adj · verb · 9 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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/ɹɪˈleɪtɪd/
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rhymes with -eɪtɪd
CMU ARPABET:R IH0 L EY1 T IH0 D
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CMU ARPABET 2:R IY2 L EY1 T IH0 D
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CMU ARPABET 3:R IY0 L EY1 T IH0 D
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1
adj
Meaning 1
Standing in relation or connection.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
Electric and magnetic forces are closely related.
on a related note
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: allied
Antonyms: none provided
2
adj
Meaning 2
Being a relative of.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
Everyone is related to their parents.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: kin
Antonyms: none provided
3
adj
Meaning 3
Narrated; told.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
adj
Meaning 4
Synonym of relative.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: relative
Antonyms: none provided
5
adj
Meaning 5
Fulfilling a relation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: mathematics, sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
6
adj
Meaning 6
Having a relationship with the thing named.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: in-compounds, not-comparable
Examples
gun-related crime
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
7
verb
Meaning 7
simple past and past participle of relate
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, participle, past
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
8
adjective
Meaning 8
connected by kinship, common origin, or marriage
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: unrelated
9
adjective
Meaning 9
being connected either logically or causally or by shared characteristics
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
painting and the related arts
school-related activities
related to micelle formation is the...ability of detergent actives to congregate at oil-water interfaces
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: related to
Antonyms: unrelated
History
Etymology
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
96 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
مُتَعَلَّق
(mutaʕallaq)
— standing in relation or connection
Azerbaijani:
aid
— standing in relation or connection
Bulgarian:
свързан
(svǎrzan)
— standing in relation or connection
Catalan:
relacionat
— standing in relation or connection
Chinese Mandarin:
有關 /有关
(yǒuguān)
— standing in relation or connection
Czech:
související
— standing in relation or connection
Danish:
relaterede
— standing in relation or connection
Dutch:
gerelateerd
— standing in relation or connection
Dutch:
verwant
— standing in relation or connection
Finnish:
liittyvä
— standing in relation or connection
French:
lié
— standing in relation or connection
German:
in Verbindung stehend
— standing in relation or connection
German:
verwandt
— standing in relation or connection
German:
ähnlich
— standing in relation or connection
Greek:
συγγενικός
(syngenikós)
— standing in relation or connection
Ancient Greek:
συγγενής
(sungenḗs)
— standing in relation or connection
Hindi:
संबंधित
(sambandhit)
— standing in relation or connection
Hungarian:
összefügg
— standing in relation or connection
Hungarian:
összefüggő
— standing in relation or connection
Hungarian:
kapcsolódó
— standing in relation or connection
Hungarian:
kapcsolatos
— standing in relation or connection
Icelandic:
skyldur
— standing in relation or connection
Icelandic:
tengdur
— standing in relation or connection
Interlingua:
connexe
— standing in relation or connection
Irish:
gaolmhar
— standing in relation or connection
Italian:
relazionato
— standing in relation or connection
Italian:
collegato
— standing in relation or connection
Italian:
associato
— standing in relation or connection
Italian:
inerente
— standing in relation or connection
Latvian:
saistīts
— standing in relation or connection
Malayalam:
ബന്ധപ്പെട്ട
(bandhappeṭṭa)
— standing in relation or connection
Old English:
ġesibb
— standing in relation or connection
Portuguese:
relacionado
— standing in relation or connection
Romanian:
relaționat
— standing in relation or connection
Russian:
свя́занный
(svjázannyj)
— standing in relation or connection
Spanish:
relacionado
— standing in relation or connection
Spanish:
afín
— standing in relation or connection
Swedish:
släkt
— standing in relation or connection
Tagalog:
magkatugnay
— standing in relation or connection
Telugu:
సంబంధిత
(sambandhita)
— standing in relation or connection
Telugu:
సంబంధించిన
(sambandhiñcina)
— standing in relation or connection
Turkish:
bağlantılı
— standing in relation or connection
Turkish:
alakalı
— standing in relation or connection
Turkish:
ilgili
— standing in relation or connection
Turkish:
ilintili
— standing in relation or connection
Turkish:
ilişkili
— standing in relation or connection
Uzbek:
bog’liq
— standing in relation or connection
Venetan:
coreƚà
— standing in relation or connection
Bengali:
খেশী
(kheśī)
— being a relative of
Bulgarian:
родствен
(rodstven)
— being a relative of
Czech:
příbuzný
— being a relative of
Danish:
beslægtet
— being a relative of
Danish:
i familie
— being a relative of
Dutch:
verwant
— being a relative of
Finnish:
sukua oleva
— being a relative of
French:
apparenté
— being a relative of
German:
verwandt
— being a relative of
Ancient Greek:
συγγενής
(sungenḗs)
— being a relative of
Hindi:
संबंधि
(sambandhi)
— being a relative of
Icelandic:
skyldur
— being a relative of
Irish:
gaolmhar
— being a relative of
Italian:
imparentato
— being a relative of
Italian:
apparentato
— being a relative of
Latin:
propinquus
— being a relative of
Louisiana Creole:
parenté
— being a relative of
Māori:
kiritahi
— being a relative of
Māori:
pākūwhā
— being a relative of
Old English:
ġesibb
— being a relative of
Portuguese:
aparentado
— being a relative of
Russian:
ро́дственный
(ródstvennyj)
— being a relative of
Scottish Gaelic:
càirdeach
— being a relative of
Spanish:
emparentado
— being a relative of
Spanish:
tener parentesco con
— being a relative of
Spanish:
ser pariente de
— being a relative of
Spanish:
deudoso (desus.)
— being a relative of
Sundanese:
perenah
— being a relative of
Swedish:
besläktad
— being a relative of
Telugu:
సంబంధిత
(sambandhita)
— being a relative of
Telugu:
సంబంధించిన
(sambandhiñcina)
— being a relative of