Klryz
Pronunciation guide: IPA symbols, stress and word endings

Vowels

iːseeɪsite / ɛbedæcat
ɑːfatherɒhot (UK)ɔːlawʊput
uːtooʌcupɜːbirdəabout
eɪdayaɪmyɔɪboyaʊnow
əʊ / oʊgo (UK / US)ɪəneareəhairʊətour

Consonants that look unusual

θthinðthisʃsheʒmeasure
tʃchurchdʒjudgeŋsingjyes

p b t d k g f v s z h m n l r w sound as in ordinary English spelling.

Marks

  • ˈ main stress, before the stressed syllable: /ˈwɔːtə/ water · ˌ lighter (secondary) stress: /ˌʌndəˈstænd/ understand
  • ː a long vowel · (r) an r said only in accents that pronounce it (most American, Scottish, Irish)

Common word endings

  • -s / -es (plurals; he/she form of verbs): /s/ after voiceless sounds (cats), /z/ after voiced (dogs), /ɪz/ after s, z, sh, ch, j sounds (buses, watches). Spelling: -es after s, x, z, ch, sh; consonant + y → -ies (city → cities).
  • -ed (past): /t/ after voiceless sounds (walked), /d/ after voiced (played), /ɪd/ after t or d (wanted). Spelling: love → loved, stop → stopped, carry → carried.
  • -ing: make → making, run → running, see → seeing.
  • Irregular: go, went, gone · be, was, been · see, saw, seen · man → men · child → children · mouse → mice.
  • Older (King James) forms: -eth = -s (he loveth = he loves) · -est with “thou” (thou lovest) · spake = spoke.

English Dictionary · 107,383 entries · Sources & licences

“relates” is a form of

relate

/ɹɪˈleɪt/ verb

Forms relates relating related

  1. verb (transitive) To tell in a descriptive way. “The captain related an old yarn.”
  2. verb (intransitive) To be relevant specifically to. “These regulations relate only to exported goods.”
  3. verb (transitive) To bring into a relation, association, or connection (between one thing and another).
  4. verb (intransitive) To have a connection. “The patterns on the screen relate to the pitch and volume of the music being played.”
  5. verb (intransitive, jargon) To interact. “Children who find it hard to relate end up being inadequately socialized.”
  6. verb (intransitive) To respond through reaction.
  7. verb (intransitive) To identify with; to understand. [with to] “I find it difficult to relate to others because I'm extremely introverted.”
  8. verb (obsolete) To bring back; to restore.

Synonyms

ally refer pertain chronicle describe divulge recount state associate tie in link colligate link up connect concern come to bear on touch touch on have-to doe with interrelate

Etymology

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.

Webster’s 1913

  1. verb To bring back; to restore. [Obs.]
  2. verb To refer; to ascribe, as to a source. [Obs. or R.]
  3. verb To stand in some relation; to have bearing or concern; to pertain; to refer; --with to. All negative or privative words relate positive ideas. Locke.
  4. verb To make reference; to take account. [R.& Obs.]

Etymology [F. relater to recount, LL. relatare, fr. L. relatus, used as p. p. of referre. See Elate, and cf. Refer.]

Sources: Wiktionary · WordNet 3.0 · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “relate”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details

Sanskrit

Sanskrit dictionary entries whose meaning includes “relate” (best matches first).

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