Words / B2

uh-SOHSH-ee-ayt/əˈsəʊʃieɪt/

To associate X with Y is to link them in your mind, or to spend time with a person or group. Connect and link are everyday; mix with is informal for people. Associated with is a common passive (risks associated with sitting still), and association is the noun. The verb is stressed a-SO-ciate; an associate (noun) is a colleague of lower or equal rank.

Meaning

To connect one thing with another in your mind, or to spend time with someone.

Examples

• “I associate this song with summer.”
• “I still associate that corridor with first-year exams.”
• “He refused to be associated with the misleading advert.”

Good to know

associate X with Y. associated with. Everyday: link / connect. Noun: association; also an associate = colleague.

Near in meaning

link

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