--- title: A — The English dictionary with trees and pragmatics · page 52 description: The 1215 words of the English dictionary under A, every meaning for a pupil and every example with its dependency tree and pragmatics. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/A/page/52/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [dictionaries](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/) / [English dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/) / A # A — The English dictionary · page 52 [A](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/A/) · [B](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/B/) · [C](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/C/) · [D](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/D/) · 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*Everyday, meaning 1:* To assemble is to come together in one place as a group.[↗](../../assemble/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* To assemble something is to put its parts together to build it.[↗](../../assemble/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* To assemble things can mean to collect them together.[↗](../../assemble/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Please assemble in the hall at nine o'clock.[↗](../../assemble/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · During a fire drill we assemble on the playground.[↗](../../assemble/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Dad spent hours assembling the new bookcase.[↗](../../assemble/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · We assembled a robot from a kit.[↗](../../assemble/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The team assembled before the match.[↗](../../assemble/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · She assembled all her notes for the project.[↗](../../assemble/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The instructions show how to assemble the toy.[↗](../../assemble/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · He assembled his fleet and all the seamen, and set out.[↗](../../assemble/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · Assemble yourselves, and hear, ye sons of Jacob; and hearken unto Israel your father.[↗](../../assemble/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah GEN.49.2, JPS 1917)[↗](../../assemble/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · and assemble thou all the congregation at the door of the tent of meeting.'[↗](../../assemble/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah LEV.8.3, JPS 1917)[↗](../../assemble/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · And there was no water for the congregation; and they assembled themselves together against Moses and against Aaron.[↗](../../assemble/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah NUM.20.2, JPS 1917)[↗](../../assemble/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · For, lo, the kings assembled themselves, they came onward together.[↗](../../assemble/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PSA.48.5, JPS 1917)[↗](../../assemble/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") · And the children of Israel assembled themselves together, and encamped in Mizpah.[↗](../../assemble/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets JDG.10.17, JPS 1917)[↗](../../assemble/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") · Assemble yourselves, all ye, and hear; which among them hath declared these things?[↗](../../assemble/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets ISA.48.14, JPS 1917)[↗](../../assemble/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") **assembly** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Assembly is a meeting of the whole school or several classes together, often in the hall, for news, songs, stories and awards.[↗](../../assembly/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* An assembly is a group of people who meet to make laws or decisions, like the National Assembly.[↗](../../assembly/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* Assembly is putting the parts of something together, like flat-pack furniture or a model.[↗](../../assembly/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* We sang a song in assembly.[↗](../../assembly/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Our class assembly is on Friday.[↗](../../assembly/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The head gave out certificates in assembly.[↗](../../assembly/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Read the assembly instructions before you build the shelf.[↗](../../assembly/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The fire assembly point is on the playground.[↗](../../assembly/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Cars are built on an assembly line.[↗](../../assembly/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The Welsh Assembly met to discuss schools.[↗](../../assembly/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Easy assembly: just two screws.[↗](../../assembly/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · The prince smiled, and turned and addressed the assembly.[↗](../../assembly/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · On the eighth day ye shall have a solemn assembly: ye shall do no manner of servile work; (Torah NUM.29.35, JPS 1917)[↗](../../assembly/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · But when the assembly is to be gathered together, ye shall blow, but ye shall not sound an alarm.[↗](../../assembly/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah NUM.10.7, JPS 1917)[↗](../../assembly/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · He that is crushed or maimed in his privy parts shall not enter into the assembly of the LORD.[↗](../../assembly/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah DEU.23.1, JPS 1917)[↗](../../assembly/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") · For they are all adulterers, an assembly of treacherous men.[↗](../../assembly/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets JER.9.1, JPS 1917)[↗](../../assembly/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") · Blow the horn in Zion, sanctify a fast, call a solemn assembly; (Prophets JOL.2.15, JPS 1917)[↗](../../assembly/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") · And Jehu said: 'Sanctify a solemn assembly for Baal.'[↗](../../assembly/#x15 "tree and pragmatics") And they proclaimed it.[↗](../../assembly/#x15 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets 2KI.10.20, JPS 1917)[↗](../../assembly/#x15 "tree and pragmatics") **assent** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (formal) Agreement or permission, especially official agreement.[↗](../../assent/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (verb, formal) To agree to something.[↗](../../assent/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (law, UK) Royal Assent: the monarch's official approval that turns a bill into a law.[↗](../../assent/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* She nodded her assent.[↗](../../assent/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The bill received Royal Assent and became law.[↗](../../assent/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The head teacher gave her assent to the plan.[↗](../../assent/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Everyone assented to the new rules of the game.[↗](../../assent/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Without his parents' assent, he could not join the trip.[↗](../../assent/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The king assented to the treaty.[↗](../../assent/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · A murmur of assent went round the room.