Related To: Standard Pattern records the directly documented related-to construction and keeps other prepositions tied to their separately evidenced senses.
ReviewedEvidence1 sourceSectionEnglish Usage
Quick answer
Cambridge documents “related to” for connection and family relationship, while separately showing “related by marriage” for that specific relationship.
Key details
Confusion Familyusage-construction
Rule Familyadjective complement
Termsrelated to
Further guidance
Construction
Cambridge directly uses related to for connected subjects and family relationships.
Style Boundary
Related by can be appropriate in a separately documented phrase such as related by marriage; that does not create a general related-with alternative.
Sources and evidence
Sources are shown with the role they play in this guide. Historical or style-sensitive claims are kept within the evidence boundary described above.
related — Cambridge Dictionary↗ (opens in a new tab)Cambridge University Press · Cambridge dictionary evidence for related to in the connected and family senses, with related by marriage separately documented.
Absent From: Standard Pattern records a directly documented English construction and keeps guidance bounded to the evidenced pattern rather than inventing a broader prohibition.
Accountable For: Standard Pattern records the directly documented Cambridge construction and keeps guidance bounded to the evidenced complement pattern rather than inventing a broader prohibition.
Acquainted With: Standard Pattern records a directly documented English construction and keeps guidance bounded to the evidenced pattern rather than inventing a broader prohibition.
Addicted To: Standard Pattern records a directly documented English construction and keeps guidance bounded to the evidenced pattern rather than inventing a broader prohibition.
Adept At: Standard Pattern records a directly documented English construction and keeps guidance bounded to the evidenced pattern rather than inventing a broader prohibition.
Adjacent To: Standard Pattern records the directly documented construction and keeps guidance bounded to the evidenced complement pattern rather than inventing a broader prohibition.
