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Detailed Synonyms for relative in English

relative:

relative adj

  1. relative
  2. relative
  3. relative
    – estimated by comparison; not absolute or complete 1
    relative; comparative
    – estimated by comparison; not absolute or complete 1
  4. relative
    – properly related in size or degree or other measurable characteristics; usually followed by `to' 1
    relative; proportional
    – properly related in size or degree or other measurable characteristics; usually followed by `to' 1
    • relative adj
      • earnings relative to production1
    • proportional adj
      • the punishment ought to be proportional to the crime1

relative [the ~] nom

  1. the relative
    the relative; the subjective; the dependant upon
  2. the relative
    – an animal or plant that bears a relationship to another (as related by common descent or by membership in the same genus) 1
    the relative; the congener; the congenator; the congeneric
    – an animal or plant that bears a relationship to another (as related by common descent or by membership in the same genus) 1
  3. the relative
    – a person related by blood or marriage 1
    the relative; the relation
    – a person related by blood or marriage 1
    • relative [the ~] nom
      • police are searching for relatives of the deceased1
    • relation [the ~] nom
      • he has distant relations back in New Jersey1

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Related Definitions for "relative":

  1. estimated by comparison; not absolute or complete1
    • a relative stranger1
  2. properly related in size or degree or other measurable characteristics; usually followed by `to'1
    • earnings relative to production1
  3. an animal or plant that bears a relationship to another (as related by common descent or by membership in the same genus)1
  4. a person related by blood or marriage1
    • police are searching for relatives of the deceased1

relative form of relate:

to relate verbe (relates, related, relating)

  1. to relate
    to relate; to connect
    • relate verbe (relates, related, relating)
    • connect verbe (connects, connected, connecting)
  2. to relate
    to speak; to rattle; to blab; to have a conversation; to tell; to talk; to chatter; to narrate; to relate; to chat
    • speak verbe (speaks, spoke, speaking)
    • rattle verbe (rattles, rattled, rattling)
    • blab verbe (blabs, blabbed, blabbing)
    • have a conversation verbe (has a conversation, had a conversation, having a conversation)
    • tell verbe (tells, told, telling)
    • talk verbe (talks, talked, talking)
    • chatter verbe (chatters, chattered, chattering)
    • narrate verbe (narrates, narrated, narrating)
    • relate verbe (relates, related, relating)
    • chat verbe (chats, chated, chating)
  3. to relate
    – make a logical or causal connection 1
    to associate; to link; to relate; to connect; to link up; tie in; colligate
    – make a logical or causal connection 1
    • associate verbe (associates, associated, associating)
    • link verbe (links, linked, linking)
    • relate verbe (relates, related, relating)
      • I cannot relate these events at all1
    • connect verbe (connects, connected, connecting)
      • I cannot connect these two pieces of evidence in my mind1
    • link up verbe (links up, linked up, linking up)
    • tie in verbe
    • colligate verbe
      • colligate these facts1
  4. to relate
    – give an account of 1
    to relate
    – give an account of 1
    • relate verbe (relates, related, relating)
      • The witness related the events1
  5. to relate
    – have or establish a relationship to 1
    to relate
    – have or establish a relationship to 1
    • relate verbe (relates, related, relating)
      • She relates well to her peers1
  6. to relate
    – be relevant to 1
    to concern; to refer; to touch; to relate; to come to; bear on; touch on; have-to doe with; pertain
    – be relevant to 1
    • concern verbe (concerns, concerned, concerning)
    • refer verbe (refers, referred, referring)
      • There were lots of questions referring to her talk1
    • touch verbe (touches, touched, touching)
    • relate verbe (relates, related, relating)
    • come to verbe (comes to, came to, coming to)
    • bear on verbe
    • touch on verbe
    • pertain verbe
      • My remark pertained to your earlier comments1
  7. to relate
    – be in a relationship with 1
    to relate; interrelate
    – be in a relationship with 1
    • relate verbe (relates, related, relating)
      • How are these two observations related?1
    • interrelate verbe

Conjugations for relate:

present
  1. relate
  2. relate
  3. relates
  4. relate
  5. relate
  6. relate
simple past
  1. related
  2. related
  3. related
  4. related
  5. related
  6. related
present perfect
  1. have related
  2. have related
  3. has related
  4. have related
  5. have related
  6. have related
past continuous
  1. was relating
  2. were relating
  3. was relating
  4. were relating
  5. were relating
  6. were relating
future
  1. shall relate
  2. will relate
  3. will relate
  4. shall relate
  5. will relate
  6. will relate
continuous present
  1. am relating
  2. are relating
  3. is relating
  4. are relating
  5. are relating
  6. are relating
subjunctive
  1. be related
  2. be related
  3. be related
  4. be related
  5. be related
  6. be related
diverse
  1. relate!
  2. let's relate!
  3. related
  4. relating
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

relate

  1. relate

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Related Definitions for "relate":

  1. make a logical or causal connection1
    • I cannot relate these events at all1
  2. give an account of1
    • The witness related the events1
  3. have or establish a relationship to1
    • She relates well to her peers1
  4. be relevant to1
  5. be in a relationship with1
    • How are these two observations related?1

Related Synonyms for relative