relate

verb/rɪˈleɪt/CEFR B2

সম্পর্কিত হওয়া; বর্ণনা করা

Meaning

To be connected with something, to understand how someone feels, or to tell a story.

Example sentences

These figures relate to last year.সংখ্যাগুলো গত বছরের সঙ্গে সম্পর্কিত।
He related the whole incident.সে পুরো ঘটনাটি বর্ণনা করল।

Word forms

past tense: related
-ing form: relating

A common mistake

I can relate with your problem.→I can relate to your problem.

The preposition is to in every sense — figures relate to a year, a listener relates to a feeling. Only the story-telling sense takes a direct object: he related the incident.

Synonyms & antonyms

Synonyms: pertain, recount

Similar words, and what each means

pertain
সম্পর্কিত হওয়া, প্রযোজ্য হওয়া
To be about something, or to belong to it as a proper part.
recount
বিস্তারিত বর্ণনা করা
To tell the story of something that happened, in detail.

Other English words for “সম্পর্কিত হওয়া; বর্ণনা করা”

concern
Worry about something important, or to be about a particular subject.
pertain
To be about something, or to belong to it as a proper part.
describe
To say what someone or something is like.
narrate
To tell a story or describe events in order.

“relate” elsewhere on EnglishBD

They are words like 'and', 'but', 'because' and 'however' that connect ideas and show how they relate — adding, contrasting, or giving a reason or result.
Linking Words and Connectors for Writing →
Watch linking words (however, therefore, for example) — they signal how ideas relate.
How to Read Academic Texts in English →

Where this word is used

Check yourself

“relate” — এর বাংলা অর্থ কোনটি?
- • ঢাকা, আবৃত করা
- • সম্পর্কিত হওয়া; বর্ণনা করা
- • ভরা, পূর্ণ করা
- • চিবানো
Show the answer
সম্পর্কিত হওয়া; বর্ণনা করা — relate (verb) — সম্পর্কিত হওয়া; বর্ণনা করা. To be connected with something, to understand how someone feels, or to tell a story.
Which word is closest in meaning to “relate”?
- • smuggle
- • pertain
- • vend
- • explain
Show the answer
pertain — pertain — সম্পর্কিত হওয়া, প্রযোজ্য হওয়া. To be about something, or to belong to it as a proper part.

Related words

relate

verb/rɪˈleɪt/CEFR B2

সম্পর্কিত হওয়া; বর্ণনা করা

Meaning

To be connected with something, to understand how someone feels, or to tell a story.

Example sentences

These figures relate to last year.সংখ্যাগুলো গত বছরের সঙ্গে সম্পর্কিত।
He related the whole incident.সে পুরো ঘটনাটি বর্ণনা করল।

Word forms

past tense: related
-ing form: relating

A common mistake

I can relate with your problem.→I can relate to your problem.

The preposition is to in every sense — figures relate to a year, a listener relates to a feeling. Only the story-telling sense takes a direct object: he related the incident.

Synonyms & antonyms

Synonyms: pertain, recount

Similar words, and what each means

pertain
সম্পর্কিত হওয়া, প্রযোজ্য হওয়া
To be about something, or to belong to it as a proper part.
recount
বিস্তারিত বর্ণনা করা
To tell the story of something that happened, in detail.

Other English words for “সম্পর্কিত হওয়া; বর্ণনা করা”

concern
Worry about something important, or to be about a particular subject.
pertain
To be about something, or to belong to it as a proper part.
describe
To say what someone or something is like.
narrate
To tell a story or describe events in order.

“relate” elsewhere on EnglishBD

They are words like 'and', 'but', 'because' and 'however' that connect ideas and show how they relate — adding, contrasting, or giving a reason or result.
Linking Words and Connectors for Writing →
Watch linking words (however, therefore, for example) — they signal how ideas relate.
How to Read Academic Texts in English →

Where this word is used

Check yourself

“relate” — এর বাংলা অর্থ কোনটি?
- • ঢাকা, আবৃত করা
- • সম্পর্কিত হওয়া; বর্ণনা করা
- • ভরা, পূর্ণ করা
- • চিবানো
Show the answer
সম্পর্কিত হওয়া; বর্ণনা করা — relate (verb) — সম্পর্কিত হওয়া; বর্ণনা করা. To be connected with something, to understand how someone feels, or to tell a story.
Which word is closest in meaning to “relate”?
- • smuggle
- • pertain
- • vend
- • explain
Show the answer
pertain — pertain — সম্পর্কিত হওয়া, প্রযোজ্য হওয়া. To be about something, or to belong to it as a proper part.