun in English and is always capitalized regardless of its position in a sentence.
for
A1Used to show who is intended to have or use something, or to explain the purpose or reason for an action. It is also frequently used to indicate a specific duration of time.
not
A1A function word used to express negation or denial. It is primarily used to make a sentence or phrase negative, often following an auxiliary verb or the verb 'to be'.
with
A1A preposition used to indicate that people or things are together, in the same place, or performing an action together. It can also describe the instrument used to perform an action or a characteristic that someone or something has.
he
A1A pronoun used to refer to a male person or animal that has already been mentioned or is easily identified. It functions as the subject of a sentence.
you
A1Used to refer to the person or people that the speaker is addressing. It is the second-person pronoun used for both singular and plural subjects and objects.
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