related Meaning, Definition & Usage

verb make a logical or causal connection
tie in; associate; relate; colligate; link; connect; link up.
- I cannot connect these two pieces of evidence in my mind
- colligate these facts
- I cannot relate these events at all
verb be relevant to
touch on; relate; pertain; have-to doe with; bear on; touch; come to; refer; concern.
- There were lots of questions referring to her talk
- My remark pertained to your earlier comments
verb give an account of
relate.
- The witness related the events
verb be in a relationship with
relate; interrelate.
- How are these two observations related?
verb have or establish a relationship to
relate.
- She relates well to her peers
adjective being connected either logically or causally or by shared characteristics
related to.
- painting and the related arts
- school-related activities
- related to micelle formation is the...ability of detergent actives to congregate at oil-water interfaces
adjective connected by kinship, common origin, or marriage

Allied by kindred; connected by blood or alliance, particularly by consanguinity; as, persons related in the first or second degree.
Standing in relation or connection; as, the electric and magnetic forcec are closely related.
Narrated; told.
(Mus.) Same as Relative, 4.