---
title: associate — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «associate» in the school dictionary: To associate one thing with another is to connect them in your mind. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
---

<!-- md -->
[Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/associate/)

<!-- crumbs -->
[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/) / [school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/) / [A](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/) / associate

# associate

<!-- .vintro -->
**Who acts:** your, associate, you, I, pine, people · **What happens:** associate, be, mind, work, know, describe · **To what, where:** one thing, mind, person, work, smell, Red

<!-- .vabout -->
«associate» in the school dictionary: its 4 meanings for a pupil and its 7 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [associate in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/associate.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To associate one thing with another is to connect them in your mind.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:associate:m1:1
# text = To associate one thing with another is to connect them in your mind.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	associate	associate	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	advcl	_	_
3	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	4	nummod	_	_
4	thing	thing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	another	another	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	2	obl	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	connect	connect	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
10	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	obj	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	13	nmod:poss	_	_
13	mind	mind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **associate** | to-infinitive |  | one thing |  |  |  | with another | vn amalgamate-22.2-2 «NP V NP PP.co-patient»: agent=Agent thing=Patient with another=Co-Patient |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  | your mind |  | connect *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **mind** |  | your |  |  |  |  |  | nom mind «cognition transitive»: poss=agent |

<!-- .note -->
One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

<!-- .note -->
The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I associate summer with ice cream.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:associate:m1e:1
# text = I associate summer with ice cream.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	associate	associate	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	summer	summer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	ice	ice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	cream	cream	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **associate** | present | I |  |  |  | summer | with ice cream | vn amalgamate-22.2-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Patient with cream=Co-Patient |

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To associate with people is to spend time with them.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:associate:m2:1
# text = To associate with people is to spend time with them.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	associate	associate	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	advcl	_	_
3	with	with	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	spend	spend	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
9	with	with	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **associate** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | with people | vn amalgamate-22.2-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Patient with people=Co-Patient |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  | time | with people; spend *property* | tree rules |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: noun — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
An associate is a person you work with or know through work.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:associate:m3:1
# text = An associate is a person you work with or know through work.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	associate	associate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	work	work	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
8	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	obl	_	_
9	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	know	know	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	conj	_	_
11	through	through	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	work	work	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a associate | a person |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **work** | present | you | a person *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn knead-26.5 «NP V NP.material»: agent=Agent person=Material |
| 3 | **know** | present | you *not said here* |  |  | work |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: adjective — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Associate describes a person with a lower or partly joined rank: an associate member.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:associate:m4:1
# text = Associate describes a person with a lower or partly joined rank: an associate member.
1	Associate	associate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	describes	describe	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
7	lower	low	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	11	amod	_	_
8	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
9	partly	partly	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
10	joined	join	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	conj	_	_
11	rank	rank	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	15	punct	_	_
13	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
14	associate	associate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	compound	_	_
15	member	member	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **describe** | present | Associate | a person |  |  |  | with a lower rank and a associate member | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent person=Theme |
| 2 | **join** | participle | Associate *not said here* |  |  |  |  | partly *property* | vn mix-22.1-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Patient |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I associate the smell of pine with Christmas.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:associate:x1:1
# text = I associate the smell of pine with Christmas.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	associate	associate	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	smell	smell	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	pine	pine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	Christmas	Christmas	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **associate** | present | I | the smell of pine with Christmas |  |  |  |  | vn amalgamate-22.2-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent smell=Patient |
| 2 | **smell** |  | pine with Christmas |  |  |  |  |  | nom smell «cognition intransitive»: of=agent |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Red is often associated with danger.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:associate:x2:1
# text = Red is often associated with danger.
1	Red	Red	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
3	often	often	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	associated	associate	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	danger	danger	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **associate** | present · passive |  | Red |  |  |  | with danger; often *property* | vn amalgamate-22.2-2 «NP V NP PP.co-patient»: subject=Patient with danger=Co-Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Don't associate with people who make you do bad things.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:associate:x3:1
# text = Don't associate with people who make you do bad things.
1	Do	do	AUX	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	3	advmod	_	_
3	associate	associate	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	with	with	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
6	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
7	make	make	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
8	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	7	obj	_	_
9	do	do	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	xcomp	_	_
10	bad	bad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **associate** | imperative · do-support | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | with people | vn amalgamate-22.2-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Patient with people=Co-Patient |
| 2 | **make** | present | people | you |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **do** | infinitive | you *not said here* | bad things |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent thing=Eventuality |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Dad's work associate came for dinner.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:associate:x4:1
# text = Dad's work associate came for dinner.
1	Dad	dad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	's	PART	POS	_	1	case	_	_
3	work	work	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	associate	associate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	dinner	dinner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **come** | past | Dad's work associate |  |  |  |  | for dinner | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Headaches can be associated with not drinking enough water.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:associate:x5:1
# text = Headaches can be associated with not drinking enough water.
1	Headaches	headache	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	associated	associate	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	with	with	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
6	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	7	advmod	_	_
7	drinking	drink	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	advcl	_	_
8	enough	enough	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **associate** | can · passive |  | Headaches |  |  |  |  | vn amalgamate-22.2-2 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |
| 2 | **not** **drink** | gerund |  | enough water |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent water=Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She is an associate member of the club.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:associate:x6:1
# text = She is an associate member of the club.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	associate	associate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	member	member	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	club	club	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | She | a associate member |  |  |  | of the club | tree rules |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
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.

<!-- fold The tree, 25 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:associate:x7:1
# text = 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.
1	There	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	4	expl	_	_
2	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	certainly	certainly	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	be	be	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	6	det	_	_
6	relations	relation	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	mine	my	PRON	PRP	Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod	_	_
9	living	live	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	6	acl	_	_
10	here	here	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	9	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	15	punct	_	_
12	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	15	nsubj	_	_
13	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	15	aux	_	_
14	just	just	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
15	see	see	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	parataxis	_	_
16	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	19	mark	_	_
17	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	19	nsubj	_	_
18	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	19	aux	_	_
19	find	find	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	15	advcl	_	_
20	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	21	det	_	_
21	one	one	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	obj	_	_
22	with	with	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
23	whom	whom	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	26	obl	_	_
24	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	26	nsubj	_	_
25	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	26	aux	_	_
26	associate	associate	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	21	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **be** | must | some relations of mine |  |  | there |  | certainly *property* | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **live** | gerund | some relations of mine *not said here* |  |  | here |  |  | vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **see** | future | I |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |
| 4 | **find** *a condition, not said to happen* | can | I | any one |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent one=Topic |
| 5 | **associate** | can | I |  |  |  |  | with any one | vn amalgamate-22.2-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Patient with whom=Co-Patient |

<!-- div src -->

**Text:** the school dictionary of Mova's schools (`world/data/dictionary-schools/`), written for Mova. **Trees:** Mova's own parse — the `en` model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), each meaning and example read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

<!-- /div -->

<!-- pn -->
- ← previous: [assisted](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/assisted/)
- next →: [association](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/association/)
- ↑ back to [A in school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/)