collocation · neutral
be related to
UK/bi rɪˈleɪtɪd tuː/US/bi rɪˈleɪtɪd tu/be·re·LATED·TO
to have a family connection with someone or to be connected to something
Examples
“Are you related to anyone famous in your town?”
“The symptoms may be related to stress rather than illness.”
“I discovered I was distantly related to him through genealogy research.”
Band 8 sentence
“Through studying my family tree I realised how many people I am related to across different regions.”
Collocations
- be closely related to
- be distantly related to
Word family
Common mistakes
I am related with him.→I am related to him.
We are relation.→We are related.
Say it for a higher band
5be connected to→6be relatives→7+be related to
Synonyms
be connected to
Easily confused
be connected to
“The phone is connected to the router.”
be related with
“Incorrect in English: 'He is related with me.'”
Related words
Learn this word with the rest of its set, and get reminded at the right time.
In Family & Relationships
Learn it with its set