connection

connection
con|nec|tion
W2S3 [kəˈnekʃən] n
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1¦(relationship)¦
2¦(joining)¦
3 in connection with something
4¦(electrical wire)¦
5¦(train/flight etc)¦
6¦(road/railway etc)¦
7¦(people)¦
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1.) ¦(RELATIONSHIP)¦
the way in which two facts, ideas, events etc are related to each other, and one is affected or caused by the other
= ↑link connection between
▪ the causal connection between smoking and cancer
▪ There is a connection between pollution and the death of trees.
connection with
▪ Mr O'Hara had no known connection with terrorist activity.
connection to
▪ Williams apparently has no connection to the case.
▪ Police have so far failed to establish a connection between the two murders.
▪ The evidence was there in the file but no one made the connection .
▪ Students often see little connection between school and the rest of their lives.
▪ He demonstrated the close connection between social conditions and health.
2.) ¦(JOINING)¦ [U and C]
when two or more things are joined together or when something is joined to a larger system or network
▪ a digital telephone connection via satellite
▪ They're offering free Internet connection.
connection to
▪ The socket allows connection to a PC.
▪ There's a £25 connection charge (=money you pay to be connected to a service such as telephones, electricity etc) .
3.) in connection with sth
concerning or involving something
arrest/charge/question etc sb in connection with a crime
▪ Two men have been arrested in connection with the attack.
▪ visits made to Spain in connection with her business
▪ his work in connection with refugees
4.) ¦(ELECTRICAL WIRE)¦
a wire or piece of metal joining two parts of a machine or electrical system
▪ an electrical connection
▪ My radio isn't working properly - I think it's got a loose connection (=wires which are not joined correctly) .
5.) ¦(TRAIN/FLIGHT ETC)¦
a train, bus, or plane which is arranged to leave at a time which allows passengers from an earlier train, bus, or plane to use it to continue their journey
connection to
▪ If this train gets delayed we'll miss our connection to Paris.
6.) ¦(ROAD/RAILWAY ETC)¦
a road, railway etc that joins two places and allows people to travel between them
▪ Cheshunt has good rail connections to London.
7.) ¦(PEOPLE)¦
connections [plural]
a) people who you know who can help you, especially because they are in positions of power
▪ connections in high places
▪ We have good connections in the advertising industry.
b) people who are related to you, but not very closely
▪ He is English, but has Irish connections.
▪ the network of family connections in Italy
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COLLOCATES for sense 1
have a connection (with/to something)
establish a connection (between two things) (=prove or discover a link)
make a connection (between two things) (=realize there is a link)
there is a connection (between two things)
see a connection (=realize there is a connection)
close/direct connection
causal connection (=when one thing causes the other)
tenuous/loose connection (=one that is not at all close)
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Dictionary of contemporary English. 2013.

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