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title: relate — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «relate» in the school dictionary: To relate to something is to be connected with it. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# relate

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**Who acts:** they, you, Related people, legs, I, she · **What happens:** relate, be, connect, feel, belong, do · **To what, where:** story, number, you, cousin, adventures, related words · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«relate» in the school dictionary: its 4 meanings for a pupil and its 8 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [relate in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/relate.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To relate to something is to be connected with it.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:relate:m1:1
# text = To relate to something is to be connected with it.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	relate	relate	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	2	obl	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
7	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	aux:pass	_	_
8	connected	connect	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	acl	_	_
9	with	with	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **relate** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn relate-86.2-2 «NP V PP.co-theme»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | to something | tree rules |
| 3 | **connect** | to-infinitive · passive |  |  |  |  |  | with it | vn mix-22.1-2-1 «NP V PP.patient»: with it=Co-Patient |

<!-- .note -->
One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To relate to someone is to understand how they feel because you have felt the same.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:relate:m2:1
# text = To relate to someone is to understand how they feel because you have felt the same.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	relate	relate	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	advcl	_	_
3	to	to	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	2	obl	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	understand	understand	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	10	advmod	_	_
9	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
10	feel	feel	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	ccomp	_	_
11	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	14	mark	_	_
12	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	_
13	have	have	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	aux	_	_
14	felt	feel	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	10	ccomp	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	same	same	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **relate** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | to someone | vn relate-86.2-2 «NP V PP.co-theme»: agent=Theme to someone=Co-Theme |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | understand *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **feel** | present | they |  |  |  |  |  | vn conjecture-29.5-2 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 4 | **feel** | present · perfect | you |  |  |  |  | same *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To relate a story is to tell it.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:relate:m3:1
# text = To relate a story is to tell it.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	relate	relate	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	advcl	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	story	story	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	tell	tell	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **relate** | to-infinitive |  | a story |  |  |  |  | vn involve-107.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent story=Theme |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | tell *property* | tree rules |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Related people belong to the same family.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:relate:m4:1
# text = Related people belong to the same family.
1	Related	related	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	belong	belong	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	same	same	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	family	family	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **belong** | present | Related people |  |  |  |  | to the same family | vn attend-107.4-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
How does the number of legs relate to the number of dogs?

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:relate:x1:1
# text = How does the number of legs relate to the number of dogs?
1	How	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	2	advmod	_	_
2	does	do	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	number	number	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	legs	leg	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
7	relate	relate	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	acl:relcl	_	_
8	to	to	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	number	number	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	dogs	dog	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | present |  | the number |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent number=Eventuality |
| 2 | **relate** | present | legs | the number *not said here* | the number of dogs |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent number=Topic to number=Recipient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I can relate to how nervous you feel.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:relate:x2:1
# text = I can relate to how nervous you feel.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	relate	relate	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	6	advmod	_	_
6	nervous	nervous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	obl	_	_
7	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
8	feel	feel	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **relate** | can | I |  |  |  |  | to nervous | vn relate-86.2-2 «NP V PP.co-theme»: agent=Theme to nervous=Co-Theme |
| 2 | **feel** | present | you |  |  |  |  |  | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Is she related to you? — Yes, she's my cousin.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:relate:x3:1
# text = Is she related to you? — Yes, she's my cousin.
1	Is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
2	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	related	related	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
7	—	-	PUNCT	:	_	13	punct	_	_
8	Yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	13	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
10	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	cop	_	_
12	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	13	nmod:poss	_	_
13	cousin	cousin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | she |  | you |  |  | related *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **is a** | present | she | my cousin |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The questions relate to the story we read.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:relate:x4:1
# text = The questions relate to the story we read.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	questions	question	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	relate	relate	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	story	story	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
8	read	read	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **relate** | present | the questions |  |  |  |  | to the story | vn relate-86.2-2 «NP V PP.co-theme»: agent=Theme to story=Co-Theme |
| 2 | **read** | past | we | the story *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent story=Topic |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The old sailor related his adventures.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:relate:x5:1
# text = The old sailor related his adventures.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	sailor	sailor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	related	relate	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	adventures	adventure	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **relate** | past | the old sailor | sailor's adventures |  |  |  |  | vn involve-107.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent adventure=Theme |
| 2 | **adventure** |  | sailor |  |  |  |  |  | nom adventure «act transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«Child» and «childhood» are related words.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:relate:x6:1
# text = «Child» and «childhood» are related words.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Child	child	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
5	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	childhood	childhood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	6	punct	_	_
8	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
9	related	related	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	words	word	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Child and childhood | related words |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Can you relate the temperature to the time of year?

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:relate:x7:1
# text = Can you relate the temperature to the time of year?
1	Can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
2	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	relate	relate	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	temperature	temperature	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	year	year	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **relate** | can | you | the temperature |  |  | time |  | vn involve-107.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent temperature=Theme |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Oblige me, I beg you, by relating your history."

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:relate:x8:1
# text = Oblige me, I beg you, by relating your history."
1	Oblige	oblige	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	1	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
4	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
5	beg	beg	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	advcl	_	_
6	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
8	by	by	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
9	relating	relate	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	5	advcl	_	_
10	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
11	history	history	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **oblige** | imperative | you *not said here* | me |  |  |  |  | vn compel-59.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent i=Patient |
| 2 | **beg** *speech: request* | present | I |  | you |  |  |  | vn beg-58.2-1-1 «NP V NP PP.Topic»: agent=Agent you=Recipient |
| 3 | **relate** | gerund | I *not said here* | your history |  |  |  |  | vn involve-107.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent history=Theme |

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