associate

See also Associate

English

Pronunciation

• Verb: (these pronunciations can also apply to the noun and adjective)
  • (RP) enPR: əsō'shiāt, əsō'siāt IPA: /əˈsəʊʃieɪt/, /əˈsəʊsieɪt/ X-SAMPA: /@"s@USieIt/, /@"s@UsieIt/
  • (US) enPR: əsō'shiāt, əsō'siāt IPA: /əˈsoʊʃieɪt/, /əˈsoʊsieɪt/ X-SAMPA: /@"soUSieIt/, /@"soUsieIt/

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  • (RP) enPR: əsō'shiət, əsō'siət IPA: /əˈsəʊʃiət/, /əˈsəʊsiət/ X-SAMPA: /@"s@USi@t/, /@"s@Usi@t/
  • (US) enPR: əsō'shiət, əsō'siət IPA: /əˈsoʊʃiət/, /əˈsoʊsiət/ X-SAMPA: /@"soUSi@t/, /@"soUsi@t/

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Adjective

associate (not comparable)

1. Joined with another or others and having equal or nearly equal status.

   He is an associate editor.

2. Having partial status or privileges.

   He is an associate member of the club.

3. Following or accompanying; concomitant.

Translations

joined with others and having equal or near equal status

• Finnish: apulais- (fi), vara- (fi) (near equal)
• Japanese: 一緒にやっている (いっしょにやっている, issho ni yatte iru), 仲間の (ja) (なかまの, nakama no), 同僚の (ja) (どうりょうの, dōryō no)
• Korean: 연합한 (ko) (聯合한, yeonhapan), 한패의 (ko) (한牌의, hanpaeui), 동료의 (ko) (同僚의, dongnyoui)

• Romanian: asociat (ro)
• Russian: связанный (ru) (svjázannyj)

having partial status or privileges

• Finnish: apulais- (fi), vara- (fi), ulko- (fi)
• Japanese: 準- (ja) (じゅん-, jun-), 副- (ja) (ふく-, fuku-)
• Korean: 준… (ko) (準-, jun-)

• Romanian: asociat (ro)

following or accompanying

• Finnish: lisä- (fi)

• Japanese: 連想される (ja) (れんそうさせる, rensōsaseru)
• Korean: 연상의 (ko) (聯想의, yeonsangui)

Noun

associate (plural associates)

1. A person united with another or others in an act, enterprise, or business; a partner or colleague.
2. A companion; a comrade.
3. One that habitually accompanies or is associated with another; an attendant circumstance.
4. A member of an institution or society who is granted only partial status or privileges.

Synonyms

• See also Wikisaurus:associate

Translations

person united with another or others in an act, enterprise, or business; a partner or colleague

• Bulgarian: колега (bg) (kolega), партньор (bg) (partnjor)
• Catalan: associat (ca) m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 同行 (cmn) (tóngháng), 同事 (cmn) (tóngshì)

• Finnish: kumppani (fi), partneri (fi), kollega (fi); työtoveri (fi), liikekumppani (fi)
• Japanese: 提携者 (ていけいしゃ, teikeisha)
• Korean: 제휴자 (提携者, jehyuja), 조합원 (ko) (組合員, johabwon)
• Polish: wspólnik (pl) m, współpracownik (pl) m

• Romanian: partener (ro), asociat (ro)
• Romansch: collavuratur (rm) m, collavuratura (rm) f
• Russian: партнёр (ru) (partnjór) m, партнёрша (ru) (partnjórša) f, напарник (ru) (napárnik) m, напарница (ru) (napárnica) f, компаньон (ru) (kompanʹón) m, коллега (ru) (kolléga) m and f
• Spanish: asociado (es) m
• Swahili: mshirika (sw)

companion; comrade

• Bulgarian: другар (bg) (drugar), партньор (bg) (partnjor)
• Finnish: kumppani (fi), partneri (fi), toveri (fi)
• Japanese: 仲間 (ja) (なかま, nakama), 同僚 (ja) (どうりょう, dōryō)
• Korean: 동료 (ko) (同僚, dongnyo), 패 (ko) (牌, pae), 친구 (ko) (親舊, chingu)
• Polish: kolega (pl) m

• Romanian: coleg (ro)
• Russian: компаньон (ru) (kompanʹón) m, товарищ (ru) (továrišč) m, партнёр (ru) (partnjór) m, партнёрша (ru) (partnjórša) f
• Swahili: mshirika (sw)

one that habitually accompanies or is associated with another

• Finnish: seuralainen (fi), kumppani (fi), kaveri (fi)

• Swahili: mshirika (sw)

member of an institution or society who is granted only partial status or privileges

• Bulgarian: член-кореспондент (bg) (člen-korespondént) m
• Finnish: ulkojäsen (fi), varajäsen (fi)
• Japanese: 準会員 (じゅんかいいん, junkaiin), 会友 (ja) (かいゆう, kaiyū)
• Korean: 준회원 (ko) (準會員, junhoewon)
• Manx: fo-oltey (gv) m

• Romanian: asociat (ro)
• Russian: член-корреспондент (ru) (člen-korrespondént) m
• Swahili: mshirika (sw)

The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables, removing any numbers. Numbers do not necessarily match those in definitions. See instructions at Help:How to check translations.

