adjective
related, akin
B1
Means 'related' or 'akin', often about family or similarity. Used as an adjective: 'to be related to someone' takes the preposition 'mit' (e.g. 'mit jemandem verwandt sein'). Gradable (verwandter, am verwandtesten) and opposite 'fremd'. Also used metaphorically for closely connected concepts.
Examples
Er ist mit mir verwandt; wir sind Cousins.
He is related to me; we're cousins.
Die Ärzte entdeckten, dass die Krankheiten verwandt waren, obwohl die Symptome unterschiedlich erschienen.
The doctors discovered that the diseases were related, although the symptoms appeared different.
Seine Theorie ist der klassischen Lehre verwandt, aber moderner umgesetzt.
His theory is akin to the classical teaching, but implemented in a more modern way.
Details
Mnemonics
Picture two family trees that have branches touching — they are 'verwandt' (related).
sounds like 'fur-vant' — think 'for-kin' (related)
Notes
Used for family relationships (blood relation) and figurative similarity (ideas, concepts). It is gradable but not commonly used in comparative forms in everyday speech.