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relate
English
Etymology
From Latin rel?tus, perfect passive participle of refer? (“carry back; report”).
Pronunciation
- (General American, Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /???le?t/, /?i?le?t/
- Rhymes: -e?t
- Hyphenation: re?late
Verb
relate (third-person singular simple present relates, present participle relating, simple past and past participle related)
- (transitive) To tell in a descriptive way.
- The captain related an old yarn.
- Please relate the circumstances of your journey here today.
- (transitive) To bring into a relation, association, or connection (between one thing and another).
- 2002, Paul Light, Karen Littleton, Learning with Computers: Analysing Productive Interactions (page 92)
- The use of video made it possible to relate the talk to the answers given to particular problems in the test. With this research design it was possible to relate changes in test score measures to changes in linguistic features […]
- 2002, Paul Light, Karen Littleton, Learning with Computers: Analysing Productive Interactions (page 92)
- (intransitive) To have a connection.
- The patterns on the screen relate to the pitch and volume of the music being played.
- (intransitive) To interact.
- (intransitive) To respond through reaction.
- (intransitive, with to) To identify with; to understand.
- I find it difficult to relate to others because I'm extremely introverted.
- (obsolete) To bring back; to restore.
Synonyms
- chronicle
- describe
- divulge
- recount
- state
Derived terms
- aforerelated
Related terms
- relatable
- relater
- relation
- relationship
- relative
- refer
- reference
Translations
Anagrams
- Aertel, Ertale, Tralee, alreet, e-alert, earlet, elater, telera
French
Verb
relate
- first-person singular present indicative of relater
- third-person singular present indicative of relater
- first-person singular present subjunctive of relater
- third-person singular present subjunctive of relater
- second-person singular imperative of relater
Anagrams
- alerte, alerté, étaler
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /re?la?.te/, [r????ä?t??]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /re?la.te/, [r??l??t??]
Participle
rel?te
- vocative masculine singular of rel?tus
Portuguese
Verb
relate
- first-person singular (eu) present subjunctive of relatar
- third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present subjunctive of relatar
- third-person singular (você) affirmative imperative of relatar
- third-person singular (você) negative imperative of relatar
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /re?late/, [re?la.t?e]
Verb
relate
- Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of relatar.
- First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of relatar.
- Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of relatar.
- Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present subjunctive form of relatar.
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mutter
English
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?m?t?/
- (General American) IPA(key): /?m?t?/
- Rhymes: -?t?(?)
- Hyphenation: mut?ter
Etymology 1
From Middle English muteren, moteren, of imitative origin. Compare Low German mustern, musseln (“to whisper”), German muttern (“to mutter; whisper”), Old Norse muðla (“to murmur”). Compare also Latin mutt?re, mut?re.
Noun
mutter (plural mutters)
- A repressed or obscure utterance; an instance of muttering.
- The prisoners were docile, and accepted their lot with barely a mutter.
Translations
Verb
mutter (third-person singular simple present mutters, present participle muttering, simple past and past participle muttered)
- To utter words, especially complaints or angry expressions, indistinctly or with a low voice and lips partly closed; to say under one's breath.
- You could hear the students mutter as they were served sodden spaghetti, yet again, in the cafeteria.
- The beggar muttered words of thanks, as passersby dropped coins in his cup.
- To speak softly and incoherently, or with imperfect articulations.
- The asylum inmate muttered some doggerel about chains and pains to himself, over and over.
- To make a sound with a low, rumbling noise.
- April could hear the delivery van's engine muttering in the driveway.
Synonyms
- (speak under one's breath): growl, grumble, mumble
- (speak incoherently): babble, mumble, murmur, ramble, stutter
- (make a low sound): growl, putter, rumble
- See also Thesaurus:mutter
Derived terms
- mutterer
Translations
Etymology 2
From Hindi ??? (ma?ar)
Alternative forms
- matar
Noun
mutter
- (Indian cuisine) Peas.
Derived terms
- mutter paneer
Danish
Etymology
From German Mutter (“mother”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /m?t?r/, [?m?d??], /mut?r/, [?mud??]
Noun
mutter c (singular definite mutteren, not used in plural form)
- mommy, mummy, ma
- old woman
- missus
References
- “mutter” in Den Danske Ordbog
Estonian
Etymology
From a Germanic language, compare Finnish mutteri.
Noun
mutter (genitive mutri, partitive mutrit)
- nut (that screws onto a bolt)
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From German Mutter
Noun
mutter m (definite singular mutteren, indefinite plural muttere or mutre or mutrer, definite plural mutterne or mutrene)
- a nut (for bolts)
- skrue og mutter - nut and bolt
References
- “mutter” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From German Mutter
Noun
mutter m (definite singular mutteren, indefinite plural mutterar or mutrar, definite plural mutterane or mutrane)
- a nut (for bolts)
References
- “mutter” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish
Etymology
From or at least cognate to German Mutter.
Noun
mutter c
- a nut (for bolts)
Declension
Noun
mutter n (uncountable)
- mutter; obscure utterance
Declension
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