Collocations for "associate"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "associate" in context.
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associate
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- is a (business) associate of mine
- became an associate at the (law) firm
- be made an associate at the (law) firm
- has an associate's degree in [business, art, physics]
- has an associate's degree from
- will arrange for an associate of mine to [help, come]
- a close associate to [help]
- a close associate of mine to take over [the company, in my absence]
- her [closest, most intimate, most trusted] associates
- has reached the level of associate
- Let me [consult, check] with my associates (first).
- would just like to [consult] with my associates (first)
- Please allow me to [consult] with my associates (first).
- would just like to ask my associates (first)
- am going to ask one of my associates (first, before)
- my associates in the [office, firm, sector]
- an associate of the Royal [Academy, Society]
- join an associate [program, scheme]
- is the associate [manager, director, editor, dean]
- [does not, will not, would not] associate with him
- would not associate myself with [that legislation, this ideology, the statement, him]
- (have always) associated him with [kindness, generosity, hatred]
- (have always) associated this place with [evil, trade and commerce, the war]
- has become associated with [evil]
'associate' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):