Related to or related with как

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'Related to' means you are related to someone (same blood). So you would say something like "I'm related to him/her". Or "Are they related to each other?".

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related to/ relating to

Could anyone explain the difference between related to and relating to?

Thak you very much

cuchuflete

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The terms you ask about should be presented in full sample sentences. These should be accompanied by context and background.

CALONSEGUR

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the question seemed clear, I also wonder know if the sentence
"Last informations relating to our meeting on Friday" is correct. Is anybody able to reply?

Hollande

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Thank you for your advice, Cuchuflte. I am trying to use the equivalent of the Spanish expression "relativo a" in English (I'm sorry, I don't know if you speak Spanish) and the thing is I am very confused with these two expressions: I don't know if they have the same meaning or when should each one be used. That's why I don't include any example.

They generally mean the same thing but I would say "related to" is used more often.

"The meeting is related to politics."

"Is this discussion related with what happened earlier?"

They generally mean the same thing but I would say "related to" is used more often.

"The meeting is related to politics."

"Is this discussion related with what happened earlier?"

Мне трудно понимать даже короткие ответы на данном языке.

Могу задавать простые вопросы и понимаю простые ответы.

Могу формулировать все виды общих вопросов. Понимаю ответы средней длины и сложности.

Related to or related with как

It is "relating to" or "related to"?

However, it does not solve specific problems relating to a business or a profession.

I, myself, often use related to instead of relating to. Is there any difference?

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These two words are close, and in most cases, they are interchangeable.

However, I think there is a subtle difference between the two, one I can't readily support with a good source at the moment.

"Related to" only means that there is some kind of connection while "relating to" indicates something that is about the topic.

In some cases there may be a slight difference between them.

Relating to:"about or concerning."

The less tangible effects of the Senate bill will come from the provisions relating to jobs and social services for immigrants. (LDOCE)

Related to: connected with

Police say a suspect related to the call for assistance fled the apartment and was located by police. (boston dot com)

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In addition to the wonderful answers already written above, I dare only claim to offer my 2 cents: Often replacing a phrase with another can be a good way to judge whether something sounds right: Consider replacing "relating to" with "pertaining to" or "in relation to"; they have very similar meanings and are used under very similar conditions (although the former might be slightly weaker than the first of the latter) while replacing "related to" with "has/have/had a relation with"

This book contains a series of short stories relating to her life -> This book contains a series of short stories in relation to her life
This article relating to law and order is very comprehensive -> This article in relation to law and order is very comprehensive
Is she related to the president? -> Does he have a relation to the president? ("to" and not "with" is used here intentionally, since I don't mean a relationship, does anyone disagree?)
This passage is related to the previous one; they share some similarities. -> This passage has a relation/relations to the previous one; they share some similarities.

"Relating to"'s usage seems to be a proper subset of that of "related to" too, (partially because "related to" can denote kinship relations "I am related to her", "I'm somewhat related to her; she's my eighth cousin once removed", these would derive from "relative")

"Relating to" is perhaps more related to the verb "relate" (as in "I relate with your experience"; it's more intimate), while "related to" could derive from "relation". Lastly, perhaps consider "relating to" as a stronger/more emphasized version of "related to"; in example 1 above, the short stories relate to her life and that's why they are included in the anthology, it's not just a side note or coincidental relation.

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