# related to sth/sb

idiom · CEFR B1

Source: https://englishreference.com/idiom/related-to-sth-sb
Updated: 2026-04-22

## Meaning

connected to something or someone in some way. You use this when two things have a link or belong to the same family.

## Examples

- Is this problem related to the new software update?
- The police believe the recent robberies are related to the same group of people they investigated last month.
- The historian argued that the sudden economic decline was directly related to the political instability that had plagued the region for decades.

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