[↗](../../assent/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · The Lion cheerfully assented to the proposal.[↗](../../assent/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **assert** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To assert something is to say firmly that it is true.[↗](../../assert/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* To assert yourself is to speak up and act confidently so others notice your needs or rights.[↗](../../assert/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* To assert your rights or power is to show and use them clearly.[↗](../../assert/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* He asserted that he had done his homework.[↗](../../assert/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · She asserted herself and asked for a turn.[↗](../../assert/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The scientist asserted that the earth goes round the sun.[↗](../../assert/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · You must give reasons when you assert something.[↗](../../assert/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The puppy asserted itself as boss of the cat.[↗](../../assert/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The teacher asserted that 0.5 equals one half, and showed why.[↗](../../assert/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · It was useless to assert his innocence; he was dismissed without ceremony.[↗](../../assert/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Ginsburg asserts that the system of vowel polluting was invented by a Rabbi Mocha in Palestine about a.d.[↗](../../assert/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") 570, who designed it to assist his pupils.[↗](../../assert/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)[↗](../../assert/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **asserted** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Asserted means said firmly that something is true.[↗](../../asserted/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Asserted (yourself) means acted confidently to get noticed or respected.[↗](../../asserted/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* Asserted (rights, power) means showed and used them clearly.[↗](../../asserted/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* She asserted that the answer was 42.[↗](../../asserted/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · He asserted his innocence.[↗](../../asserted/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The new captain asserted herself quickly.[↗](../../asserted/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The king asserted his power over the land.[↗](../../asserted/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Sam asserted that 7 × 8 is 54, but he was wrong; it is 56.[↗](../../asserted/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The witness asserted that she saw the thief.[↗](../../asserted/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **assertion** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* An assertion is a strong statement that something is true, often without proof given.[↗](../../assertion/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Assertion is the act of standing up for your rights or opinions.[↗](../../assertion/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* His assertion that ghosts exist had no evidence.[↗](../../assertion/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Support your assertion with facts.[↗](../../assertion/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The teacher questioned her assertion.[↗](../../assertion/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The assertion that the moon is made of cheese is false.[↗](../../assertion/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Self-assertion helps you say no to bad ideas.[↗](../../assertion/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The program checks the assertion that the total is positive.[↗](../../assertion/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Of course the ruler of the lower world had to prove this assertion.[↗](../../assertion/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **assess** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To judge or decide how good, big, important or serious something is.[↗](../../assess/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* To work out the amount or value of something.[↗](../../assess/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The teacher will assess your stories next week.[↗](../../assess/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · First aiders assess the scene before helping.[↗](../../assess/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Doctors assessed his injuries.[↗](../../assess/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · You will be assessed on your reading.[↗](../../assess/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Assess the risks before crossing the river.[↗](../../assess/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The insurer assessed the damage to the car.[↗](../../assess/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **assessment** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* An assessment is a test or task to find out what someone knows or can do.[↗](../../assessment/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* An assessment is a careful judgement about a situation, a risk or a value.[↗](../../assessment/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* We have a maths assessment on Friday.[↗](../../assessment/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The teacher's assessment showed I need to practise fractions.[↗](../../assessment/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The school did a risk assessment before the trip.[↗](../../assessment/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Doctors made an assessment of her injury.[↗](../../assessment/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Your assessment of the problem was right.[↗](../../assessment/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The reading assessment took twenty minutes.[↗](../../assessment/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **assessor** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A person whose job is to judge or measure how good, big or valuable something is, such as work, damage or property.[↗](../../assessor/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (school) Someone who checks and marks exams or coursework.[↗](../../assessor/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (law, money) An official who works out how much tax or insurance money is due.[↗](../../assessor/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* An assessor came to watch our lesson.[↗](../../assessor/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The insurance assessor looked at the flood damage.[↗](../../assessor/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The assessor marked our projects using a checklist.[↗](../../assessor/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · A tax assessor works out how much a house is worth.[↗](../../assessor/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The judges and assessors met after the competition.[↗](../../assessor/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The assessor said our playground was safe.[↗](../../assessor/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · An independent assessor checked the results.[↗](../../assessor/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **asset** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* An asset is a person or thing that is useful or valuable, that helps you.