Tra từ associate - Từ điển tiếng Anh - Cambridge Advanced Learners Dictionary

associate verb transitive UK [əˈsəʊ.si.eɪt] US [-ˈsoʊ-] [ associates associating associated ]
<I > to connect someone or something in your mind with someone or something else
• Most people associate this brand with good quality.
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Linking and relating ↑Regarding and concerning

• Most people associate troglodytes with prehistoric times, but troglodyte communities still exist in Tunisia and China.
• Both politicians have been closely associated with the movement for some time.
• He has been associated with some dubious characters.
• I am happy, indeed proud, to be associated with this project.
• One or two of the earlier photos reveal an intriguing androgyny not normally associated with the actress.
Phrasal Verbs: associate something with something ▪ associate with somebody

noun countable UK [əˈsəʊ.si.ət] US [-ˈsoʊ-]

FRIEND

1. <A > someone who is closely connected to another person as a companion, friend or business partner
• A close associate of the author denied reports that she had cancer.
• a business associate
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Friends, acquaintances and contemporaries ↑Employees and colleagues

• We entertain a lot of people, mainly business associates of my wife's.
• Only close friends and associates were invited.
• The book, written by a former associate, attacked the president's style of government.
• I'd like you to meet a business associate of mine.
• Former associates of the dictator were forced to testify against him.

QUALIFICATION
UK
2. US someone who holds an associate's degree
• an associate of arts
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Qualifications in higher education

adjective before noun UK [əˈsəʊ.si.ət] US [-ˈsoʊ-]
used in the title of a person whose rank is slightly lower or less complete than the full official position described
• an associate member of an organization
• associate director/producer
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Position and status in groups and organizations