relate to

Meaning

1. Oxford92% of films

   to be able to understand and have sympathy with sb / sth

2. Oxford8% of films

   to be connected with sth / sb; to refer to sth / sb

In the movies · 15

• -I can relate to that. -Really?Oppenheimer2023
• I relate to you, Ralph. When I hit bottom, I was crushing man's skull like sparrow egg between my thighs.Wreck-It Ralph2012
• really emotional to hear this song and to know that a lot of people related to it who aren't talking about the same things that I'm talking about.Taylor Swift: Folklore: The Long Pond Studio Sessions2020
• I can really relate to that.The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part2019
• You should be able to relate to that.The Blind Side2009
• How does the title relate to our story?A Single Man2009
• ...at being unable to relate to anyone.Watchmen2009
• I can't relate to so much.Klaus2019

Learn it in full scenes

• Oppenheimer2023
  • Bohr Sends Oppenheimer to Göttingen
  • Strauss Offers Oppenheimer a Job
  • Rabi Meets Oppenheimer on a Train
• Wreck-It Ralph2012
  • Ralph's Opening Monologue
  • Ralph Shows Up to Bad-Anon
  • Ralph Crashes the Anniversary Party

More phrasal verbs

• turn to
• bear with
• get to
• sort out
• come along
• open up
• refer to
• go off
• come through
• drop out
• stand by
• look around