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verb ADV. closely | directly, specifically The issues raised in the report relate directly to Age Concern's ongoing work in this area. VERB + RELATE be able to, can/could | attempt to, try to | be difficult to, find sth difficult to I found it difficult to relate the two ideas in my mind. PREP. to Our product needs an image that people can relate to. PHRASES the ability to relate to sb/sth, an attempt to relate sth Attempts to relate studies on animals to those on humans are not really comparing like with like.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
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relate to sb
to understand someone and be able to have a friendly relationship with them
• Many parents find it hard to relate to their children when they are teenagers., relate to sth
to understand a situation or someone's feelings because you have experienced a similar situation or similar feelings
• The culture that he describes is so different from mine that I sometimes find it hard to relate to.
Cambridge-Phrasal Verbs