relates
- 1Third-person singular simple present of relate.
He relates well to children, so the teaching job suits him.
The report relates these findings to earlier research on the topic.
Note
Every use of the verb shares this spelling, so the words that follow do the sorting. With a direct object it tells or connects: she relates the story, the report relates cost to quality. With to and no object it connects, interacts or sympathizes: the clause relates to tax, he relates to teenagers. Watch the object: relates the story to the class means tells it; relates to the class means gets along with it.
relates is a form of relate
relate, verb: To feel a connection with someone or something because you understand or share their experience. Full entry
- Spelling
- relate → relates: add -s
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /s/.
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