associate with

/ɐsˈəʊsɪˌeɪt wɪð/

/ɐsˈoʊsɪˌeɪt wɪð/

[verb]

to associate with

[VERB]

MAIN VERB

[phrase form: associate]

*** to connect someone or something in your mind with someone or something else

to spend time with someone or a group of people

Examples

1. Red roses are traditionally associated with love and passion.

2. The west is often associated with notions of freedom and adventure.

3. Charlie shouldn’t have associated with those people.

4. While all forms of speech are valuable and deserve respect, some varieties are associated with more power and prestige - a language is a dialect with an army and navy, so be aware of the political factors that influence our perceptions of language.