associate
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/əˈsəʊsieɪt/
🇬🇧
/əˈsəʊsieɪt/
verb
B2
Connect people or things in your mind.
When you see a red cross, you might associate it with hospitals.
R
Spend time with someone, especially if others disapprove.
I don't want you to associate with those troublemakers.
R
Show support or agreement with something.
She does not want to associate herself with the controversial policy.
adjective
R
Lower in rank; having fewer rights.
He was promoted from associate to full professor.
R
Connected with a profession or organization.
She is an associate member of the club.
noun
R
A person you work or do business with.
He is a business associate of mine.
R
An associate member.
She became an associate of the organization.
R
A person with an Associate’s degree.
He is an engineer and also an associate professor.
translation
Connect people or things in your mind.; Spend time with someone, especially if others disapprove.; Show support or agreement with something.
Lower in rank; having fewer rights.; Connected with a profession or organization.
A person you work or do business with.; An associate member.; A person with an Associate’s degree.
Word Forms
3rd Present
associates
Progressive
associating
Past
associated
Perfect
associated
Plural
associates