associate

verb
UK: /əˈsəʊʃieɪt/
US: /əˈsoʊʃieɪt/

  1. To connect someone or something with something else in your mind.

    1. I associate blue with sadness sometimes. [ ] [ ]
    2. Many people associate that brand with high quality and reliability in general. [ ] [ ]

  2. To regularly spend time with someone.

    1. I associate with my friends every day. [ ] [ ]
    2. He tends to associate with people who share his political views constantly. [ ] [ ]

  3. To be involved with something, especially something bad.

    1. Don't associate with those bad people. [ ] [ ]
    2. The company does not want to associate itself with such controversial practices now. [ ] [ ]

Synonyms

connect link relate partner colleague friend
associate noun

  1. A partner or colleague in business.

    1. She is my associate at work. [ ] [ ]
    2. He introduced me to his business associate during the conference yesterday. [ ] [ ]

  2. A person you know and like, but who is not a close friend.

    1. He's just an associate, not a friend. [ ] [ ]
    2. I have many associates in the industry whom I see at conferences twice a year. [ ] [ ]
associate adjective

  1. Connected with someone or something else.

    1. It has associate problems for me. [ ] [ ]
    2. The project faced associate risks due to the change in management there. [ ] [ ]

Frequently Asked Questions

The word "associate" in English means: To connect someone or something with something else in your mind., To regularly spend time with someone., To be involved with something, especially something bad..

The phonetic transcription of "associate" is /əˈsəʊʃieɪt/ in British English and /əˈsoʊʃieɪt/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "associate": connect, link, relate, partner, colleague, friend.

Example usage of "associate": "I associate blue with sadness sometimes.". More examples on the page.