related

(adjective, verb)

adjective

1. being connected either logically or causally or by shared characteristics

- painting and the related arts

- school-related activities

- related to micelle formation is the...ability of detergent actives to congregate at oil-water interfaces

Similar word(s): affiliated, attached, connected, cognate, connate, coreferent, correlate, correlated, correlative, corresponding

2. connected by kinship, common origin, or marriage

Similar word(s): direct, lineal, collateral, indirect, affinal, affine, agnate, agnatic, paternal, akin, cognate, consanguine, consanguineal, consanguineous, kin, allied, descendant, descendent, enate, enatic, maternal, kindred

Sentences with related as an adjective:

- Electric and magnetic forces are closely related.

- Everyone is related to their parents.

- Gun-related crime.

verb

1. simple past tense and past participle of relate