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asocia
to associate /a.so.t͡ʃiˈa/
verb#4818 most common
Also: to link (in one's mind), to join together, partner with (reflexive: a se asocia)
Example sentences
Eu asociez roșu cu pericolul.
I associate red with danger.
Copiii asociază Crăciunul cu cadouri.
Children associate Christmas with gifts.
Mulți oameni asociază succesul cu munca grea.
Many people associate success with hard work.
Firma s-a asociat cu un partener străin pentru acest proiect.
The company partnered with a foreign partner for this project.
Psihologii au observat că pacientul asociază anxietatea cu locurile aglomerate.
Psychologists observed that the patient associates anxiety with crowded places.
Filozofii au dezbătut îndelung modul în care mintea umană asociază concepte abstracte cu experiențe concrete.
Philosophers have long debated how the human mind associates abstract concepts with concrete experiences.
Conjugation
| Present Active | Simple Past Active | Simple Future Active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | asociez | asociai | voi asocia |
| 2sg | asociezi | asociași | vei asocia |
| 3sg | asociază | asocie | va asocia |
| 1pl | asociem | asociarăm | vom asocia |
| 2pl | asociați | asociarăți | veți asocia |
| 3pl | asociază | asociară | vor asocia |
Word family
asociereassociation, the act of associating
asociatassociate, partner / associated
asociațieassociation, organization
asociativassociative
neasociatunassociated
Etymology
Romanian borrowed "asocia" from French "associer" in the nineteenth century, during the period when Romanian intellectuals reshaped the language on Western Romance models. The French word traces to Latin "associare", built from the prefix "ad-" (toward) and "sociare" (to unite), itself from "socius" (companion, ally, partner). The core sense has stayed remarkably stable across two thousand years: to bring one thing into company with another.
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