associate

S2 W1

BrE /əˈsəʊʃieɪt/ AmE /əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪt/

verb / noun en → es

past associated pp associated ing associating

1 CONNECT/RELATE [transitive] B1

to connect or relate one thing to another

asociar, relacionar, conectar

  • associate something with something

Collocations associate a name with a face · associate an idea with another idea

  • I associate the smell of coffee with mornings.

    Asocio el olor del café con las mañanas.

2 PERSON [transitive] B1

to be friends or work together with someone

asociarse, trabajar juntos, ser amigo de alguien

  • associate with somebody

Collocations associate with a group of people · associate with someone in business

  • He likes to associate with successful people.

    Él disfruta asociándose con personas exitosas.

3 ORGANIZATION [with noun] B2

to be a member of an organization or society

ser miembro de, pertenecer a

  • associate with something

Collocations associate with a club · associate with an organization

  • She has been associated with the charity for many years.

    Ha estado asociada con la caridad durante muchos años.

4 THINK [transitive] B2

to think about something or someone in a particular way

pensar, considerar, concebir

  • associate somebody/something as something

Collocations associate someone with a particular image · associate an idea with a concept

  • The company is often associated with high-quality products.

    La empresa suele asociarse con productos de alta calidad.

1 PERSON [noun] B2

a person who works for or does business with another person, company, etc.

asociado, colega, colaborador

2 ORGANIZATION [noun] B2

an organization or society that you are a member of

organización, sociedad, asociación

Phrasal verbs

associate with PERSON B1

asociarse con

  • He associates himself with the wrong crowd.

    Se asocia con la gente equivocada.

associate in BUSINESS C1

asociarse en

  • He associated himself with the company.

    Se asoció con la empresa.

associate out BUSINESS C1

desasociarse de

  • He associated himself out of the company.

    Se desasoció de la empresa.

associate up BUSINESS C1

ascender en una asociación

  • He associated himself up the ranks.

    Ascendió de rango dentro de la asociación.

associate down BUSINESS C1

descender en una asociación

  • He associated himself down the ranks.

    Descendió de rango dentro de la asociación.

Idioms

associate with somebody/something B2

asociarse con alguien/algo

  • He associates himself with the wrong crowd.

    Se asocia con la gente equivocada.

associate in something C1

asociarse en algo

  • He associated himself in the business.

    Se asoció en el negocio.

associate out of something C1

desasociarse de algo

  • He associated himself out of the business.

    Se desasoció del negocio.