different between relate vs stutter

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)

1. (transitive) To tell in a descriptive way.

   The captain related an old yarn.

   Please relate the circumstances of your journey here today.

2. (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 […]

3. (intransitive) To have a connection.

   The patterns on the screen relate to the pitch and volume of the music being played.

4. (intransitive) To interact.
5. (intransitive) To respond through reaction.
6. (intransitive, with to) To identify with; to understand.

   I find it difficult to relate to others because I'm extremely introverted.

7. (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

1. first-person singular present indicative of relater
2. third-person singular present indicative of relater
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of relater
4. third-person singular present subjunctive of relater
5. 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

1. vocative masculine singular of rel?tus

Portuguese

Verb

relate

1. first-person singular (eu) present subjunctive of relatar
2. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present subjunctive of relatar
3. third-person singular (você) affirmative imperative of relatar
4. third-person singular (você) negative imperative of relatar

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /re?late/, [re?la.t?e]

Verb

relate

1. Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of relatar.
2. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of relatar.
3. Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of relatar.
4. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present subjunctive form of relatar.

English

Etymology

From Middle English stutten, stoten (“stutter”); cognate with Dutch stotteren (“stutter”).

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /?st???/
• Rhymes: -?t?(r)

Verb

stutter (third-person singular simple present stutters, present participle stuttering, simple past and past participle stuttered)

1. (transitive, intransitive) To speak with a spasmodic repetition of vocal sounds.

   He stuttered a few words of thanks.

2. (intransitive) To exhaust a gas with difficulty

   The engine of the old car stuttered going up the slope. I was stuttering after the marathon.

Synonyms

• (speak with spasmodic repetition): stammer

Translations

Noun

stutter (plural stutters)

1. A speech disorder characterised by stuttering.

   Synonym: stammer

2. (obsolete) One who stutters.

   Synonyms: stutterer, stammerer

   • 1626, Francis Bacon, Sylva Sylvarum, London: William Lee, IV. Century, p. 103,^[1]

     And many Stutters (we finde) are very Cholericke Men; Choler Enducing a Drinesse in the Tongue.

Translations

Derived terms

Anagrams

• Truetts, tutters