Related | Definition of Related by Merriam-Webster

Definition of related · 1 : connected by reason of an established or discoverable relation · 2 : connected by common ancestry or sometimes by ... Login SignUp Hello, Games&Quizzes Thesaurus WordoftheDay Features BuyingGuide M-WBooks MyWordsMyWords ViewRecents Account LogOut related adjective SaveWord re·​lat·​ed |\ri-ˈlā-təd \ Definitionofrelated 1 :connectedbyreasonofanestablishedordiscoverablerelation 2 :connectedbycommonancestryorsometimesbymarriage 3 :havingcloseharmonicconnection —usedoftones,chords,ortonalities OtherWordsfromrelated Synonyms&Antonyms ExampleSentences LearnMoreAboutrelated Keepscrollingformore OtherWordsfromrelated relatedly adverb relatedness noun Synonyms&Antonymsforrelated Synonyms affiliated, akin, allied, kindred Antonyms unrelated VisittheThesaurusforMore  ExamplesofrelatedinaSentence ancienthistoryandotherrelatedsubjects IjustfoundoutthatmybestfriendandIarerelatedthroughdistantcousins. Horsesanddonkeysarerelated. Thewords“play”and“playful”arerelated. SeeMore RecentExamplesontheWeb Merriam-Websteradded455newwordsanddefinitionstothedictionary,withtopicsrangingfromonlinecultureandcommunicationtomedicine,COVID-19relatedwords,technology,politicsandofcourse,food. — EmilyDeletter,TheEnquirer,30Oct.2021 ThewomanfailedtestingandwasarrestedforOVIandrelatedtrafficoffenses. — cleveland,29Oct.2021 Qualifiedexpensesgobeyondtuitionandrelatedfeesandincluderoomandboard,whichcouldbeasmuchasormorethantuition. — JudithWard,Forbes,29Oct.2021 Hehasnotbeenchargedinarelatedcriminalcase. — BostonGlobe.com,29Oct.2021 SoBoldenbalancedpolicydebateswithdoctor’sappointmentsandotherrelatedcaretoaddressherphysicalpain. — BarbaraRodriguez,USATODAY,29Oct.2021 Investigatorsbelievetheshootingincidentwasdomestic-related. — WilliamThornton|[email protected],al,29Oct.2021 First,thevaccinewillofferchildrenprotectionfrominfectionandrelatedcomplications,suchashospitalizationandlongCovid. — SeanT.O'learyAndYvonneA.Maldonado,CNN,29Oct.2021 Thedeal'scontentshavebeenplacedundersealbyanotherjudgeinarelatedlawsuit. — JamesHill,ABCNews,29Oct.2021 Theseexamplesentencesareselectedautomaticallyfromvariousonlinenewssourcestoreflectcurrentusageoftheword'related.'ViewsexpressedintheexamplesdonotrepresenttheopinionofMerriam-Websteroritseditors.Sendusfeedback. SeeMore FirstKnownUseofrelated 1623,inthemeaningdefinedatsense1 Keepscrollingformore LearnMoreAboutrelated Sharerelated PosttheDefinitionofrelatedtoFacebook SharetheDefinitionofrelatedonTwitter TimeTravelerforrelated Thefirstknownuseofrelatedwas in1623 Seemorewordsfromthesameyear DictionaryEntriesNearrelated relatebackto related relatedbyblood SeeMoreNearbyEntries  PhrasesRelatedtorelated relatedbyblood Statisticsforrelated LastUpdated 31Oct2021 Look-upPopularity CitethisEntry “Related.”Merriam-Webster.comDictionary,Merriam-Webster,https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/related.Accessed7Nov.2021. Style:MLA MLA Chicago APA Merriam-Webster Keepscrollingformore MoreDefinitionsforrelated related adjective EnglishLanguageLearnersDefinitionofrelated :connectedinsomeway :inthesamefamily :belongingtothesamegroupbecauseofsharedcharacteristics,qualities,etc. SeethefulldefinitionforrelatedintheEnglishLanguageLearnersDictionary related adjective re·​lat·​ed |\ri-ˈlā-təd\ KidsDefinitionofrelated 1 :sharingsomeconnection paintingandtherelatedarts 2 :connectedbycommonancestryorbymarriage Wecallher"auntie,"butwe'renotactuallyrelated. 3 :connectedbyausuallydistantcommonancestorandtypicallysharingsimilarcharacteristics Horsesandzebrasarerelated. MorefromMerriam-Websteronrelated Nglish:TranslationofrelatedforSpanishSpeakers BritannicaEnglish:TranslationofrelatedforArabicSpeakers WORDOFTHEDAY soporific SeeDefinitionsandExamples» GetWordoftheDaydailyemail! TestYourVocabulary FarmIdiomsQuiz Whatdoes'poke'refertointheexpression'piginapoke'? mudpit stateofdifficulty stable bag Testyourvocabularywithour10-questionquiz! TAKETHEQUIZ SubscribetoAmerica'slargestdictionaryandgetthousandsmoredefinitionsandadvancedsearch—adfree! Merriam-Websterunabridged WordsatPlay “InVinoVeritas”andOtherLatinPhrasestoLiveBy Top10LatinPhrases HowtoUse'Lay'and'Lie' TrippingUpEnglishSpeakersfor700Years Merriam-Webster'sGreatBigListofBeautifulandUselessWords,Vol.1 Somemaybemoreusefulthanothers. 'Principal'or'Principle'? Advicefromyourpals AsktheEditors 'Everyday'vs.'EveryDay' Asimpletricktokeepthemseparate WhatIs'SemanticBleaching'? How'literally'canmean"figuratively" Literally Howtouseawordthat(literally)drivessomepe... IsSingular'They'aBetterChoice? Theawkwardcaseof'hisorher' WordGames FallBackintoOurAutumnQuiz Whydowecalltheseason‘fall’? Takethequiz OurFavoriteNewWords Howmanydoyouknow? Takethequiz HowStrongIsYourVocabulary? Testyourvocabularywithour10-questionquiz! Takethequiz