[↗](../../asset/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (money) Assets are things a person or company owns that are worth money, such as houses, land, savings or machines.[↗](../../asset/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Tom is a real asset to the school choir.[↗](../../asset/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Her kindness is her greatest asset.[↗](../../asset/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · A good memory is an asset in exams.[↗](../../asset/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The company's assets include three shops and a lorry.[↗](../../asset/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The family's main asset is their house.[↗](../../asset/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The game designer made new assets for the level.[↗](../../asset/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · A calm head is an asset in an emergency.[↗](../../asset/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **assets** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (money) Things a person or company owns that are worth money, like a house, savings or machines.[↗](../../assets/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A useful quality, skill or person: «She is an asset to the team».[↗](../../assets/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (computing) Files like pictures and sounds used in a game or app.[↗](../../assets/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The company's assets include three factories.[↗](../../assets/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Her kindness is one of her best assets.[↗](../../assets/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · He's a real asset to the football team.[↗](../../assets/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · We added sound assets to our game.[↗](../../assets/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · A house is a big asset.[↗](../../assets/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · They had to sell their assets to pay the debt.[↗](../../assets/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **assign** — *In Jewish tradition, meaning 1:* To give someone a task or a share, or to say that something belongs to a person, place or group.[↗](../../assign/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* 'Speak to the children of Israel, saying: Assign you the cities of refuge, whereof I spoke unto you by the hand of Moses; (Prophets JOS.20.2, JPS 1917)[↗](../../assign/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") **assigned** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Assigned means given as a job or task to someone: «the homework assigned by the teacher».[↗](../../assigned/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Assigned means put in a certain place or group: «your assigned seat».[↗](../../assigned/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* In maths, a value is assigned to a letter when we say what number it stands for.[↗](../../assigned/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The teacher assigned us a page of sums.[↗](../../assigned/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Each pupil was assigned a partner.[↗](../../assigned/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Please sit in your assigned seat.[↗](../../assigned/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · 24 children were assigned to 4 groups equally; how many in each group?[↗](../../assigned/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The value 7 was assigned to the letter n.[↗](../../assigned/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Mum assigned me the job of feeding the cat.[↗](../../assigned/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · A place in his palace was assigned to him by Zeus, who employed him to carry his thunder and lightning.[↗](../../assigned/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · God has carried these through waters, He has borne them aloft through fire, and He has stamped them in the storms of the air; He has distributed them among the seven stars, and has assigned them to twelve celestial constellations.[↗](../../assigned/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1887)[↗](../../assigned/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · And it came to pass, when Joab kept watch upon the city, that he assigned Uriah unto the place where he knew that valiant men were.[↗](../../assigned/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets 2SA.11.16, JPS 1917)[↗](../../assigned/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") **assignment** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* An assignment is a piece of work a teacher gives you to do, often at home or over several days.[↗](../../assignment/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A job or task someone is given at work.[↗](../../assignment/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (formal) Giving something to someone or putting it in a place: the assignment of seats.[↗](../../assignment/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Our science assignment is about volcanoes.[↗](../../assignment/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Hand in your assignments on Friday.[↗](../../assignment/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The reporter was on assignment in Kenya.[↗](../../assignment/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The spy accepted a dangerous assignment.[↗](../../assignment/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · I finished the maths assignment early.[↗](../../assignment/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The assignment of tables was done by drawing names.[↗](../../assignment/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **assimilate** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To take in and understand new information fully.[↗](../../assimilate/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* To become part of a new group or country, taking on its ways (or to make someone do so).[↗](../../assimilate/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (science) To take in food or nutrients and make them part of the body.[↗](../../assimilate/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* To sort or group things, such as stories, by putting them into a type or class.[↗](../../assimilate/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* It takes time to assimilate so many new facts.[↗](../../assimilate/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The family assimilated into life in Canada.[↗](../../assimilate/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Plants assimilate carbon dioxide.[↗](../../assimilate/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · She quickly assimilated the rules of cricket.[↗](../../assimilate/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Forcing people to assimilate can harm their culture.[↗](../../assimilate/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The body assimilates vitamins from food.[↗](../../assimilate/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **assist** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To help someone do something.[↗](../../assist/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (sport) A pass that helps a teammate score; the player who passes gets an assist.[↗](../../assist/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (formal) «Assist with» or «assist in» a task: take part in helping with it.[↗](../../assist/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Can I assist you with your bags?[↗](../../assist/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The nurse assisted the doctor.[↗](../../assist/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · He scored one goal and made two assists.