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From Middle English associat(e) (used participially as well as adjectively up to Early Modern English), from Latin associātus, the perfect passive participle of associō (“to join, unite”), from ad- + sociō, from socius (“shared, common, kindred”) + -ō (first conjugation verb-forming suffix).

From the substantivization of the above adjective, see -ate (noun-forming suffix) and Etymology 1 for more.

From Middle English associat(e) (“associated, allied”) (the verb *associaten is not found in Middle English writings and only attested at a later period), see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and Etymology 1 for more. Doublet of associe.

280 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Danish: med- — joined with others and having equal or near equal status
• Finnish: apulais- — joined with others and having equal or near equal status
• Finnish: vara- — joined with others and having equal or near equal status
• Hungarian: társ- — joined with others and having equal or near equal status
• Japanese: 一緒にやっている (issho ni yatte iru) — joined with others and having equal or near equal status
• Japanese: 仲間の (nakama no) — joined with others and having equal or near equal status
• Japanese: 同僚の (dōryō no) — joined with others and having equal or near equal status
• Korean: 연합(聯合)하다 (yeonhaphada) — joined with others and having equal or near equal status
• Korean: 한패(牌)의 (hanpae-ui) — joined with others and having equal or near equal status
• Korean: 동료(同僚)의 (dongnyo-ui) — joined with others and having equal or near equal status
• Manx: co- — joined with others and having equal or near equal status
• Māori: tuarua — joined with others and having equal or near equal status
• Māori: teputi — joined with others and having equal or near equal status
• Māori: tūhono — joined with others and having equal or near equal status
• Portuguese: associado — joined with others and having equal or near equal status
• Romanian: asociat — joined with others and having equal or near equal status
• Russian: свя́занный (svjázannyj) — joined with others and having equal or near equal status
• Ukrainian: пов'я́заний (povʺjázanyj) — joined with others and having equal or near equal status
• Danish: tilknyttet — having partial status or privileges
• Finnish: apulais- — having partial status or privileges
• Finnish: vara- — having partial status or privileges
• Finnish: ulko- — having partial status or privileges
• Hungarian: társult — having partial status or privileges
• Hungarian: kül- — having partial status or privileges
• Japanese: 準 (jun) — having partial status or privileges
• Japanese: 副 (fuku) — having partial status or privileges
• Korean: 준 (jun) — having partial status or privileges
• Portuguese: associado — having partial status or privileges
• Romanian: asociat — having partial status or privileges
• Danish: ledsagende — following or accompanying
• Finnish: lisä- — following or accompanying
• Japanese: 連想される (rensōsaseru) — following or accompanying
• Korean: 연상(聯想)의 (yeonsang-ui) — following or accompanying
• Māori: whakapiri — following or accompanying
• Belarusian: партнёр (partnjór) — partner
• Belarusian: партнёрка (partnjórka) — partner
• Belarusian: кампаньён (kampanʹjón) — partner
• Belarusian: кампаньёнка (kampanʹjónka) — partner
• Bulgarian: коле́га (koléga) — partner
• Bulgarian: коле́жка (koléžka) — partner
• Bulgarian: партньо́р (partnjór) — partner
• Bulgarian: партньо́рка (partnjórka) — partner
• Catalan: associat — partner
• Chinese Mandarin: 同行 (tóngháng) — partner
• Chinese Mandarin: 同事 (tóngshì) — partner
• Danish: kompagnon — partner
• Danish: ledsager — partner
• Finnish: kumppani — partner
• Finnish: partneri — partner
• Finnish: kollega — partner
• Finnish: yhtiökumppani — partner
• Finnish: liikekumppani — partner
• Ancient Greek: μέτοχος (métokhos) — partner
• Hungarian: üzlettárs — partner
• Japanese: 提携者 (teikeisha) — partner
• Korean: 제휴자 (jehyuja) — partner
• Korean: 조합원 (johabwon) — partner
• Korean: 동반자 (dongbanja) — partner
• Latin: collēga — partner
• Manx: coheshaghtagh — partner
• Māori: hoa mahi — partner
• Māori: hoa kaipakihi — partner
• Norwegian Bokmål: ledsager — partner
• Norwegian Bokmål: kompanjong — partner
