associate

«associate» in Mova's judaism dictionary: to connect them in your mind: I associate summer with ice… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

verb (associate, associates, associated, associating); noun (an associate, associates); adjective (associate)

meaning for a pupil

1) To associate one thing with another is to connect them in your mind: I associate summer with ice cream. tree →

2) To associate with people is to spend time with them. tree →

3) (noun) An associate is a person you work with or know through work. tree →

4) (adjective) Associate describes a person with a lower or partly joined rank: an associate member. tree →

sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: In Sefer Yetzirah it means linking a letter, sound or number with something else, such as a planet, a day or a body part. Interpretation: Jewish mystics link the letters with the things of the world, and these links are a main way of reading Sefer Yetzirah. In the primary lessons: In maths the associative law says (2 + 3) + 4 = 2 + (3 + 4); you can group adding or multiplying either way. In everyday life smells and songs make us associate them with memories. In safety lessons, be careful who you associate with online. Phrases: associate with, associated with.

examples

• The Seven Double Letters, Beth, Gimel, Daleth, Kaph, Pe, Resh, and Tau have each two sounds associated with theui. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) tree →
• The Seven double letters, Beth, Gimel, Daleth, Kaph, Pé, Resh, and Tau have each two sounds associated with them. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) tree →
• In the Bahir, the Thirty-Two Ways are associated with the gematria value of לֵב lev ‘heart’ ([Bahir 63], [Bahir 95] inter alia cf. (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation) tree →
• I associate the smell of pine with Christmas. tree →
• Red is often associated with danger. tree →
• Don't associate with people who make you do bad things. tree →
• Dad's work associate came for dinner. tree →
• Headaches can be associated with not drinking enough water. tree →
• She is an associate member of the club. tree →
• There must certainly be some relations of mine living here; I will just see if I can find any one with whom I can associate. tree →

note

The verb ends with an «ate» sound (as-SO-see-ate); the noun and adjective end with an «it» sound (as-SO-see-it). Noun: association. Maths word: associative (grouping does not change the answer for + and ×, but it does for − and ÷).

In the corpora

• "Associate" often means an ordinary, low-paid employee, especially in US shops.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «associate» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.