linked
English meaning: Linked
Definition
To connect two or more things.
Example
“Researchers have linked the illness to poor air quality.”
Another example: “The two cases turned out to be linked by the same suspect.”
Usage — When, Where & How
Past tense and past participle of 'link', a neutral verb meaning to connect things, ideas, or people ('linked to', 'closely linked'). Very common in science, news, and computing ('linked the disease to'). Often followed by 'to' or 'with'.
Etymology & Origin
English — Origin & History
From Old Norse 'hlekkr' (a link of a chain), of Germanic origin; the verb sense of connecting dates to the 15th century.
Synonyms
- connected
- joined
- coupled
- associated
- tied
Antonyms / Opposites
- unlinked
- disconnected
- separated
Related Words
Common Collocations
- linked to
- closely linked
- linked together
- directly linked
- linked with
- inextricably linked
Word Forms
link (v/n); linked; links; linking
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Literary Heritage
“To thine own self be true, and it must follow, as the night the day, thou canst not then be false to any man.”
/To thine own self be true/
“Be honest with yourself — and as naturally as night follows day, you will be unable to be false to others.”
“I'm nobody! Who are you? Are you nobody, too?”
/I'm nobody! Who are you?/
“I am nobody — and that quiet anonymity is more honest than the noise of public fame.”
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