Relate Verb Related Sth Participle Referre Carry Past

re·late
\\ri-ˈlāt\\ verb
(re·lat·ed ; re·lat·ing)transitive verb
1. to give an account of :

tell

2. to show or establish logical or causal connection between
    seeks to relate crime to poverty
intransitive verb
1. to apply or take effect retroactively — usually used with back
    the law relates back to the initial date of decision
2. to have relationship or connection
    the readings relate to his lectures
3. to have or establish a relationship :

interact

    the way a child relates to a teacher
4. to respond especially favorably
    can't relate to that kind of music
• re·lat·able \\-ˈlā-tə-bəl\\ adjective
• re·lat·er or re·la·tor \\-ˈlā-tər\\ noun

relate
  1530, "to recount, tell," from L. relatus, used as pp. of referre (see refer), from re- "back, again" + latus (see oblate (n.)). Meaning "to establish a relation between" is from 1771. Sense of "to feel connected or sympathetic to" is attested from 1950, originally in psychology jargon. Related in the sense of "connected by blood or marriage" is from 1702.

☞ relate
re·late / ri5leit / verb1. [VN] ~ A (to B) show or make a connection between two or more things
   联系；使有联系；把…联系起来
   SYN 

connect

:
   I found it difficult to relate the two ideas in my mind.
   我觉得很难把这两种想法联系在一起。
   In the future, pay increases will be related to productivity.
   以后,工资的增加将和业绩挂鈎。
2. ~ sth (to sb) (formal) to give a spoken or written report of sth; to tell a story
   敍述；讲述；讲(故事):
  ▪ [VN]
   She relates her childhood experiences in the first chapters.
   在开始的几章中,她描述了自己童年的经历。
   He related the facts of the case to journalists.
   他给记者们讲述了这件事的实际情况。
  ▪ [V wh-]
   She related how he had run away from home as a boy.
   她追述了他小时候是如何离家出走的。
  ▪ [also V that]
 PHRASAL VERBS 
▪ re'late to sth / sb
1. to be connected with sth / sb; to refer to sth / sb
   涉及；与…相关；谈到:
   We shall discuss the problem as it relates to our specific case.
   我们应针对我们的具体情况来讨论这个问题。
   The second paragraph relates to the situation in Scotland.
   第二段谈到苏格兰的形势。
2. to be able to understand and have sympathy with sb / sth
   能够理解并同情；了解；体恤
   SYN 

empathize with

:
   Many adults can't relate to children.
   许多成年人并不了解儿童的想法。
   Our product needs an image that people can relate to.
   我们的产品需要一个大家能理解的形象。

relate verb

re·late
I. \rə̇ˈlāt, rēˈ-, usu -ād.+V\ verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Latin relatus (suppletive past participle of referre to carry back, refer, relate), from re- + latus, suppletive past participle of ferre to carry — more at ,
transitive verb
1.
 a. : to give an account of :
  < tradition relates that he once rode horseback all the way to Washington — American Guide Series: North Carolina >
 b. archaic : , ,
2. : to show or establish a logical or causal connection between
 < seeks to relate poverty and crime >
 < relate the flow of individual consciousness to large political and social contours — Warren Beck >
 < utterly unable to relate these two events >
intransitive verb
1. : to apply or take effect retroactively
 < a will upon approval relates back to the date of testator's death >
2. obsolete : to give an account or report
 < I might relate of thousands — John Milton >
3. : to be in relationship : have reference
 < public acts that relate to crime prevention >
 < most of the lecture related to the causes of common ailments >
4. of a person : to have meaningful social relationships : interact realistically
 < a boy with a long history of emotional maladjustment and inability to relate well to people — Edwin Powers & Helen Witmer >
Synonyms:
 , , , , , , , and can all mean to tell orally or in writing the details or circumstances of a situation or combination of events. implies the giving of an account, usually detailed or orderly, of something one has experienced
  < related how it screamed, how it followed him in the brush, how he took to his boat, how its eyes gleamed from the shore — John Burroughs >
  usually suggests a repetition, a summary, a retold account, or a going over as in one's mind
  < these defects arise out of the difficulties which have been rehearsed in these opening pages — Orient Book World >
  < in the interval … I rehearsed a great many ways of meeting him — Mary Austin >
  and the more common imply a particularity, often enumeration, of detail, often implying a retelling
  < would be asked to fill out a questionnaire reciting what the condition of the lot was, the view of the lot, the orientation of the lot, the size of their family, their needs, what they wanted to achieve — J.W.Rouse >
  < a review that merely recited the contents of a book — Raymond Walters b.1912 >
  < often recounts the conversations with which they filled the long, hot days of driving — L.P.Smith >
  < recounted the story he had heard from the soldier — Hanama Tasaki >
  suggests a chronological account often with the use of devices of literary narration as plot or movement toward a climax
  < this is not the place to narrate the achievements of the Canadian forces in that tremendous struggle — B.K.Sandwell >
  < it narrates the story of the shepherd Aminta and his love for the shepherdess Silvia — R.A.Hall b.1911 >
  emphasizes details which provide a picture or a representation to other than visual senses
  < bitter sea and glowing light, bright clear air, dry as dry, — that describes the place — Richard Jefferies >
  < a woman to be described as stout or thin, as jolly or crabbed, but always mature — Joseph Conrad >
  < the water, rich in iron and sulphur, is described as similar to that of the Vichy springs in France — American Guide Series: Minnesota >
  suggests definiteness of detail and economy of presentation
  < state the case rather than render an opinion >
  < state facts, then explain them >
  implies a recounting, especially factual, for the information of others, as the readers of a newspaper
  < the human tedium which the skilled novelist suggests without reporting in grim detail — Time >
  < newspapers are already reporting the ravages of dysentery — Justina Hill >
  < similar practices … are reported from other parts of the world — J.G.Frazer >
Synonym: see in addition .
II. noun
(-s)
Etymology: Latin relatus, suppletive past participle of referre

: something related to something else; especially : the first term in a relationship — compare