relate – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of relate

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to relate to sth
Participle: related to sth
Gerund: relating to sth

Cognates

-

Indicative

Present

Irelate to sth
yourelate to sth
he;she;itrelates to sth
werelate to sth
yourelate to sth
theyrelate to sth

Perfect

Ihave related to sth
youhave related to sth
he;she;ithas related to sth
wehave related to sth
youhave related to sth
theyhave related to sth

Past

Irelated to sth
yourelated to sth
he;she;itrelated to sth
werelated to sth
yourelated to sth
theyrelated to sth

Pluperfect

Ihad related to sth
youhad related to sth
he;she;ithad related to sth
wehad related to sth
youhad related to sth
theyhad related to sth

Future

Iwill relate to sth
youwill relate to sth
he;she;itwill relate to sth
wewill relate to sth
youwill relate to sth
theywill relate to sth

Future Perfect

Iwill have related to sth
youwill have related to sth
he;she;itwill have related to sth
wewill have related to sth
youwill have related to sth
theywill have related to sth

Subjunctive

Present

Irelate to sth
yourelate to sth
he;she;itrelate to sth
werelate to sth
yourelate to sth
theyrelate to sth

Perfect

Ihave related to sth
youhave related to sth
he;she;ithave related to sth
wehave related to sth
youhave related to sth
theyhave related to sth

Imperfect

Irelated to sth
yourelated to sth
he;she;itrelated to sth
werelated to sth
yourelated to sth
theyrelated to sth

Pluperfect

Ihad related to sth
youhad related to sth
he;she;ithad related to sth
wehad related to sth
youhad related to sth
theyhad related to sth

Conditional

Present

Iwould relate to sth
youwould relate to sth
he;she;itwould relate to sth
wewould relate to sth
youwould relate to sth
theywould relate to sth

Perfect

Iwould have related to sth
youwould have related to sth
he;she;itwould have related to sth
wewould have related to sth
youwould have related to sth
theywould have related to sth

Imperative

yourelate to sth
weLet's relate to sth
yourelate to sth

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

Iam relating to sth
youare relating to sth
he;she;itis relating to sth
weare relating to sth
youare relating to sth
theyare relating to sth

Perfect

Ihave been relating to sth
youhave been relating to sth
he;she;ithas been relating to sth
wehave been relating to sth
youhave been relating to sth
theyhave been relating to sth

Past

Iwas relating to sth
youwere relating to sth
he;she;itwas relating to sth
wewere relating to sth
youwere relating to sth
theywere relating to sth

Pluperfect

Ihad been relating to sth
youhad been relating to sth
he;she;ithad been relating to sth
wehad been relating to sth
youhad been relating to sth
theyhad been relating to sth

Future

Iwill be relating to sth
youwill be relating to sth
he;she;itwill be relating to sth
wewill be relating to sth
youwill be relating to sth
theywill be relating to sth

Future Perfect

Iwill have been relating to sth
youwill have been relating to sth
he;she;itwill have been relating to sth
wewill have been relating to sth
youwill have been relating to sth
theywill have been relating to sth

Conditional

Present

Iwould be relating to sth
youwould be relating to sth
he;she;itwould be relating to sth
wewould be relating to sth
youwould be relating to sth
theywould be relating to sth

Perfect

Iwould have been relating to sth
youwould have been relating to sth
he;she;itwould have been relating to sth
wewould have been relating to sth
youwould have been relating to sth
theywould have been relating to sth

Other

Verbs similar to 'relate'

belate, delate, elate, gelate, prelate, rebate, redate, reflate, relace, relade,

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

to have to do with; be relevant to
affect, bear on, bear upon, concern, impact, involve, pertain, refer, regard, touch
tell
recount, repeat, describe, state, report, narrate, recite, detail
connect
link, ally, correlate, associate

Additional Information

Phrasal Verbs

Etymology

1. 1530, "to recount, tell," from L. relatus, used as pp. of referre (see refer), from re- "back, again" + latus (see oblate (n.)). Meaning "to establish a relation between" is from 1771. Sense of "to feel connected or sympathetic to" is attested from 1950, originally in psychology jargon. Related in the sense of "connected by blood or marriage" is from 1702.
2. From Latin relātus, perfect passive participle of referō (“carry back; report”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix). Doublet of refer. See also infer, collate and confer, delate and defer, as well as prefer and prelate among others.

Verbs referencing "relate"

German, old spelling relaten, Danish relatere, Norwegian relatere, Norwegian, nynorsk relatere.

Sample Sentences

  • ‘The result thus far, is quickly related, and easily conceived; but not so was the process; for many weeks of apparently unprofitable labour were passed before it was effected. (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • As a relief to its contemplation, I will close this chapter with a curious story arising out of the same theme, which was related to me, on the occasion of this visit, by some of the gentlemen concerned. (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] my questioner dumb with indignant consternation by answering ‘No, that I did n't remember being at all overcome. ’ As I must, at whatever hazard, repeat the avowal here, I will follow it up by relating my impressions on this subject in as few words as possible. (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • The long-legged veteran, who had been besieging the fire-iron, as before related, now took down his cumbrous length, and rearing aloft his tall form, walked up to the advertisement and very deliberately spit a full discharge of tobacco-juice on it. (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • [...] than idle and useless to be read. It was from her, giving a long account of a persecution to which she had been exposed by her guardian's family, to lead her to unite herself with their son: and she related how, for a long time, his letters had ceased to arrive; how she had written time and again, till she became weary and doubtful; how her health had failed under her anxieties, and how, at last, she [...] (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • His letter homeward, as we related in the last chapter, was in due time answered by Master George, in a good, round, school-boy hand, that Tom said might be read “ most acrost the room. ” It contained various refreshing items of home [...] (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • Cassy prepared herself for going out, unobserved by him; and slipped away to minister to poor Tom, as we have already related. (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • Of our other characters we have nothing very particular to write, except a word relating to Miss Ophelia and Topsy, and a farewell chapter, which we shall dedicate to George Shelby. (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • prevent exactly one thing: Another start of the Eurofighters and the state visit of the Kazakh president relating thereto. (Operation White Christmas)