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1. to be connected with a fact, event, idea etc
2. to be connected with an organization
3. when two facts, events, or situations are connected
4. connected with the subject that is being talked about
5. to say, believe, or prove that there is a connection between two facts, events, or people
6. not connected with something or someone
7. not connected with the subject you are talking about
RELATED WORDS
relationships between people : ↑ RELATIONSHIP
to join things together : ↑ JOIN
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1. to be connected with a fact, event, idea etc
▷ be connected/be related /biː kəˈnektə̇d, biː rɪˈleɪtə̇d/ [verb phrase]
if two things are connected or related, there is a relationship between them :
▪ It seems likely that the western diet and high levels of heart disease are connected.
▪ It’s fairly obvious that pollution and heavy car use are related.
be connected with something
▪ Changes in moral values tend to be connected with changes in a society’s economic standing.
▪ The most common illnesses among VDU operators are connected with the eyes and vision.
be closely connected/related
▪ Diet and exercise are closely connected with overall health.
▪ Studies suggest that cigarette advertising is closely related to adolescents’ smoking behavior.
be related to something
▪ Each country has its own problems, which are related to its economic and political position.
▪ Families reported widespread hardship directly related to absentee or alcoholic fathers.
related issues/problems etc
▪ Leaders will meet to discuss the debt crisis, investment and other related issues.
▷ be linked /biː ˈlɪŋkt/ [verb phrase]
if two things are linked, one affects or causes the other, although the connection is not always easy to see and cannot always be proved :
▪ Drug dealing and prostitution are often linked.
be linked with/to
▪ Aluminium in water is now being linked with premature ageing.
▷ associated /əˈsəʊʃieɪtɪd, əˈsəʊʃieɪtəd, əˈsəʊsi-/ [adjective]
problems that are associated with a particular situation or event, are likely to happen because of it :
▪ The group tours schools, talking to kids about drug abuse and its associated problems.
▪ I was warned by the doctor about the associated side effects of the new treatment.
be associated with something
▪ Low educational achievement is strongly associated with poverty and disadvantage.
▷ have/be something to do with /hæv, biː ˌsʌmθɪŋ tə ˈduː wɪð/ [verb phrase] especially spoken
to be connected in a way that you do not understand clearly :
▪ I don’t know much about his job, but it has something to do with finance.
▪ ‘What’s wrong with your car?’ ‘I’m not sure. I think it’s something to do with the starter motor.’
▷ be bound up with/go hand in hand /biː ˌbaʊnd ˈʌp wɪð, gəʊ ˌhænd ɪn ˈhænd/ [verb phrase] especially British
if something is bound up with or goes hand in hand with something else, the two things are very closely connected and need to be considered together :
▪ His problems are all bound up with his relationship with his parents.
▪ In most societies, wealth and power go hand in hand.
▪ According to Marx, the decline of feudalism was bound up with the growth of towns in the twelfth century.
go hand in hand with something
▪ Scientists have noticed that climate changes seem to go hand in hand with sea-level changes.
2. to be connected with an organization
▷ be connected with /biː kəˈnektə̇d wɪð/ [verb phrase]
▪ She’s not a professor but she’s connected with the university in some way.
▪ Senators are demanding to know whether the vice-president is in any way connected with the arms suppliers.
▷ have links/connections with /hæv ˈlɪŋks, kəˈnekʃ ə nz wɪð/ [verb phrase]
to have a relationship with an organization, group, or country :
▪ He is believed to have connections with extremist fundamentalist groups.
have close links/connections with something
▪ South Korea continues to have close military links with the US.
sever/cut/break off links with something
end your relationship with them
▪ Lipman called for the U.S. to sever links with countries known to support terrorists.
▷ be linked with /biː ˈlɪŋkt wɪð/ [verb phrase]
to be connected with an organization, activity or event - use this especially when you do not approve of the connection :
▪ Police are still saying the Mafia may be linked with the shooting.
3. when two facts, events, or situations are connected
▷ connection /kəˈnekʃ ə n/ [countable noun]
▪ The two incidents might have something to do with each other, but I can’t see the connection.
connection between something and something
▪ Students need to realize that there is a connection between education and their future.
close connection
▪ Sheldon revealed the close connection between poverty and bad health.
▷ relationship /rɪˈleɪʃ ə nʃɪp/ [countable noun]
the way in which two things are connected and affect each other, or the way in which the connection can be explained :
▪ Interest rates and government spending are connected, but the relationship is quite a complex one.
relationship to/with something
▪ These accusations against me have no relationship to the truth.
relationship between something and something
▪ She was worried that the company wouldn’t see any relationship between her work experience and the job she was applying for.
