to associate
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3.3
- verb
- /əˈsoʊʃieɪt/
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relacionarse con
- She enjoys spending her weekends with friends she can associate with easily.
- associate with peers
- tend to associate
So I certainly associated more at that point in my life with black culture.
- So I certainly associated more at that point in my life with black culture.
- No, you dummies, people don't want to be associated with the feds.
- You are going to move in the direction of the people you associate with so you you constantly.
- We know that Faulkner is so much associated with Oxford Ms.
Examples
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So no one wants to be associated with us, which is very sad.
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So I certainly associated more at that point in my life with black culture.
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People should be able to associate with what you do.
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Speaker, may I associate myself with your comments?
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You will not be permitted to associate with the other prisoners, not even to exercise with them.
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Mother objected, "I have asked you over and over not to associate with him."
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They don't want to be associated with criminal activities.
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What is Maya going to think of me now, just for associating with you?
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He advised me to not associate with people who have a bad reputation.
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It is important to associate with others who share similar interests and values.
Synonyms
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1.8
Build a friendly relationship with someone by talking or listening
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3.2
To feel close to someone and understood by them
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2.8
To meet and spend time with other people
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7.7
To be friendly and spend time with people you should avoid, for example enemies
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7.5
To spend time with people other people disapprove of
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3.5
Make others feel understood and build a friendly relationship
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7.9
Spend time with people others may disapprove of
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4.8
To spend time with a group and appear to belong to it
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8.0
To spend time talking with important or powerful people
To join people or groups together for a shared purpose
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Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
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3.7
A university teacher who ranks above an assistant professor and below a full professor
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3.2
A qualification that a college gives after about two years of study, shorter than a bachelor's degree
A two-year college degree that teaches practical skills for technical jobs
A two-year college degree in arts and general subjects that often allows transfer to a four-year university
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Morphology
Etymology
Associate meaning to spend time with people comes from the Latin socius 'companion', so to associate with someone is to be their companion or to be joined with them socially.