- 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.
