link

noun

OPAL WOPAL S

/lɪŋk/

Idioms

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a connection between two or more people or things
- link between A and B Police suspect there may be a link between the two murders.
- There is evidence for a strong causal link between exposure to sun and skin cancer.
- to establish/find a link
- link with somebody/something These photographs are a direct link with the past.
- link to somebody/something Many of them had no previous links to terrorism.
see also missing link
Extra Examples
- Her work explores the links between violence and gender relations.
- Studies haven't proven a link between sugar and hyperactivity.
- The author denies the link between capitalism and fascism.
- The statistics show a clear link between social class and crime.
- The study suggests a strong link between workplace culture and a business's financial performance.
- There is no link to an increase in cases of the disease.
- This provided a key conceptual link with earlier theories.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- close
- tight
- inextricable
- …
verb + link
- have
- build
- create
- …
link + verb
- connect something
- exist
link + noun
- road
preposition
- link across
- link between
- link in
- …
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a relationship between two or more people, countries or organizations
- link with somebody/something to establish trade links with Asia
- Producers are forging direct links with consumers.
- The department tries to maintain close links with industry.
- link between A and B Social workers provide a vital link between hospital and community.
- The agreement will strengthen the links between the two countries.
Extra Examples
- ER & C has strong links into our company and into the industry.
- She has severed her last links with her family.
- The college is anxious to build links with local industries.
- her alleged links to a violent separatist group.
- The department is interested in developing closer links with industry.
- Social customs provide a vital link between generations.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- close
- tight
- inextricable
- …
verb + link
- have
- build
- create
- …
link + verb
- connect something
- exist
link + noun
- road
preposition
- link across
- link between
- link in
- …
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a means of travelling or communicating between two places
- a high-speed rail link
- a video link
- link between A and B The canal was an important transport link between England and Wales.
- link to something The driver has a radio link to base.
- link via something We're trying to establish a link via satellite.
- via a link The speech was broadcast via a satellite link.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- audio
- video
- radio
- …
verb + link
- have
- establish
- lose
- …
preposition
- via a/the link
- link to
- link via
- …
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(also hotlink, hyperlink)
(computing) a place in an electronic document that is connected to another electronic document or to another part of the same document
- You can find all the details by clicking this link.
- Follow the links to watch our exclusive trailer.
- link to something I've posted a link to the article, for those who are interested.
Extra Examples
- I'll send you the link by email.
- The program checks links to all pages on this and external sites.
- You'll find some useful links on the first couple of pages.
- To visit similar websites to this one, click on the links at the bottom of the page.
Topics Phones, email and the interneta2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- embedded
- hypertext
- Internet
- …
verb + link
- have
- add
- build
- …
link + verb
- lead to something
- point to something
- work
- …
preposition
- link to
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each ring of a chain
- The chain was too long so I removed a few of the links.
see also cufflink
(also link sausage, sausage link)
() a chain of long thin sausages; an individual long thin sausage
- You need four Italian sausage links.

Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense a loop; also as a verb in the sense ‘connect physically’): from Old Norse hlekkr, of Germanic origin; related to German Gelenk ‘joint’.

Idioms

a link in the chain

one of the stages in a process or a line of argument
- Food production, processing and marketing are different links in the chain from farmer to consumer.
- Death is the last link in the chain.
Topics Opinion and argumentc2

the weak link (in the chain)

the point at which a system or an organization is most likely to fail
- She went straight for the one weak link in the chain of his argument.
Topics Difficulty and failurec2

link

verb

OPAL WOPAL S

/lɪŋk/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they link	/lɪŋk/ /lɪŋk/
he / she / it links	/lɪŋks/ /lɪŋks/
past simple linked	/lɪŋkt/ /lɪŋkt/
past participle linked	/lɪŋkt/ /lɪŋkt/
-ing form linking	/ˈlɪŋkɪŋ/ /ˈlɪŋkɪŋ/

Phrasal Verbs

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[transitive] to make a physical or electronic connection between one object, machine, place, etc. and another synonym connect
- link A to B The video cameras are linked to a powerful computer.
- link A with B The Channel Tunnel links Britain with the rest of Europe.
- link A and B A pedestrian bridge links the two buildings.
- link A and B together When computers are networked, they are linked together so that information can be transferred between them.
- be linked into something The computers are linked into a network.
Extra Examples
- They started electronically linking these systems via high-speed networks.
- the road that links Cairo with Alexandria
- Linking the two rooms was the perfect solution.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- closely
- intimately
- firmly
- …
preposition
- into
- to
- with
- …
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[transitive, often passive] if something links two things, facts or situations, or they are linked, they are connected in some way
- be linked The two factors are directly linked.
- The personal and social development of the child are inextricably linked (= they depend on each other).
- to be tightly/intimately linked
- be linked to something Exposure to ultraviolet light is closely linked to skin cancer.
- be linked with something Unemployment is consistently linked with a variety of negative health effects.
- link A to/with B There was no evidence linking the men to the crime.
- link A and B What links Jane Austen and Oscar Wilde (= what is the connection between them)?
Extra Examples
- Christmas will be forever linked to memories of Sam's death.
- Diseases that can be directly linked to pollution.
- I could not help feeling that these factors were somehow linked.
- The problems of the economy are intricately linked to other social issues.
- The stories are linked thematically by a number of recurring images.
- diseases that might be genetically linked
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- closely
- intimately
- firmly
- …
preposition
- into
- to
- with
- …
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[transitive, intransitive] (computing) to create a link between web pages or electronic documents
- link something I only link posts that are food-related.
- link A to B I want to link my blog to your website.
- link to something Thanks for linking to my article.
to state or suggest that there is a connection or relationship between two things or people synonym associate
- link A to B Detectives have linked the break-in to a similar crime in the area last year.
- link A with B Newspapers have linked his name with the singer.
Extra Examples
- Scientists have linked the illness to the use of pesticides.
- She has never been romantically linked with anyone.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- closely
- intimately
- firmly
- …
preposition
- into
- to
- with
- …
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link A and B to join two things by putting one through the other
- The two girls linked arms as they strolled down the street.

Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense a loop; also as a verb in the sense ‘connect physically’): from Old Norse hlekkr, of Germanic origin; related to German Gelenk ‘joint’.