It is difficult to relate to someone who has different values from you.
Source: tatoeba (24413)
Relate
//ɹɪˈleɪt//
Synonyms for "relate" (230 found)
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Strong matches (69)
bring wordcast upchroniclecipher upcoalescecombinecommunicatecommunicate withcomparecompare and contrastcompare withcomprehendconcernconfrontconjoinconnectcontactcontrastcoordinatecope with
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correlatecorrespondcorrespond tocount upcounterposecouplecreditdeal withdeclaredelineatedepictdetaildigdilatedodo the jobdraw a comparisondraw a parallelempathizeenumerateequateestablish connectionexpatiatefablefabulizefictionalizefigure upfill the billfitfoot upget intoget togive a reportgive tidings ofgrasphandleharmonizehave connection withidentifyidentify withimpart
Related words (115)
imputeinforminterestinterrelateinterrogateinventoryinvolveitemizejoinliaise withlikenliken tolinklink withmaintain connectionmake advancesmake contact withmake knownmake overturesmake up to
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marrymatchmeasuremeasure againstmetaphorizemythicizemythifymythologizenarratenovelizenuncupateobtainoneopposeparallelparallelizepertainpertain toplace againstpresentproclaimqualifyquestionquoteraisereachrecaprecapitulaterecitereckon uprecordrefer toregardrehearserelate torelativizerelevantrepeatreply toreportrepresentrespectrespond toretellrevealromancerumorrun a comparisonscore upserveset forthset in contrastset in oppositionset offset off againstset over againstsimilizespinstorifysuitsumsum upsummarizesummatesympathizetally uptelltell a storytietie in withtot uptotaltotal uptote uptouchtouch upontreat ofunderstandunfold a taleuniteview togetherwedweighweigh againstwrite upyoke
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7 entriesRelated terms
7 entriesderived
8 entriesmanner of
3 entriesrelated to
19 entriesShowing 16 of 19 words.
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4 entriesTranslations
52 translations across 19 languages.
Bulgarian
4 entries- описвам verb (to tell in a descriptive manner)
- отнасям към verb (to make a connection from something to something else)
- свързан съм verb (to have a connection)
- свързвам verb (to give an association)
Catalan
1 entries- identificar-se (amb) verb (to identify with, understand)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 有關 /有关 verb (to have a connection)
Dutch
1 entries- vertellen verb (to tell in a descriptive manner)
Finnish
4 entries- liittyä verb (to have a connection)
- liittää verb (to make a connection from something to something else)
- reagoida verb (to respond through reaction)
- samaistaa verb (to make a connection from something to something else)
German
1 entries- berichten verb (to tell in a descriptive manner)
Gothic
1 entries- 𐍃𐍀𐌹𐌻𐌻𐍉𐌽 verb (to tell in a descriptive manner)
Hebrew
1 entries- הזדהה verb (to identify with, understand)
Italian
1 entries- riferire verb (to tell in a descriptive manner)
Japanese
4 entries- 結び付ける verb (to make a connection from something to something else)
- 繋げる verb (to give an association)
- 繋げる verb (to make a connection from something to something else)
- 関連付ける verb (to make a connection from something to something else)
Latin
2 entries- narrō verb (to tell in a descriptive manner)
- referō verb (to tell in a descriptive manner)
Māori
3 entries- whiti verb (to tell in a descriptive manner)
- āmiki verb (to tell in a descriptive manner)
- āmiku verb (to tell in a descriptive manner)
Pennsylvania German
2 entries- aabelange verb (to make a connection from something to something else)
- aabelange verb (to have a connection)
Persian
1 entries- روایت کردن verb (to tell in a descriptive manner)
Portuguese
3 entries- identificar-se verb (to identify with, understand)
- relacionar verb (to give an association)
- relatar verb (to tell in a descriptive manner)
Sanskrit
1 entries- गदति verb (to tell in a descriptive manner)
Spanish
4 entries- empatizar verb (to identify with, understand)
- identificarse [con] verb (to identify with, understand)
- relacionar verb (to give an association)
- relacionar verb (to make a connection from something to something else)
Ukrainian
4 entries- асоціюва́ти verb (to give an association)
- відно́ситися verb (to have a connection)
- пов'я́зувати verb (to give an association)
- пов'я́зувати verb (to make a connection from something to something else)
Welsh
1 entries- adrodd verb (to tell in a descriptive manner)
Sample sentences
16 total sentences available.
Being active at night may relate to the behavior of seals, which feed at night on various fish that come up closer to the surface.
Source: tatoeba (71865)
I see no reason why he doesn't relate to the firm.
Source: tatoeba (283464)
For that reason the outcome of the primary nursing care requirement authorization has to relate to the amount of nursing care required.
Source: tatoeba (329351)
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