associate

to connect a person or thing with another in your mind
If you associate A with B, thinking of A makes you think of B. 'Be associated with' also means being linked or involved.
associate meaning in Hindi
जोड़ना; मन में किसी व्यक्ति या चीज़ को किसी दूसरी चीज़ से जोड़कर देखना
अगर आप A को B से associate करते हैं, तो A सोचते ही B याद आता है। 'Be associated with' का अर्थ जुड़ा होना या शामिल होना भी है।
Examples
- I always associate the smell of wet earth with the first monsoon rain.मैं गीली मिट्टी की ख़ुशबू को हमेशा मानसून की पहली बारिश से जोड़ता हूँ।
- Doctors say smoking is associated with many serious diseases.डॉक्टर कहते हैं कि धूम्रपान कई गंभीर बीमारियों से जुड़ा है।
Synonyms & antonyms
Memory trick
ASSOCIATE: your mind makes two ideas SOCIAL friends, so one always brings the other.
💡 Did you know?
Our brains naturally associate specific smells with memories. This happens because the part of the brain that processes scents is closely linked to our emotional memory centers.
Word origin
From Latin associare, 'to join', from ad- 'to' and socius, 'companion', so it meant making someone a companion.
Other meanings
noun a person you work with or do business with
adjective in maths, giving the same result however the numbers are grouped
noun the maths rule that you can group numbers differently in an operation and still get the same answer
associate meaning in other languages
| Hindi · हिन्दी | जोड़ना; मन में किसी व्यक्ति या चीज़ को किसी दूसरी चीज़ से जोड़कर देखना |
| Arabic · العربية | يربط؛ يقرن شخصًا أو شيئًا بآخر في ذهنه |
| French · Français | associer ; relier une personne ou une chose à une autre dans son esprit |
| Indonesian · Bahasa Indonesia | mengaitkan; menghubungkan seseorang atau sesuatu dengan hal lain dalam pikiran |
| Chinese · 中文 | 把……联系在一起;联想 |
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to give someone a job, task or duty, or send them to work somewhere

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an organised group of people who join together for a shared purpose

to believe something is true without checking or having proof

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