Link - English meaning

verb

Connect (someone or something) with something else in one's mind.

Usage examples:

I associated wealth with freedom

noun

A partner or companion in business or at work.

Usage examples:

A close associate of the minister

adjective

Connected with an organization or business.

Usage examples:

An associate company

noun

(often in names) a group of people organized for a joint purpose.

Usage examples:

The national association of probation officers

noun

A group of people united in an organization because of their common interests

Usage examples:

The aarp, the american association of retired persons, is a huge organization with millions of memb…

noun

A group of people or organizations who work together for a particular purpose, often used in the names of particular organizations

Usage examples:

The creation of more part-time jobs is supported by the employers' association., a business/profess…

noun

Each of a pair of marks ( ) [ ] { } 〈 〉 used to enclose words or figures so as to separate them from the context.

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Symbols are given in brackets

verb

Enclose (words or figures) in brackets.

Usage examples:

I have bracketed the phrase ‘of contrary qualities’ in the translation, since it is not explicit in…

noun

Either of a pair of marks [ ], or the information inside them, used in a piece of writing to show that what is inside these marks should be considered as separate from the main part

Usage examples:

Most college students are in the 18 to 22 age bracket., her new job puts her in a higher income/tax…

verb

Bring together or into contact so that a real or notional link is established.

Usage examples:

The electrodes were connected to a recording device

verb

To join together two things, or to be joined together

Usage examples:

[ i ] the printer connects to the computer., [ t ] a ferry connects the island to the mainland., [ …

verb

To join two or more pieces of equipment together, or to be joined in this way

Usage examples:

Wireless networks allow you to connect two or more pcs within your own home., connect to sth the ca…

noun

A relationship in which a person or thing is linked or associated with something else.

Usage examples:

The connections between social attitudes and productivity

noun

The fact of arriving on an aircraft, train, etc., before a second vehicle, on which passengers can continue their trip, leaves

Usage examples:

We were delayed and missed our connection., [ c ] a sewer connection, [ c ] science has not shown a…

noun

A relationship between two things, ideas, etc.

Usage examples:

Connection between sth and sth a study of the connection between pay and performance, a(n) internet…

adjective

Connecting.

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Connective words and phrases

noun

A word or phrase whose function is to link other linguistic units.

Usage examples:

She would be more likely to use a temporal connective such as before, after, or then than to use a …

adjective

Connecting

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Connective words and phrases, the child uses causal connectives ("because", "so", "that's why") to …

noun

A thing which links two or more things together.

Usage examples:

A pipe connector

noun

A device or part of a device that makes it possible to connect one piece of electrical equipment to another by allowing contact between wires, electrical components (= parts), etc.

Usage examples:

This charger doesn't have the right connector for my phone., usb connectors are sometimes referred …

noun

A device or part of a device that makes it possible to connect one piece of electrical equipment to another by allowing contact between wires, electrical components (= parts), etc.

Usage examples:

This charger doesn't have the right connector for my phone., usb connectors are sometimes referred …

noun

A device for connecting parts of machinery.

Usage examples:

Undo the couplings so you can lift the pump out

verb

Link or combine (something) with something else.

Usage examples:

A sense of hope is coupled with a palpable sense of loss

noun

A device that joins two things together

Usage examples:

The carriage at the end of the train was left stranded when the coupling broke.

verb

Link; connect.

Usage examples:

The tap was joined to a pipe

noun

A place or line where two or more things are connected or fastened together.

Usage examples:

It was soldered so well that you couldn't see the join

verb

To connect or fasten things together

Usage examples:

A long suspension bridge joins the two islands., join the two pieces together using strong glue., t…

noun

A point at which parts of an artificial structure are joined.

Usage examples:

Seal the joint between the roof and the house wall

adjective

Shared, held, or made by two or more people together.

Usage examples:

A joint statement

verb

Provide or fasten (something) with joints.

Usage examples:

Other dolls, lily and jane, made in germany, had jointed arms and legs, eyelashes, eyes that opened…

noun

A fastening made by looping a piece of string, rope, or something similar on itself and tightening it.

Usage examples:

Tie a knot at the end of the cord

verb

Fasten with a knot.

Usage examples:

The scarves were knotted loosely around their throats

noun

A small, relatively short-billed sandpiper, with a reddish-brown or blackish breast in the breeding season.

Usage examples:

You can see red knots, dunlins, and sandpipers as they rest and forage for food on the beaches, usi…

noun

The action of linking or the state of being linked.

Usage examples:

There is no proof of linkage to a terrorist organization

noun

A connection, or the action of connecting

Usage examples:

[ c ] there’s a direct linkage between cultural values and the way people live.

noun

The existence or forming of a connection between two or more things so that one thing happening or changing depends on the other thing happening or changing

Usage examples:

Linkage between sth (and sth) he concludes that strong linkage between performance and reward will …

noun

A shape produced by a curve that bends round and crosses itself.

Usage examples:

Make a loop in the twine

verb

Form (something) into a loop or loops; encircle.

Usage examples:

She looped her arms around his neck

noun

A circular shape made by something long and narrow in which the two ends cross each other, leaving an open space within

Usage examples:

A loop of thread from my sweater caught on a nail., the exit ramp makes a loop under the elevated h…

verb

Join in marriage.

Usage examples:

I was married in church

exclamation

Expressing surprise, indignation, or emphatic assertion.

Usage examples:

Marry he doth consider, that by the king's majesty, with all your advices and the consent of the no…

verb

To become the legally accepted husband or wife of someone in an official or religious ceremony

Usage examples:

[ t ] he married lori, his girlfriend from high school., [ t ] judge wilcox married us at city hall.

verb

Make or show a connection between.

Usage examples:

The study examines social change within the city and relates it to developments in the country as a…

verb

Give an account of

verb

To be connected with something, or to show that something is connected with something else

Usage examples:

[ i always + adv/prep ] the point i’m making now relates to what i said before., [ t ] she relates …

noun

The state or fact of being related or connected.

Usage examples:

Subjects reported a significant increase in a sense of relatedness to nature

noun

The way in which two or more people or things are connected, or the state of being connected.

Usage examples:

The study will assess the relationship between unemployment and political attitudes

noun

The way in which things are connected or work together

Usage examples:

Write an essay on the economic relationship between farming and transportation., "what is your rela…

noun

The way in which two or more companies, countries, or people behave towards each other

Usage examples:

Creating lasting relationships is vital for success in business., we have an excellent working rela…

noun

A small circular band, typically of precious metal and often set with one or more gemstones, worn on a finger as an ornament or a token of marriage, engagement, or authority.

Usage examples:

A diamond ring

verb

Surround (someone or something), especially for protection or containment.

Usage examples:

The courthouse was ringed with police

noun

An act of ringing a bell, or the resonant sound caused by this.

Usage examples:

There was a ring at the door

verb

Get married to.

Usage examples:

He was to wed the king's daughter

abbreviation

Wednesday.