• Ghotuo: mojah

Verb

associate (third-person singular simple present associates, present participle associating, simple past and past participle associated)

1. (intransitive) To join in or form a league, union, or association.
2. (intransitive) To spend time socially; keep company.

   She associates with her coworkers on weekends.

3. (transitive) To join as a partner, ally, or friend.
4. (transitive) To connect or join together; combine.
5. (transitive) To connect in the mind or imagination
   • (Can we date this quote?) John Keats

     I always somehow associate Chatterton with autumn.

6. (reflexive, in deliberative bodies) To endorse.
   • 1999 August 4-5, Congress, Congressional Record, volume 145, page 19343: 

     Mr. President, I rise to associate myself with the remarks of my senior Senator from Louisiana who has led this fight successfully for many years

Synonyms

• join

Antonyms

• disassociate

Translations

to join in or form a league, union, or association

• Bulgarian: свързвам се (bg) (svǎrzvam se), съединявам се (bg) (sǎedinjavam se)
• Catalan: associar (ca)
• Czech: asociovat (cs)
• Finnish: yhdistyä (fi), liittyä (fi), järjestäytyä (fi)

• Japanese: 共同でやる (きょうどうでやる, kyōdoō de yaru), 提携する (ja) (ていけいする, teikeisuru)
• Korean: 제휴하다 (ko) (提携하다, jehyuhada), 연합하다 (ko) (聯合하다, yeonhapada)
• Russian: соединяться (ru) (sojedinjátʹsja)
• Spanish: asociar (es)
• Swahili: mshirika (sw)

to spend time socially

• Bulgarian: общувам (bg) (obštuvam)
• Dutch: omgaan (nl)
• Finnish: seurustella (fi), viettää aikaa, olla jonkun kanssa (fi)

• Japanese: 付き合う (ja) (つきあう, tsukiau), 交際する (ja) (こうさいする, kōsaisuru)
• Korean: 교제하다 (ko) (交際하다, gyojehada)
• Spanish: relacionar (es)
• Swahili: mshirika (sw)

to join as a partner, ally, or friend

• Bulgarian: присъединявам се (bg) (prisǎedinjavam se)
• Catalan: associar (ca)
• Finnish: liittyä (fi) (as partner), liittoutua (fi) (as ally), ystävystyä (fi) (as friend)

• Japanese: 提携させる (ja) (ていけいさせる, teikeisaseru)
• Korean: 연합시키다 (ko) (聯合시키다, yeonhapsikida), 참가시키다 (ko) (參加시키다, chamgasikida)
• Russian: присоединяться (ru) (prisojedinjátʹsja)
• Swahili: mshirika (sw)

to connect or join together; combine

• Bulgarian: свързвам се (bg) (svǎrzvam se)
• Finnish: yhdistää (fi), liittää (fi)

• Japanese: 結合させる (ja) (けつごうさせる, ketsugōsaseru)
• Korean: 결합시키다 (ko) (結合시키다, gyeolhapsikida)
• Swahili: mshirika (sw)

to connect in the mind or imagination

• Catalan: associar (ca)
• Dutch: associëren (nl)
• Finnish: yhdistää (fi), liittää (fi), assosioida (fi)

• Japanese: 結び付けて考える (むすびつけてかんがえる, musubitsukete kangaeru), (連想する (ja) (れんそうする, rensōsuru)
• Korean: 연상하다 (ko) (聯想하다, yeonsanghada), 상기시키다 (ko) (想起시키다, sanggisikida), 관련시켜 생각하다 (關聯시켜 생각하다, gwallyeonsikyeo saenggakada)
• Swahili: mshirika (sw)

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Translations to be checked

• French: associer
• Ido: asociar

References

• “associate” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, v1.0.1, Lexico Publishing Group, 2006.

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Italian

Verb

associate

1. second-person plural present indicative of associare
2. second-person plural imperative of associare
3. second-person plural present subjunctive of associare
4. Feminine plural of associato

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Latin

Verb

associāte

1. second-person plural present active imperative of associō