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What is the difference between relate to and relate with ?
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2017/09/27
There isn't much difference but relate to is more common
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"relate with" isn't really used. "To" is a much more common preposition.
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2022/03/06
it should always be "relate to". If somebody said "relate with" I would understand them and I might not notice, but it does sound slightly off if I look at it closely.
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2022/01/28
no difference. You can use either.
The word does not relate to the passage.
The word does not relate with the passage.
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2021/12/11
I can’t think of any times I’d say the second one, so I’d say just go with “relate to”.
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2020/01/22
Those words are similiar meaning.
make or show a connection between or feel sympathy with; identify with.
Example:
We need to see figures relating to the last six months.
Martin had always found it easier to relate to women.
the study examines social change within the city and relates it to wider developments in the country as a whole"
kids related to him because he was so anti-establishment
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2017/11/26
"With" in this sentence, would mean that you're in accompaniment with the relation. However, the first one sounds more natural. I can't think of a good example for "relate with" because it's not usually used in this way.
"To" in this sentence, expresses a feeling of agreement. To understand or sympathize. So, "I agree. I can relate to what you just said. It has happened to me before."
"Relate to" would be the most common use.
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2017/11/26
Theyre the same really. But if there was any difference it would be
Relate with sounds like you relate to a friend or someone on the same level as you
Relate to sounds like youre talking about something or someone higher than you. Still they are pretty much the same.
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