English pronunciation · Words Starting with A
Associate Pronunciation
Associate is pronounced uh-SOH-see-ayt, IPA /əˈsoʊsiˌeɪt/.
uh-SOH-see-ayt
US /əˈsoʊsiˌeɪt/
Syllables: uh · SOH · see · ayt (4 syllables, stress on syllable 2)
noun, verb, and adjective: A colleague or partner, to connect two things in the mind, or junior in rank as in associate professor.
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Associate in a Sentence
- Do not associate me with that decision.
- Her business associate flew in from Lagos.
- She was made associate editor last spring.
Common Mispronunciations of Associate
Not uh-SOH-shee-ayt
Dictionaries print see here, with a clean s, though the sh reading is extremely common and nobody will correct you for it.
Not A-soh-see-ayt
SOH is the loud beat of the four and the opening is a bare uh. Nothing at the front of this word ever takes weight.
Tip: The verb ends on a full ayt and the noun and adjective flatten it to uht, so an associate works at a firm while you associate ideas.
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