• Polish: wspólnik — partner
• Polish: wspólniczka — partner
• Polish: współpracownik — partner
• Polish: współpracowniczka — partner
• Polish: partner — partner
• Polish: partnerka — partner
• Portuguese: associado — partner
• Romanian: partener — partner
• Romanian: asociat — partner
• Romansh: collavuratur — partner
• Romansh: collavuratura — partner
• Russian: партнёр (partnjór) — partner
• Russian: партнёрша (partnjórša) — partner
• Russian: напа́рник (napárnik) — partner
• Russian: напа́рница (napárnica) — partner
• Russian: компаньо́н (kompanʹón) — partner
• Russian: колле́га (kolléga) — partner
• Serbo-Croatian: suradnik — partner
• Serbo-Croatian: saradnik — partner
• Serbo-Croatian: suradnica — partner
• Serbo-Croatian: saradnica — partner
• Spanish: asociado — partner
• Swahili: mshirika — partner
• Swedish: följeslagare — partner
• Swedish: kompanjon — partner
• Turkish: iştirakçi — partner
• Turkish: ortak — partner
• Turkish: partner — partner
• Ottoman Turkish: اورتاق (ortak) — partner
• Ottoman Turkish: شریك (şerik) — partner
• Ukrainian: партне́р (partnér) — partner
• Ukrainian: партне́рка (partnérka) — partner
• Ukrainian: компаньйо́н (kompanʹjón) — partner
• Ukrainian: компаньйо́нка (kompanʹjónka) — partner
• Belarusian: кале́га (kaljéha) — coworker
• Belarusian: каляжа́нка (kaljažánka) — coworker
• Danish: kollega — coworker
• Finnish: työtoveri — coworker
• Greek: συνεργάτης (synergátis) — coworker
• Hungarian: munkatárs — coworker
• Manx: coheshaghtagh — coworker
• Māori: hoa mahi — coworker
• Polish: kolega — coworker
• Polish: koleżanka — coworker
• Russian: колле́га (kolléga) — coworker
• Serbo-Croatian: suradnik — coworker
• Serbo-Croatian: saradnik — coworker
• Serbo-Croatian: suradnica — coworker
• Serbo-Croatian: saradnica — coworker
• Ottoman Turkish: حریف (herif) — coworker
• Ukrainian: коле́га (koléha) — coworker
• Ukrainian: колежа́нка (koležánka) — coworker
• Bulgarian: друга́р (drugár) — companion; comrade
• Bulgarian: друга́рка (drugárka) — companion; comrade
• Bulgarian: партньо́р (partnjór) — companion; comrade
• Bulgarian: партньо́рка (partnjórka) — companion; comrade
• Finnish: kumppani — companion; comrade
• Finnish: partneri — companion; comrade
• Finnish: kaveri — companion; comrade
• Finnish: toveri — companion; comrade
• German: Weggefährte — companion; comrade
• Hungarian: társ — companion; comrade
• Hungarian: bajtárs — companion; comrade
• Hungarian: kartárs — companion; comrade
• Japanese: 仲間 (nakama) — companion; comrade
• Japanese: 同僚 (dōryō) — companion; comrade
• Korean: 동료 (dongnyo) — companion; comrade
• Korean: 패 (pae) — companion; comrade
• Korean: 친구 (chin'gu) — companion; comrade
• Latin: socius — companion; comrade
• Latin: comes — companion; comrade
• Manx: cumraag — companion; comrade
• Māori: hoa haere — companion; comrade
• Polish: kolega — companion; comrade
• Portuguese: colega — companion; comrade
• Romanian: coleg — companion; comrade
• Romanian: tovarăș — companion; comrade
• Romanian: camarad — companion; comrade
• Russian: компаньо́н (kompanʹón) — companion; comrade
• Russian: това́рищ (továrišč) — companion; comrade
• Russian: партнёр (partnjór) — companion; comrade
• Russian: партнёрша (partnjórša) — companion; comrade
• Serbo-Croatian: kompanjon — companion; comrade
• Serbo-Croatian: kompanjonka — companion; comrade
• Spanish: compañero — companion; comrade
• Swahili: mshirika — companion; comrade
• Ottoman Turkish: قولداش (koldaş) — companion; comrade
• Ottoman Turkish: یولداش (yoldaş) — companion; comrade
• Ottoman Turkish: رفیق (refik) — companion; comrade
• Ottoman Turkish: همراه (hemrah) — companion; comrade
• Ottoman Turkish: حریف (herif) — companion; comrade
• Ukrainian: компаньйо́н (kompanʹjón) — companion; comrade
• Ukrainian: компаньйо́нка (kompanʹjónka) — companion; comrade
• Finnish: seuralainen — one that habitually accompanies or is associated with another
• Finnish: kumppani — one that habitually accompanies or is associated with another
• Finnish: kaveri — one that habitually accompanies or is associated with another
• Swahili: mshirika — one that habitually accompanies or is associated with another
• Bulgarian: член-кореспонде́нт (člen-korespondént) — member of an institution or society who is granted only partial status or privileges
