connection
/kə'nekʃn/
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Definition
- Noun:
- A relationship in which a person, thing, or idea is linked or associated with another: A state of being connected or joined.
- A link or bond between things: A physical or abstract point where two or more things are joined or related.
- The act of connecting: The process of establishing a link or relationship.
- A means of transferring from one part of a system to another: Often used in travel to describe a scheduled vehicle that allows a passenger to continue a journey.
- A person connected with others, especially by family, friendship, or professional ties: Often used in the plural form 'connections' to refer to influential acquaintances.
Examples of Usage
- Noun:
- The police found no connection between the two crimes. (A relationship or link.)
- Check the internet connection; the Wi-Fi seems slow. (A link for communication.)
- His flight was delayed, so he missed his connection to Chicago. (A transferring vehicle in travel.)
- She used her family connections to get an interview at the company. (Influential acquaintances.)
- The connection of the hose to the faucet was loose. (A physical point of joining.)
Advanced Usage
- "In connection with": Concerning or related to a particular subject.
- The police wish to speak to him in connection with the investigation.
- "Make the connection": To understand or see the relationship between two things.
- I didn't make the connection between his absence and the missing money until later.
Variants and Related Words
- Connect (verb): To join or link together.
- Please connect the printer to the computer.
- Connector (noun): A device or part that joins things together.
- You need a special connector for these cables.
- Connected (adjective): Joined or linked; having relationships with people.
- She is well-connected in the art world.
- Disconnection (noun): The state of being disconnected or severed.
- The disconnection of service was due to non-payment.
Synonyms
- Link: A relationship or connection between things.
- Relationship: The way in which two or more things are connected.
- Tie: A connection or bond.
- Association: A connection or cooperative link between people or organizations.
- Joint: A point at which parts are joined.
Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)
- Connect up: To join something to a system, especially for electricity or information.
- Once you connect up all the speakers, the system will work.
- Connect with:
- To form a relationship with someone.
- It's important to connect with your colleagues.
- To make contact with a vehicle or service to continue a journey.
- This train connects with the ferry at the port.
Related Idioms
- A loose connection: Literally, a faulty electrical link; figuratively, a weak or unclear relationship between ideas or events.
- The theory was interesting, but the argument had too many loose connections.
- Six degrees of separation: The idea that all people are connected through a chain of no more than six acquaintances. (This concept illustrates the nature of social connections.)
- The game is based on the theory of six degrees of separation.
Noun
- the act of bringing two things into contact (especially for communication)
- the joining of hands around the table
- there was a connection via the internet
- shifting from one form of transportation to another
- the plane was late and he missed his connection in Atlanta
- a supplier (especially of narcotics)
- a connecting shape
- the process of bringing ideas or events together in memory or imagination
- conditioning is a form of learning by association
- (usually plural) a person who is influential and to whom you are connected in some way (as by family or friendship)
- he has powerful connections
- an instrumentality that connects
- he soldered the connection
- he didn't have the right connector between the amplifier and the speakers
- the state of being connected
- the connection between church and state is inescapable
- a relation between things or events (as in the case of one causing the other or sharing features with it)
- there was a connection between eating that pickle and having that nightmare