gerund / present participle
Connecting one thing with another, especially in an explanation or in your thoughts.
Relating the symptoms to the infection helped the doctor.
She is relating the new evidence to the earlier report.
American English
How to pronounce relating
verb · adjectiveB1Very common word
rihLAYdihng
/ɹɪˈleɪ.ɾɪŋ/
3 syllables · Stress the second syllable.
Form of relate
Relating to often appears before a noun and means connected with or about.
Connecting one thing with another, especially in an explanation or in your thoughts.
What to listen for
“Relating” is commonly pronounced /ɹɪˈleɪ.ɾɪŋ/. Some speakers use /ɹiˈleɪ.ɾɪŋ/ for the first, unstressed syllable.
Common pronunciation/ɹɪˈleɪ.ɾɪŋ/
Another common pronunciation/ɹiˈleɪ.ɾɪŋ/
Meanings & examples
present participle adjective
Connected with or about a particular subject, person, or situation.
The documents relating to the case are on my desk.
She found several articles relating to climate change.
gerund / present participle
Understanding someone's feelings or experience because you have had something similar.
Relating to her experience helped me understand her.
She is relating to the character more as the story continues.
present participle
Telling a story or describing events in order.
He was relating the details of the accident.
Relating the events clearly took an hour.
Useful expressions
Understand and share someone's feelings or experience.
I really relate to her story.
Be connected with something or be a member of the same family as someone.
Are you related to the owner?
Related words & forms
The final e is dropped before -ing: relating, not relateing.