- link
- {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun1 connectionADJECTIVE▪ close, tight▪ inextricable, strong▪ tenuous, weak▪ clear, definite, obvious▪ possible, potential▪
Scientists have established possible links between cancer and diet.
▪ alleged▪her alleged links to a violent separatist group.
▪ critical, crucial, essential, important, key, significant, vital▪Social workers provide a vital link between hospital and community.
▪ common▪The common link between the three artists is their age.
▪ formal, informal▪ direct, indirect▪ historical, long-standing (esp. BrE)▪ connecting▪ causal▪The report failed to prove a causal link between violence on screen and in real life.
▪ conceptual▪This provided a key conceptual link with earlier theory.
▪ symbolic▪ missing▪the missing link in the search for the causes of cancer
▪ tangible▪a tangible link with the past
▪ psychic, telepathic▪They share a telepathic link.
▪ business (esp. BrE), commercial, communication, cultural, diplomatic (esp. BrE) (usually diplomatic ties in BrE and AmE), economic, financial, military, political, professional, sporting (esp. BrE), trade (esp. BrE), etc.▪ family, genetic▪ air (esp. BrE), rail, railway (BrE), road (esp. BrE), transport (BrE), transportation (AmE)VERB + LINK▪ have▪ build, create, develop, establish, forge, form, foster (esp. BrE), make▪The college is anxious to build links with local industries.
▪ provide▪ maintain, preserve▪ strengthen▪ demonstrate, highlight, show▪research demonstrating the links between teaching standards and student performance
▪ discover, find, identify, reveal, uncover▪No links have been found between the two cases.
▪ examine, explore, investigate▪Her work explores the links between violence and gender relations.
▪ indicate, suggest▪The study suggests a strong link between workplace culture and a business's financial performance.
▪ prove▪Studies haven't proven a link between sugar and hyperactivity.
▪ recognize▪ deny▪The author denies the link between capitalism and fascism.
▪ weaken▪ break, cut, sever▪She has severed her last links with her family.
LINK + VERB▪ connect sth▪ exist▪A strong link exists between music and the visual arts.
LINK + NOUN▪ road (BrE)PREPOSITION▪ link across▪trade links across the border
▪ link between▪The statistics show a clear link between social class and crime.
▪ link in▪The sales manager is regarded as the weakest link in the chain.
▪ link into (esp. AmE)▪ER & C has strong links into our company and into the industry.
▪ link to▪There is no link to an increase in cases of the disease.
▪ link with▪the city's traditional link with opera
2 electrical connectionADJECTIVE▪ audio, video▪ radio, satellite, telephone▪ Internet, network▪ modem, wireless▪ fast, high-speed▪ data, digital, emailVERB + LINK▪ have▪ establish▪ lose▪ providePREPOSITION▪ via a/the link▪a race transmitted via a satellite link
▪ link to▪The driver has a radio link to base.
▪ link via▪We're trying to establish a link via satellite.
3 to a web pageADJECTIVE▪ embedded, hypertext, Internet, navigation, text, Web, website▪ bad, broken▪One of the most important indicators of a high-quality site is absence of broken links.
▪ related, relevant, useful▪You'll find some useful links on the first couple of pages.
VERB + LINK▪ have▪The page has links to relevant websites.
▪ add, build, create▪ click, click on▪ follow▪ post, send▪I'll send you the link by email.
▪ check, update▪The program checks links to all pages on this and external sites.
▪ remove▪ fixLINK + VERB▪ lead to sth, point to sth▪ workPREPOSITION▪ link to▪{{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}}a link to my website
verb (often be linked)ADVERB▪ closely, intimately▪ firmly, strongly, tightly▪ indirectly, loosely▪ directly, explicitly, specifically▪Diseases that can be directly linked to pollution.
▪ indissolubly (formal), inextricably, inseparably, integrally▪Poverty and crime are inextricably linked.
▪ clearly, obviously▪ necessarily▪ intrinsically▪ intricately▪The problems of the economy are intricately linked to other social issues.
▪ causally▪ consistently▪Unemployment is consistently linked with a variety of negative health effects.
▪ physically▪ genetically, historically, thematically▪diseases that might be genetically linked
▪The stories are linked thematically by a number of recurring images.
▪ electronically▪They started electronically linking these systems via high-speed networks.
▪ romantically▪She has never been romantically linked with anyone.
▪ in some way, somehow▪I could not help feeling that these factors were somehow linked.
▪ forever▪Christmas will be forever linked to memories of Sam's death.
▪ together, up▪The two spacecraft will link up in orbit.
PREPOSITION▪ into▪The computers are linked into a network.
▪ to▪Scientists have linked the illness to the use of pesticides.
▪ with▪the road that links Cairo with Alexandria
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
