connection
- noun1 relationship between two thingsADJECTIVE▪ clear, close, direct, intimate, strong▪
There is a close connection between family background and academic achievement.
▪ tenuous▪ obvious▪ causal▪ emotional, spiritual▪a deep physical and spiritual connection with nature
▪The way you establish a real emotional connection with someone is by sharing your inner worlds.
▪ deep▪His deepest connection is with his father, Frank Sr.
VERB + CONNECTION▪ have▪His death had no connection with drugs.
▪ discover, establish, find, form, make, see▪Researchers have now established a connection between air pollution and asthma.
▪She did not make the connection between her diet and her poor health.
▪You can form strong connections when you work with people who share a mutual interest.
▪ draw, trace▪Kierkegaard draws a connection between anxiety and free will.
▪ forge▪a government initiative to forge new connections with industry
▪ feel▪We need to feel a connection to nature.
▪ explore▪This essay explores the connections between technology and nature.
▪ maintain▪He maintained his southern connection through summer visits with his relatives.
▪ strengthen▪This helps companies strengthen their connections to their customers.
▪ share▪He and John seem to share a connection.
▪ break, sever▪She wanted to sever all her connections with the company.
▪ re-establish▪Anna helped Rachel re-establish her connection with her brother.
▪ deny▪He denied any connection to the scam.
PREPOSITION▪ in connection with▪I am writing in connection with your recent job application.
▪ connection among▪a set of connections among brain regions
▪They helped establish connections among labs from Honolulu to Paris.
▪ connection between▪the connection between crime and alcohol
▪ connection to, connection with▪What is your connection with the school?
PHRASES▪ in that/this connection (= for reasons connected with sth recently mentioned)2 electrical connection, etc.ADJECTIVE▪ loose▪ electrical▪ phone, telephone▪ cellular (esp. AmE), mobile▪ always-on, broadband, cable, dial-up, DSL, ethernet, high-speed, Internet, wireless▪speedy, always-on Internet connections
▪A fast cable connection is recommended.
▪Each laptop has a wireless ethernet connection.
▪a high-speed network connection that makes accessing the Internet easy
VERB + CONNECTION▪ break▪If you break the connection, the light won't come on.
CONNECTION + NOUN▪ charge, feePREPOSITION▪ connection to▪We're waiting for connection to the water mains.
3 bus/train/planeADJECTIVE▪ good▪ tight▪ bus, rail, trainVERB + CONNECTION▪ make▪ missPREPOSITION▪ connection between▪There are good connections between the resort and major cities.
4 person you knowADJECTIVE▪ good▪ aristocratic (esp. BrE), business, family, personal, political, professional, socialVERB + CONNECTION▪ have▪I have some good business connections in New York.
▪He has connections (= he knows people who would be able to help him).
▪ use▪She used her connections to get the job.
PREPOSITION▪ through connection▪He got his job through connections.
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
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Connection — Con*nec tion, n. [Cf. {Connexion}.] 1. The act of connecting, or the state of being connected; the act or process of bringing two things into contact; junction; union; as, the connection between church and state is inescapable; the connection of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
connection — con‧nec‧tion [kəˈnekʆn] also connexion noun 1. [countable] TELECOMMUNICATIONS something that joins you to a system, for example the telephone network or the Internet: • Do you have a broadband connection? … Financial and business terms
connection — is similar to the concept of support, except that connection refers to a relationship between members in a structural model. A connection restrains degrees of freedom of one member with respect to another. For each restrained degree of freedom,… … Mechanics glossary
Connection e.V. — Connection e. V. ist ein deutscher Verein mit Sitz in Offenbach am Main, der Deserteure unterstützt. Die Mitglieder stehen der Friedensbewegung nahe und sind ehrenamtlich tätig. Der Verein unterstützte mehrere tausend Deserteure bei der Asylsuche … Deutsch Wikipedia
connection — (Brit. also connexion) ► NOUN 1) a link or relationship. 2) the action of connecting. 3) (connections) influential people with whom one has contact or to whom one is related. 4) an opportunity for catching a connecting train, bus, etc. ● … English terms dictionary
Connection (EP) — Connection EP (split) by Home Grown and Limbeck Released 2000 … Wikipedia
Connection — e. V. ist ein deutscher Verein mit Sitz in Offenbach am Main, der Deserteure unterstützt. Die Mitglieder stehen der Friedensbewegung nahe und sind ehrenamtlich tätig. Der Verein unterstützte zunächst mehrere tausend Deserteure bei der… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Connection — «Connection» Canción de The Rolling Stones Álbum Between the Buttons Publicación … Wikipedia Español
connection — is now the dominant spelling, although connexion (preferred by Fowler) will be found in older printing styles. Fowler also wrote at length against what he regarded as the excessive use of in connection with, which he castigated as ‘a formula that … Modern English usage
connection — [n1] person who aids another in achieving goal acquaintance, agent, ally, associate, association, contact, friend, gobetween, intermediary, kin, kindred, kinship, mentor, messenger, network, reciprocity, relation, relative, sponsor; concepts… … New thesaurus
connection — [kə nek′shən] n. [ME conneccioun < L connexio < connexus, pp. of connectere: see CONNECT] 1. a joining or being joined; coupling; union 2. a part or thing that joins; means of joining 3. a relationship; association; specif., a) the relation … English World dictionary
