- relate to someone
- relate to (someone)
to understand and feel sympathy for someone.
The kids need a teacher who can relate to them.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
relate to someone
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relate to — (someone) to understand and feel sympathy for someone. The kids need a teacher who can relate to them … New idioms dictionary
relate to — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms relate to : present tense I/you/we/they relate to he/she/it relates to present participle relating to past tense related to past participle related to 1) relate to something to be about something, or to be… … English dictionary
relate — [[t]rɪle͟ɪt[/t]] ♦♦♦ relates, relating, related 1) VERB If something relates to a particular subject, it concerns that subject. [V to n] Other recommendations relate to the details of how such data is stored... [V to n] It does not matter whether … English dictionary
relate — [ri lāt′] vt. related, relating [< L relatus, pp. of referre, to bring back: see REFER] 1. to tell the story of or give an account of; narrate; recount 2. to connect or associate, as in thought or meaning; show as having to do with; show a… … English World dictionary
relate — re|late [ rı leıt ] verb *** 1. ) intransitive or transitive to show or make a connection between two different things: I can t really see how the two issues relate. relate something to something: We offer courses that relate English literature… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
relate — re|late W1S2 [rıˈleıt] v [Date: 1400 1500; : Latin; Origin: , past participle of referre; REFER] 1.) if two things relate, they are connected in some way = ↑connect ▪ I don t understand how the two ideas relate. relate to ▪ The charges of fraud… … Dictionary of contemporary English
relate — /rI leIt/ verb 1 (I, T) to show or prove a connection between two or more things: The police are still trying to relate the two pieces of evidence. | relate sth to: The report seeks to relate the rise in crime to an increase in unemployment. 2… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
relate */*/*/ — UK [rɪˈleɪt] / US verb Word forms relate : present tense I/you/we/they relate he/she/it relates present participle relating past tense related past participle related 1) [intransitive/transitive] to show or make a connection between two different … English dictionary
relate*/*/*/ — [rɪˈleɪt] verb 1) [I/T] to show how one thing has a connection with another, or to be connected with another thing I can t really see how the two issues relate.[/ex] We offer courses that relate English literature to other subjects.[/ex] 2) [T]… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
groove on someone or something — in. to how interest in someone or something; to relate to someone or something. □ Fred was beginning to groove on new age music when he met Phil. □ Sam is really grooving on Mary … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
