distantly related
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be distantly related to someone — phrase if two people are distantly related to each other, they are relatives, but not close relatives Thesaurus: describing or relating to relatednesshyponym Main entry: distantly … Useful english dictionary
be distantly related to someone — if two people are distantly related to each other, they are relatives, but not close relatives … English dictionary
distantly — dis|tant|ly [ dıstəntli ] adverb 1. ) MAINLY LITERARY far away: I heard dogs barking distantly in the hills. 2. ) without any real feeling, usually because you are thinking about something else: At this Ivan only smiled distantly. 3. ) not in… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
related */*/ — UK [rɪˈleɪtɪd] / US [rɪˈleɪtəd] adjective Get it right: related: After the adjective related, use the preposition to (not with ): Wrong: Many health problems are related with passive smoking. Right: Many health problems are related to passive… … English dictionary
related — re|lat|ed [ rı leıtəd ] adjective ** 1. ) if two or more things are related, there is a connection between them: CONNECTED: We think the two crimes are related in some way. environmentally related diseases closely/directly/intimately related:… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
related — adj. 1 connected VERBS ▪ be, seem ADVERB ▪ closely, integrally, intimately, strongly ▪ The two ideas are very closely … Collocations dictionary
distantly — UK [ˈdɪstəntlɪ] / US adverb 1) mainly literary far away I heard dogs barking distantly in the hills. 2) without any real feeling, usually because you are thinking about something else At this Ivan only smiled distantly. 3) not in detail, or not… … English dictionary
related — Synonyms and related words: affiliate, affiliated, affinal, agnate, akin, allied, associate, associated, avuncular, bound, bracketed, closely related, cognate, collateral, common, congeneric, congenerous, conjugate, connate, connatural, connected … Moby Thesaurus
distantly — adv. Distantly is used with these adjectives: ↑related Distantly is used with these verbs: ↑hear … Collocations dictionary
Closely related key — Circle of fifths showing major and minor keys. In music, a closely related key is one sharing many common tones with an original key, as opposed to a distantly related key (or close key and distant key ). In music harmony, such a key shares all,… … Wikipedia
