āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
associate
/ÉËsÉĘĘÉĒÉt/
to associate
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āĻ¯ā§āĻā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻ¸āĻāĻļā§āĻ˛āĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to make a connection between someone or something and another in the mind
Ditransitive: to associate sth with sth
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The brand is keen on creating advertisements that help consumers associate positive emotions with their products.
āĻŦā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻĄāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻŽāĻ¨ āĻŦāĻŋāĻā§āĻāĻžāĻĒāĻ¨ āĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻŋ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻā§āĻ°āĻšā§ āĻ¯āĻž āĻā§āĻā§āĻ¤āĻžāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻ¤āĻžāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻĒāĻŖā§āĻ¯ā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§ āĻāĻ¤āĻŋāĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ āĻāĻŦā§āĻ āĻ¸āĻāĻ¯ā§āĻā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻ¸āĻžāĻšāĻžāĻ¯ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻ°ā§āĨ¤
02
āĻ¸āĻāĻ¸āĻ°ā§āĻ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻ¯ā§āĻāĻžāĻ¯ā§āĻ āĻ°āĻžāĻāĻž
to interact and spend time with someone or a group of people
Transitive: to associate with sb
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
His decision to associate with known troublemakers led to strained relationships with his more conservative friends.
āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¸ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻŦāĻžāĻāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻā§āĻā§ āĻ¯ā§āĻāĻžāĻ¯ā§āĻ āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻŋāĻĻā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĻāĻŋ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°āĻ āĻ°āĻā§āĻˇāĻŖāĻļā§āĻ˛ āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āĻ§ā§āĻĻā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻā§āĻā§ āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻ° āĻŽāĻ§ā§āĻ¯ā§ āĻāĻžāĻ¨āĻžāĻĒā§āĻĄāĻŧā§āĻ¨ āĻ¸ā§āĻˇā§āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
Associate
01
āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻ¸āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻ āĻĄāĻŋāĻā§āĻ°āĻŋ, āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻ¸āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻ āĻ¸āĻ¨āĻĻ
a type of academic qualification, usually a degree awarded by a community or junior college after a two-year undergraduate program
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
He completed his associate before transferring to university.
āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦāĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ˛āĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻ¨āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¤ āĻšāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻā§ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° associate āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ¨ā§āĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
02
āĻ¸āĻā§āĻā§, āĻ¸āĻšāĻ¯ā§āĻā§
a person who frequently spends time with or accompanies another
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
She invited her associates to the dinner party.
āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻ¤āĻžāĻāĻ° āĻ¸āĻšāĻ¯ā§āĻā§āĻĻā§āĻ° āĻ°āĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻŦāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻŽāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻŖ āĻāĻžāĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
03
āĻ¸āĻšāĻ¯ā§āĻā§, āĻ āĻāĻļā§āĻĻāĻžāĻ°
a person who participates with others in a shared activity, project, or business
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The suspect and his associates were arrested.
āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻĻā§āĻšāĻāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻšāĻ¯ā§āĻā§āĻ°āĻž āĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻĒā§āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
04
āĻ¸āĻšāĻāĻ°, āĻĢāĻ˛
something that regularly occurs with or is closely linked to another
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Headaches can be an associate of stress.
āĻŽāĻžāĻĨāĻžāĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻĨāĻž āĻāĻžāĻĒā§āĻ° āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ¸āĻšāĻ¯ā§āĻā§ āĻšāĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§āĨ¤
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āĻ¸āĻšāĻ¯ā§āĻā§, āĻ¸āĻĻāĻ¸ā§āĻ¯
a member of an organization with limited membership
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Associates of the organization have access to exclusive events and networking opportunities.
āĻ¸āĻāĻāĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻšāĻ¯ā§āĻā§āĻĻā§āĻ° āĻāĻā§āĻ¸āĻā§āĻ˛ā§āĻ¸āĻŋāĻ āĻāĻā§āĻ¨ā§āĻ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ āĻ¸ā§āĻ¯ā§āĻā§āĻ° āĻ
ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¸ā§āĻ¸ āĻ°āĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻā§āĨ¤
associate
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āĻ¸āĻšāĻ¯ā§āĻā§, āĻ¸āĻāĻ¯ā§āĻā§āĻ¤
having limited rights or privileges, often lower or subordinate compared with full members or participants
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The associate partner has fewer voting rights than the senior partner.
āĻ¸āĻšāĻ¯ā§āĻā§ āĻ
āĻāĻļā§āĻĻāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ° āĻ
āĻāĻļā§āĻĻāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻ¤ā§āĻ˛āĻ¨āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻā§āĻ āĻĻā§āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ° āĻ
āĻ§āĻŋāĻāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻŽāĨ¤
āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻ¤āĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāĻ
association
associative
associatory
associate
associ
