linked
Definition
- Adjective:
- Connected or joined together: Describes two or more things that are physically attached or coupled, often by a specific connecting piece or mechanism.
- Associated or related: Describes things that have a logical connection, relationship, or correlation, even if not physically joined.
Examples of Usage
- Adjective:
- The train consisted of ten linked carriages. (The carriages were physically connected to form the train.)
- There is a linked series of events that led to the final outcome. (The events were connected in a causal chain.)
- The two databases are linked, allowing data to be shared between them. (The databases are electronically connected or associated.)
Advanced Usage
- "to be linked to": to be connected or associated with something, often causally or logically.
- His health problems are directly linked to his smoking habit. (His health problems have a direct association/correlation with smoking.)
- "closely linked": having a very strong or intimate connection.
- Economic growth and political stability are closely linked. (They are strongly associated and influence each other.)
Variants and Related Words
- Link (verb/noun): The action of connecting or the thing that connects.
- Verb: The bridge links the two sides of the city.
- Noun: A weak link in the chain.
- Linkage (noun): The act or process of linking; a system of links.
- The linkage between the policy and its effects is unclear.
- Interlinked (adjective): Connected or locked together mutually.
- The interlinked fates of the two characters drive the story.
Synonyms
- Connected: Joined or fastened together.
- Coupled: Linked together, typically in pairs.
- Associated: Connected in thought or meaning.
- Related: Connected by kinship, correlation, or logical sequence.
Related Phrasal Verbs
- Link up: To connect or meet.
- The two hiking trails link up at the summit. (The trails connect at the top.)
- Link with: To form a connection or association with.
- The company linked with a local charity for the event. (The company formed a partnership.)
Related Idioms
- A weak link (in the chain): The most vulnerable or unreliable part of a system or group.
- The old server is the weak link in our network security.
- Missing link: Something that is needed to complete a series or solve a problem.
- The fossil was hailed as the missing link in human evolution.
Adjective
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connected by a link, as railway cars or trailer trucks
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