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relating to

English translation: understanding and appreciating them

08:33 Feb 6, 2021
English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Science - Management
English term or phrase: relating to
The core challenges of operating effectively at interfaces are simple: learning about people on the other side and relating to them.
Masoud Kakouli Varnousfaderani
Türkiye
Local time: 17:50
Selected answer:understanding and appreciating them
Explanation:
relate to someone/something
— phrasal verb with relate verb
us
/rɪˈleɪt/
to understand and appreciate someone or something:
The kids need a teacher who can relate to them.


https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/relate-t...



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Note added at 1 hr (2021-02-06 10:18:12 GMT)
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To understand and like or have sympathy for (someone or something) I can relate to your feelings. I've never been able to relate to him very well. He writes songs that people can really relate to.
—used to describe how someone talks to or behaves toward (someone else)How a child relates to her teacher can affect her education.
- to be connected with (someone or something)

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/relate to
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AllegroTrans
United Kingdom
Local time: 15:50
Grading comment
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



SUMMARY OF ALL EXPLANATIONS PROVIDED
4 +2having something in common/being able to emphasise with
Hilary McGrath
4 +2understanding and appreciating them
AllegroTrans


Discussion entries: 7





  

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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
having something in common/being able to emphasise with


Explanation:
You relate to people you understand or find something in common with

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Note added at 1 hr (2021-02-06 09:59:17 GMT)
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empathise, sorry!

Hilary McGrath
France
Local time: 16:50
Native speaker of: English

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Tony M: 'having something in common' may help you 'relate to s/o', but isn't inherently what it means; and I think perhaps you may have meant 'empathise'?
13 mins
neutral  AllegroTrans: You can relate to people with whom you have nothing in common, but I agree that empathy is key
1 hr
agree  Mirvat Blilo: I agree. 'To relate' to someone means to understand and appreciate them.
2 hrs
agree  philgoddard: Empathise.
4 hrs
agree  Yvonne Gallagher: ONLY with "being able to empathise with"
6 hrs
disagree  Daryo: you surely meant "to empathise" with? But even that is not quite right. Nor you need to have much in common to relate to s.o.
1 day 11 hrs
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
understanding and appreciating them


Explanation:
relate to someone/something
— phrasal verb with relate verb
us
/rɪˈleɪt/
to understand and appreciate someone or something:
The kids need a teacher who can relate to them.


https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/relate-t...



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Note added at 1 hr (2021-02-06 10:18:12 GMT)
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To understand and like or have sympathy for (someone or something) I can relate to your feelings. I've never been able to relate to him very well. He writes songs that people can really relate to.
—used to describe how someone talks to or behaves toward (someone else)How a child relates to her teacher can affect her education.
- to be connected with (someone or something)

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/relate to

AllegroTrans
United Kingdom
Local time: 15:50
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Tony M
3 mins
  -> thanks TM
agree  Daryo: I think here it's primarily about understanding people "on the other side", being able to look at things from their point of view - "sympathy" is not really a requirement for a manager.
1 day 11 hrs
  -> Yes "sympathy" is a bad choice of word in this ref.
neutral  Yvonne Gallagher: not about liking, appreciating them or sympathy...
2 days 4 hrs
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