related
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