relate tosomeone/something
phrasal verbwithrelateverb[T]uk/rɪˈleɪt/us/rɪˈleɪt/
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to beconnectedto, or to be about someone or something:
Chapter9relatesto theeffectsofinflationonconsumers.
to be about something
- be aboutWhat is the story about?
- have (got) to do withWhat's that got to do with it?
- relate toThat relates to what I was saying earlier about the need for reform.
- concernThe film concerns the complicated nature of marriage.
- coverWe will cover the passive voice later in the course.
- deal withWe will deal with the use of antidepressants in chapter three.
relating to
connectedwith something:
Anythingrelatingtomathsis acompletemysteryto me.
- Thesefiguresrelateto the company'sperformanceover the last 12months.
- Theinfectionisrelatedto aninjuryhesufferedlastyear.
- Thefallinhousepricesisrelatedto ariseininterestrates.
- Theannouncementrelatesto achangeinstructureof theorganization.
- Whichdiagramrelatesto thesectionontemperatureincrease?
Regarding and concerning
- about
- apropos
- around
- as toidiom
- be/have something to do withsomethingidiom
- connection
- cover
- department
- hereof
- in respect ofsomethingidiom
- in the brain/looks departmentidiom
- into
- range
- re
- relate
- say
- thereof
- towards
- vis-à-vis
- wise
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Linking and relating