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associatedconnected or related to something else

Part of speech: ADJECTIVE

Definition: connected or related to something else

Pronunciation (IPA): /əˈsoʊsiˌeɪtɪd/

Korean meaning: 관련된, 연관된

Korean pronunciation: 어**소**시에이티드

Example Sentences

  • The headache was associated with too much coffee and not enough sleep.
  • My cat has somehow associated the sound of my alarm with breakfast time.
  • The problems associated with working from home include pajama addiction.

associated

ADJECTIVE

//əˈsoʊsiˌeɪtɪd//

connected or related to something else

associated concept
💡 Concept

Lightning is closely associated with thunder in everyone's mind.

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/əˈsoʊsiˌeɪtɪd/
🇬🇧 UK/əˈsəʊʃiˌeɪtɪd/

🌳Etymology

Prefixas--
Rootsoci
Suffix--ated

Origin

From Latin 'associatus', the past participle of 'associare', meaning 'to join with'. This combines the prefix 'ad-' (to) with 'socius' (companion or ally), ultimately deriving from Proto-Indo-European roots meaning 'follower' or 'one who follows'.

🎵Rhyme

dedicatedcomplicatedsophisticated
dedicated
complicated
sophisticated

🔗Collocations

associated with
closely associated
associated company
associated risks
associated costs
commonly associated

📝Examples

The headache was associated with too much coffee and not enough sleep.

😄 Fun example

My cat has somehow associated the sound of my alarm with breakfast time.

😄 Fun example

The problems associated with working from home include pajama addiction.

Students often feel stressed when dealing with issues associated with exams.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

connectedrelatedlinkedaffiliatedtied

Antonyms

unrelateddisconnectedindependent

Related

associateassociationcollaboratepartnership

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