[↗](../../assist/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The firefighters assisted the family out of the house.[↗](../../assist/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Volunteers will assist with the school fair.[↗](../../assist/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Please assist anyone who needs help on the stairs.[↗](../../assist/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · My sister assisted me in building the model.[↗](../../assist/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · I will come to you, and assist you.[↗](../../assist/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · Ginsburg asserts that the system of vowel polluting was invented by a Rabbi Mocha in Palestine about a.d.[↗](../../assist/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") 570, who designed it to assist his pupils.[↗](../../assist/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)[↗](../../assist/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") **assistance** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Assistance is help or support given to someone.[↗](../../assistance/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Assistance is often a formal word for help from a service, like medical assistance.[↗](../../assistance/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Can I be of any assistance?[↗](../../assistance/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Call the lifeguard for assistance.[↗](../../assistance/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The lady needed assistance with her heavy bags.[↗](../../assistance/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · A teaching assistant gives us assistance with reading.[↗](../../assistance/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The firefighters came to our assistance quickly.[↗](../../assistance/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Press this button if you need assistance.[↗](../../assistance/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Give assistance, not advice, in a crisis.[↗](../../assistance/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **assistant** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A person whose job is to help someone else do their work.[↗](../../assistant/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A shop assistant is a person who serves customers in a shop.[↗](../../assistant/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* A computer program that helps you, such as a voice assistant.[↗](../../assistant/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Our teaching assistant helps me with reading.[↗](../../assistant/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Ask the shop assistant where the shoes are.[↗](../../assistant/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The doctor's assistant called my name.[↗](../../assistant/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The assistant coach set up the cones.[↗](../../assistant/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · A voice assistant can tell you the weather.[↗](../../assistant/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The magician's assistant held the hat.[↗](../../assistant/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · As they sailed on, they came by chance to the place where the boatman's assistant lived, at a little distance from the bank of the river.[↗](../../assistant/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **assisted** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Assisted means helped.[↗](../../assisted/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *e.g.* "she assisted the teacher" means she helped the teacher.[↗](../../assisted/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* In football, hockey and basketball, to assist means to pass the ball to a player who then scores.[↗](../../assisted/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* As an adjective, assisted means done with help.[↗](../../assisted/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *e.g.* "an assisted pass", "assisted living" (homes where older people get daily help).[↗](../../assisted/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The nurse assisted the doctor during the operation.[↗](../../assisted/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Jack assisted the teacher by handing out the books.[↗](../../assisted/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · She scored once and assisted twice.[↗](../../assisted/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · My grandad lives in an assisted living home.[↗](../../assisted/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The firefighters were assisted by police.[↗](../../assisted/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · We assisted the old lady across the road.[↗](../../assisted/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The bike has battery-assisted pedals.[↗](../../assisted/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · The Prince and the Princess assisted her into the carriage themselves, and wished her all success.[↗](../../assisted/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **associate** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To associate one thing with another is to connect them in your mind.[↗](../../associate/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *e.g.* I associate summer with ice cream.[↗](../../associate/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* To associate with people is to spend time with them.[↗](../../associate/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (noun) An associate is a person you work with or know through work.[↗](../../associate/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* (adjective) Associate describes a person with a lower or partly joined rank: an associate member.[↗](../../associate/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* I associate the smell of pine with Christmas.[↗](../../associate/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Red is often associated with danger.[↗](../../associate/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Don't associate with people who make you do bad things.[↗](../../associate/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Dad's work associate came for dinner.[↗](../../associate/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Headaches can be associated with not drinking enough water.[↗](../../associate/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · She is an associate member of the club.[↗](../../associate/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · 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.[↗](../../associate/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · The Seven Double Letters, Beth, Gimel, Daleth, Kaph, Pe, Resh, and Tau have each two sounds associated with theui.[↗](../../associate/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)[↗](../../associate/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · The Seven double letters, Beth, Gimel, Daleth, Kaph, Pé, Resh, and Tau have each two sounds associated with them.[↗](../../associate/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)[↗](../../associate/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · In the Bahir, the Thirty-Two Ways are associated with the gematria value of לֵב lev ‘heart’ (\[Bahir 63\], \[Bahir 95\] inter alia cf.[↗](../../associate/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation)[↗](../../associate/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/A/) … [51](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/A/page/51/) **52** [53](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/A/page/53/) … 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