• Finnish: ulkojäsen — member of an institution or society who is granted only partial status or privileges
• Finnish: varajäsen — member of an institution or society who is granted only partial status or privileges
• Japanese: 準会員 (junkaiin) — member of an institution or society who is granted only partial status or privileges
• Japanese: 会友 (kaiyū) — member of an institution or society who is granted only partial status or privileges
• Korean: 준회원 (junhoewon) — member of an institution or society who is granted only partial status or privileges
• Korean: 회우 (hoe'u) — member of an institution or society who is granted only partial status or privileges
• Manx: fo-oltey — member of an institution or society who is granted only partial status or privileges
• Polish: asesor — member of an institution or society who is granted only partial status or privileges
• Romanian: asociat — member of an institution or society who is granted only partial status or privileges
• Russian: член-корреспонде́нт (člen-korrespondént) — member of an institution or society who is granted only partial status or privileges
• Serbo-Croatian: pridruženi član — member of an institution or society who is granted only partial status or privileges
• Serbo-Croatian: pridružena članica — member of an institution or society who is granted only partial status or privileges
• Serbo-Croatian: vanjski član — member of an institution or society who is granted only partial status or privileges
• Serbo-Croatian: vanjska članica — member of an institution or society who is granted only partial status or privileges
• Spanish: asociado — member of an institution or society who is granted only partial status or privileges
• Swahili: mshirika — member of an institution or society who is granted only partial status or privileges
• Armenian: ընկերակցիլ (ənkerakcʻil) — to join in or form a league, union, or association
• Armenian: միավորվել (miavorvel) — to join in or form a league, union, or association
• Bulgarian: свързвам се (svǎrzvam se) — to join in or form a league, union, or association
• Bulgarian: съединявам се (sǎedinjavam se) — to join in or form a league, union, or association
• Catalan: associar — to join in or form a league, union, or association
• Czech: asociovat — to join in or form a league, union, or association
• Esperanto: asocii — to join in or form a league, union, or association
• Finnish: yhdistyä — to join in or form a league, union, or association
• Finnish: liittyä — to join in or form a league, union, or association
• Finnish: järjestäytyä — to join in or form a league, union, or association
• German: vereinigen — to join in or form a league, union, or association
• German: zu einem Verband zusammenschließen — to join in or form a league, union, or association
• Hungarian: társul — to join in or form a league, union, or association
• Japanese: 共同でやる (kyōdoō de yaru) — to join in or form a league, union, or association
• Japanese: 提携する (teikeisuru) — to join in or form a league, union, or association
• Korean: 제휴(提携)하다 (jehyuhada) — to join in or form a league, union, or association
• Korean: 연합(聯合)하다 (yeonhaphada) — to join in or form a league, union, or association
• Māori: pāhono — to join in or form a league, union, or association
• Portuguese: associar-se a — to join in or form a league, union, or association
• Russian: соединя́ться (sojedinjátʹsja) — to join in or form a league, union, or association
• Spanish: asociar — to join in or form a league, union, or association
• Ukrainian: асоціюва́ти (asocijuváty) — to join in or form a league, union, or association
• Ukrainian: поє́днувати (pojédnuvaty) — to join in or form a league, union, or association
• Armenian: շփվել (špʻvel) — to spend time socially
• Azerbaijani: oturub-durmaq — to spend time socially
• Bulgarian: общувам (obštuvam) — to spend time socially
• Ngazidja Comorian: ushirikiana — to spend time socially
• Dutch: omgaan — to spend time socially
• Finnish: seurustella — to spend time socially
• Finnish: viettää aikaa — to spend time socially
• Finnish: olla jonkun kanssa — to spend time socially
• French: fréquenter — to spend time socially
• German: gemeinsam Zeit verbringen — to spend time socially
