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associate

//əˈsəʊʃi.ət//

Adjective

A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun.

Noun

A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

Verb

A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

formal

Note for associate

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Forms

Noun

A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

Plural
associates

Verb

A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

present (v1)
associate
past (v2)
associated
past participle (v3)
associated
present participle
associating
3rd person singular
associates

Definitions

Adjective

A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun.

  1. 1.Joined 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.
  2. 2.Having partial status or privileges.

    • He is an associate member of the club.
  3. 3.Following or accompanying; concomitant.

Noun

A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

  1. 1.A person united with another or others in an act, enterprise, or business; a partner or employee.

    • Allow me to introduce my business associates, Alice and Bob, who are senior VPs for ops and strategy, respectively.
  2. 2.Somebody with whom one works, coworker, colleague.

  3. 3.A companion; a comrade.

  4. 4.One that habitually accompanies or is associated with another; an attendant circumstance.

Verb

A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

  1. 1.To join in or form a league, union, or association.

Frequency

Overall

Common· #1408

By learning goal

Everyday conversation
Rare
General reading & writing
Common
Academic
Common
Literature
Rare

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Word family

Etymology

From Middle English associat(e) (used participially as well as adjectively up to Early Modern English)

From Latin associātus, the perfect passive participle of associō (“to join, unite”)

From ad- + sociō

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