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associate

verb/əˈsəʊʃieɪt/ (uh-SOH-shee-ayt)Level B2
associate meaning picture: A child smelling the wet soil as the first monsoon rain falls in a village courtyard
Picture meaning of “associate” — to connect a person or thing with another in your mind

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

  1. 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।
  2. Doctors say smoking is associated with many serious diseases.डॉक्टर कहते हैं कि धूम्रपान कई गंभीर बीमारियों से जुड़ा है।

Synonyms & antonyms

connectlinkrelateseparatedissociate

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 · हिन्दीजोड़ना; मन में किसी व्यक्ति या चीज़ को किसी दूसरी चीज़ से जोड़कर देखना
Arabic · العربيةيربط؛ يقرن شخصًا أو شيئًا بآخر في ذهنه
French · Françaisassocier ; relier une personne ou une chose à une autre dans son esprit
Indonesian · Bahasa Indonesiamengaitkan; menghubungkan seseorang atau sesuatu dengan hal lain dalam pikiran
Chinese · 中文把……联系在一起;联想

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