• German: in Gesellschaft sein — to spend time socially
• Ancient Greek: μεθομιλέω (methomiléō) — to spend time socially
• Hungarian: összejár — to spend time socially
• Hungarian: barátkozik — to spend time socially
• Japanese: 付き合う (tsukiau) — to spend time socially
• Japanese: 交際する (kōsaisuru) — to spend time socially
• Korean: 교제(交際)하다 (gyojehada) — to spend time socially
• Māori: uru — to spend time socially
• Sanskrit: सचते (sacate) — to spend time socially
• Spanish: frecuentar — to spend time socially
• Spanish: alternar — to spend time socially
• Spanish: tratar — to spend time socially
• Spanish: codearse — to spend time socially
• Spanish: relacionarse — to spend time socially
• Swedish: umgås — to spend time socially
• Thai: เสวนา (sěe-wá-naa) — to spend time socially
• Ukrainian: спілкува́тися (spilkuvátysja) — to spend time socially
• Bulgarian: присъединявам се (prisǎedinjavam se) — to join as a partner, ally, or friend
• Catalan: associar — to join as a partner, ally, or friend
• Finnish: liittyä — to join as a partner, ally, or friend
• Finnish: liittoutua — to join as a partner, ally, or friend
• Finnish: ystävystyä — to join as a partner, ally, or friend
• German: zuordnen — to join as a partner, ally, or friend
• German: anschließen — to join as a partner, ally, or friend
• Hungarian: társít — to join as a partner, ally, or friend
• Hungarian: összekapcsol — to join as a partner, ally, or friend
• Japanese: 提携させる (teikeisaseru) — to join as a partner, ally, or friend
• Korean: 연합(聯合)시키다 (yeonhapsikida) — to join as a partner, ally, or friend
• Korean: 참가(參加)시키다 (chamgasikida) — to join as a partner, ally, or friend
• Māori: uru — to join as a partner, ally, or friend
• Māori: whakahoa — to join as a partner, ally, or friend
• Portuguese: associar-se a — to join as a partner, ally, or friend
• Russian: присоединя́ться (prisojedinjátʹsja) — to join as a partner, ally, or friend
• Spanish: asociarse — to join as a partner, ally, or friend
• Ukrainian: приє́днуватися (pryjédnuvatysja) — to join as a partner, ally, or friend
• Bulgarian: свързвам се (svǎrzvam se) — to connect or join together; combine
• Finnish: yhdistää — to connect or join together; combine
• Finnish: liittää — to connect or join together; combine
• German: verbinden — to connect or join together; combine
• German: verknüpfen — to connect or join together; combine
• Hungarian: társít — to connect or join together; combine
• Japanese: 結合させる (ketsugōsaseru) — to connect or join together; combine
• Korean: 결합(結合)시키다 (gyeolhapsikida) — to connect or join together; combine
• Māori: tūhono — to connect or join together; combine
• Polish: wiązać — to connect or join together; combine
• Polish: powiązać — to connect or join together; combine
• Portuguese: associar — to connect or join together; combine
• Spanish: asociar — to connect or join together; combine
• Armenian: զուգորդել (zugordel) — to connect in the mind or imagination
• Catalan: associar — to connect in the mind or imagination
• Dutch: associëren — to connect in the mind or imagination
• Finnish: yhdistää — to connect in the mind or imagination
• Finnish: liittää — to connect in the mind or imagination
• Finnish: assosioida — to connect in the mind or imagination
• German: assoziieren — to connect in the mind or imagination
• Hungarian: társít — to connect in the mind or imagination
• Hungarian: asszociál — to connect in the mind or imagination
• Japanese: 結び付けて考える (musubitsukete kangaeru) — to connect in the mind or imagination
• Japanese: (連想する (rensōsuru) — to connect in the mind or imagination
• Korean: 연상(聯想)하다 (yeonsanghada) — to connect in the mind or imagination
• Korean: 상기(想起)시키다 (sanggisikida) — to connect in the mind or imagination
• Korean: 관련(關聯)시켜 생각하다 (gwallyeonsikyeo saenggakhada) — to connect in the mind or imagination
• Polish: kojarzyć — to connect in the mind or imagination
• Polish: skojarzyć — to connect in the mind or imagination
• Polish: asocjować — to connect in the mind or imagination
• Portuguese: associar — to connect in the mind or imagination
• Swedish: associera — to connect in the mind or imagination
• Swedish: förknippa — to connect in the mind or imagination
• Turkish: ilişkilendirmek — to connect in the mind or imagination