related

[ ri-ley-tid ]

adjective

1. associated; connected.

   Synonyms: affiliated, relevant

2. allied by nature, origin, kinship, marriage, etc.

   Synonyms: united, linked

3. narrated, recounted, or told:

   There were two eyewitnesses, but their related accounts were completely different.

4. Music. (of chords, scales, or tones) having a close harmonic or melodic connection.

related

/ rɪˈleɪtɪd /

adjective

1. connected; associated
2. connected by kinship or marriage
3. (in diatonic music) denoting or relating to a key that has notes in common with another key or keys

Derived Forms

• reˈlatedness, noun

Other Words From

• re·lat·ed·ly adverb
• re·lat·ed·ness noun
• non·re·lat·ed adjective
• un·re·lat·ed adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of related¹

First recorded in 1595–1605; relate + -ed ²

Example Sentences

In a Prevention of Future Deaths Report, the coroner urged the Department for Education to take action to stop similar deaths occurring related to the harmful effects of being socially ostracised.

From BBC

Television exploits our memory gaps, willful or unintended, by churning out period action dramas centered on history’s giant conflicts, most related to World War II. Unlike that endlessly commodified conflict, these chapters in Ireland’s history don’t turn up in most history teaching.

From Salon

She does not have any evident experience related to border and customs enforcement, which is one of DHS’s main responsibilities, although as governor she has directed responses to natural disasters.

From Slate

Former Ysgol Friars staff member Ana, not her real name, said she was worried facts related to the case were not being shared with authorities and "secrets" were "casting a shadow" over the school's future.

From BBC

North Wales Police said the allegations related to victims who were "children at the time of the offence".

From BBC

Related Words

• akin
• analogous
• associated
• complementary
• linked
• pertinent
• relevant
• similar