Related to means connected with something or about something: questions related to the course, stress-related problems. The second meaning is being part of the same family: Are you related to our director? means “Are you a relative of our director?”.
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related to + noun/-ing; closely/directly related to; be related to + person; noun + -related (work-related)
- Most of the questions in the interview were related to my last project.
- Doctors say many of her headaches are related to stress at work.
- People often ask if I'm related to the singer, because we have the same surname.
What changed
First versionThis problem is related with the new software update.
RevisionThis problem is related to the new software update.
Connected with and associated with make with seem natural, but related takes only to. One preposition was changed in the corrected version: related to the new software update.
Related to simply means connected with a topic. Relevant to means important and appropriate for this particular task: This example is related to the topic, but it isn't relevant to the question. An example can be about the topic and still not answer the question.
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Her new job isn't related ___ her degree in biology.
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to — Related takes to: the job is connected with her degree, so related to her degree. With may seem logical by analogy with connected with, but it's a mistake here.
Write about your work or studies. Say what topic your main task is related to right now.
This month my main task at work is related to customer reviews: I sort them and report the most common problems.
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