Word families (Nouns, Verbs, Adjectives, Adverbs): relation, relations, relationship, relative, relate, related, unrelated, relatively
Xem thêm: related to, akin(p), kindred, germane(p), associate, tie in, link, colligate, link up, connect, refer, pertain, concern, come to, bear on, touch, touch on, interrelate
related adj.
1 connected
VERBS be, seem
ADV. closely, integrally, intimately, strongly The two ideas are very closely related. | inextricably | loosely | not necessarily | largely | partly | directly | indirectly The old rates were at least indirectly related to income; the new tax takes no account of a person's ability to pay. | broadly, roughly | specifically | fundamentally | positively | inversely, negatively The traditional approach has tended to regard unemployment and inflation as being inversely related. | apparently | clearly, obviously | causally, contextually, functionally, logically, thematically Is unemployment causally related to crime?
PREP. to The occurrence of the disease is apparently related to standards of hygiene.
2 of the same family
VERBS be
ADV. closely | distantly | genetically All the bees in the colony are genetically related.
PREP. to He claims to be distantly related to the British royal family.
adj.
painting and the related arts
school-related activities
related to micelle formation is the...ability of detergent actives to congregate at oil-water interfaces
a feeling akin to terror
kindred souls
the amateur is closely related to the collector
he asks questions that are germane and central to the issue
v.
I cannot connect these two pieces of evidence in my mind
colligate these facts
I cannot relate these events at all
There were lots of questions referring to her talk
My remark pertained to your earlier comments
The witness related the events
How are these two observations related?
She relates well to her peers
