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association
Noun
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An association is a way that two things are similar, belong together, or are connected or related.
I don't see any association between what happened to you and what happened to me.
I suspect there is an association between the weather and the number who are sick.
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An association is a group of people who have a common goal or interest.
The NBA stands for the "National Basketball Association."
I have been a member of the American Psychological Association and the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association.
All the teachers were at an association meeting.
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Association is the when you associate (spend time with certain people).
I'm afraid your association with those wild people will get you in trouble.
for
Preposition
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shows that something belongs to something else, or has a specific function
This cake is for you.
This is a net for catching fish.
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For is used to show the reason for something
He was angry, for he had never been called such terrible names before.
for
Subordinator
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For introduces a clause with a subject and a to-infinitive
It's not good for you to be too relaxed.
comparative
Adjective
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You use comparative to show that something is not great but is better than something else.
They lived in the comparative comfort of her uncle's house.
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You use comparative to show that someone or something is not quite a beginner, etc., but almost the same as one.
The absent father was a comparative stranger to the son.
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Comparative study is a form of study that looks at how things are alike and different.
The study of how the anatomy of animals are alike and different is called comparative anatomy.
comparative
Noun
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A comparative is a form of a comparable adjective. You use it to show that something is "more big", "more good", etc.
For example:
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is a comparable adjective and bigger is the comparative.
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' is a comparable adjective. Its comparative is more intelligent.
My students always forget the -er in comparatives.
economic
Adjective
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(usually before a noun; not usually gradeable) About or relating to the economy, business, money, etc.
The reduction in unemployment and continued economic growth are good news for workers.
As our two countries do more and more business, we must begin to match our economic policies.
Some people are in economic trouble and have difficulty paying their bills.
If you start saving money while you’re young, then you are setting yourself up for economic success.
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If a business activity is economic, it makes enough money.
As a small business, do you think it would be economic for us to advertise on TV?
studies
noun
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academic field of study