Definition, synonyms and related words
The act of relating, or forming or identifying relationships; relation.
"The committee focused its energy on strengthening the social relations within the neighborhood rather than just discussing policies that relate to crime rates."
"The relating in her mind was clear after she finished reading the book."
Usage: Use this noun to describe the specific action of establishing connections between people or things rather than referring to family members themselves. It is often interchangeable with "relation," but emphasizes the process of linking over a static state of kinship.
present participle of relate
"The report includes a section containing data relating to last year's sales figures."
In plain English: To relate means to connect or show how something is linked to something else.
"The manager asked each department to report how they were relating to the new marketing strategy."
Derived from the Latin re- (again) and ligare (to bind), relating originally meant binding back or connecting again. It entered English via Old French to describe something that establishes a connection between things.