noun🔗ShareA person united with another or others in an act, enterprise, or business; a partner."My brother is my associate in the family business. "personbusinessorganizationessentialtoeflChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareSomebody with whom one works, coworker, colleague."My associate at the bakery helped me make the croissants. "personjobbusinessworkorganizationessentialtoeflChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA companion; a comrade."My closest associate at school is Sarah; we study together and help each other. "persongroupessentialtoeflChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareOne that habitually accompanies or is associated with another; an attendant circumstance."A common associate of rainy days is a feeling of wanting to stay inside. "persongroupessentialtoeflChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA member of an institution or society who is granted only partial status or privileges."The student, an associate member of the debate club, could attend meetings but couldn't vote for officers. "organizationpersonsocietybusinessessentialtoeflChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareOne of a pair of elements of an integral domain (or a ring) such that the two elements are divisible by each other (or, equivalently, such that each one can be expressed as the product of the other with a unit)."My brother and I are associates in our study group; we both help each other understand the math concepts. "mathlogicessentialtoeflChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo join in or form a league, union, or association."The student council members associated with the environmental club to raise awareness about recycling. "organizationgroupbusinesssocietyessentialtoeflChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo spend time socially; keep company."She associates with her coworkers on weekends."grouphumansocietyentertainmentessentialtoeflChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share(with with) To join as a partner, ally, or friend."He associated his name with many environmental causes."grouporganizationbusinesssocietyessentialtoeflChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo connect or join together; combine."particles of gold associated with other substances"grouporganizationbusinesssystemessentialtoeflChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo connect evidentially, or in the mind or imagination."The detective associated the broken window with the missing jewelry, believing a thief had entered the house. "mindphilosophycommunicationsocietylogicessentialtoeflChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share(in deliberative bodies) To endorse."The school board members associated the new curriculum proposal. "politicsgovernmentessentialtoeflChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo be associative."My younger brother tends to associate his favorite cartoon characters with real people he knows. "mindphilosophyessentialtoeflChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo accompany; to be in the company of."My friend always associates me with the library because I spend so much time there studying. "grouphumanpersonsocietyessentialtoeflChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareJoined with another or others and having lower status."The associate editor is someone who has some experience in editing but not sufficient experience to qualify for a senior post."jobbusinessorganizationessentialtoeflChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareHaving partial status or privileges."He is an associate member of the club."grouporganizationbusinessessentialtoeflChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareFollowing or accompanying; concomitant."Feeling tired is often an associate symptom of the flu. "grouporganizationessentialtoeflChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareConnected by habit or sympathy."associate motions: those that occur sympathetically, in consequence of preceding motions"humanpersoncharacterattitudemindemotionsocietygroupessentialtoeflChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading