associates

Pronunciation

noun

• (US) IPA ^(key): /əˈsoʊʃi.əts/ or /əˈsoʊsi.əts/
• (UK) IPA ^(key): /əˈsəʊʃi.əts/ or /əˈsəʊsi.əts/

verb

• (US) IPA ^(key): /əˈsoʊʃieɪts/ or /əˈsoʊsieɪts/
• (UK) IPA ^(key): /əˈsəʊʃieɪts/ or /əˈsəʊsieɪts/

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• Hyphenation: as‧so‧ci‧ates

Noun

Singular associate

Plural associates

1. The plural form of associate; more than one (kind of) associate.

Verb

Plain form associate

Third-person singular associates

Past tense associated

Past participle associated

Present participle associating

1. The third-person singular form of associate.