associate
Definition
- n. a person who joins with others in some activity or endeavor
- n. a person with subordinate membership in a society, institution, or commercial enterprise
- n. any event that usually accompanies or is closely connected with another
- v. make a logical or causal connection
Word forms
- Past participle
- associated
- Present participle
- associating
- Past tense
- associated
- Third person singular
- associates
Example sentences
n.
She is my associate at work, and we often collaborate on projects.
vt.
The teacher tried to associate the new topic with something the students already knew.
vi.
I like to associate with people who share my interests.
n.
In computer science, we study how to create an associate between different data sets.