▷ link /lɪŋk/ [countable noun]
a connection between two facts or events, especially when one causes or affects the other :
link between
▪ Some scientists believe there may be a link between caffeine and heart disease.
link with
▪ Police are investigating the scene to determine if there are any links with last week’s bombing.
▷ correlation /ˌkɒrɪˈleɪʃ ə n, ˌkɒrəˈleɪʃ ə nǁˌkɔː-/ [countable/uncountable noun]
if there is a correlation between two things, they happen or exist together and it seems likely that one causes or influences the other :
correlation between
▪ One of the students asked whether there was any correlation between rainfall and temperature.
▪ In tests, no correlation was found between diet and intelligence.
correlation with
▪ The study examines the correlation of violence on television with children’s behavior.
strong correlation
▪ Dawson argued that there is a strong correlation between teenage crime and low educational achievement.
4. connected with the subject that is being talked about
▷ relevant /ˈrelɪvənt, ˈreləvənt/ [adjective]
directly connected with the subject you are discussing or considering :
▪ We can’t make a decision until we have all the relevant information.
▪ The judge ruled that the defendant’s previous conviction was relevant and could be discussed during the case.
relevant to
▪ I don’t think your arguments are relevant to this discussion.
▷ pertinent /ˈpɜːʳtɪnənt, ˈpɜːʳtənənt/ [adjective] formal
something that is pertinent to a subject is directly concerned with it and is important when considering it :
▪ That’s a very pertinent question.
▪ I think it may be pertinent at this point to raise the question of how the new department will be funded.
pertinent to
▪ The police department is appealing for any information that may be pertinent to this inquiry.
5. to say, believe, or prove that there is a connection between two facts, events, or people
▷ link /lɪŋk/ [transitive verb]
to say or believe that there is a connection between two things, even though the connection may not be easy to see or prove :
link something and something
▪ Police are linking the availability of alcohol and a recent rise in the number of teenage arrests.
link somebody/something with somebody/something
▪ His name has been linked with several famous actresses since he and his wife separated last year.
▪ The health department has linked several cases of food poisoning with contaminated shellfish.
link something to something
▪ For centuries farmers have linked the behavior of animals and plants to changes in the weather.
▷ associate /əˈsəʊʃieɪt, əˈsəʊsi-/ [transitive verb]
if you associate something with something else, the two things are always connected in your mind :
associate something with something
▪ Shoppers tend to associate certain brand names with high quality.
▪ People associate the old days with good times, and seem to forget the hardship they endured.
associate something and something
▪ I’ve always associated the smell of paint and my first grade art class.
▷ make a connection /ˌmeɪk ə kəˈnekʃ ə n/ [verb phrase]
to realize that two things are connected :
▪ At least 24 women who took the diet pills developed heart disease before doctors made the connection.
make a connection between
▪ Young children quickly make a connection between the pictures in books and the real objects they see.
▷ establish a link /ɪˌstæblɪʃ ə ˈlɪŋk/ [verb phrase]
to prove or discover that something is connected with something else :
establish a link between
▪ Police have so far failed to establish a link between the two murders.
▪ Sir Austin Bradford Hill led one of the first research teams to establish a link between smoking and lung cancer.
6. not connected with something or someone
▷ not connected/not related /nɒt kəˈnektə̇d, nɒt rɪˈleɪtə̇d/ [noun phrase]
▪ The two diseases seem similar, but they are not related in any way.
not connected/not related with
▪ The group is not connected with any political party.
▷ unrelated/unconnected /ˌʌnrɪˈleɪtɪd◂, ˌʌnrɪˈleɪtəd◂, ˌʌnkəˈnektə̇d◂/ [adjective] formal
not connected in any way :
▪ The two robberies are said to be unconnected.
unrelated to something/unconnected with something
▪ A spokesperson claimed that Hoyle’s dismissal was completely unrelated to his recent criticism of the club.
▷ have no connection with /hæv ˌnəʊ kəˈnekʃ ə n wɪð/ [verb phrase] especially written
to not be connected with something in any way :
▪ His comment had absolutely no connection with what we were talking about.
▷ be/have nothing to do with /biː, hæv ˌnʌθɪŋ tə ˈduː wɪð/ [verb phrase]
to not be connected with something or someone in any way :
▪ Those boxes are nothing to do with me. Sally left them there.
▪ Your age has nothing to do with your ability to do the job.
7. not connected with the subject you are talking about
▷ irrelevant /ɪˈrelɪvənt, ɪˈreləvənt/ [adjective]
▪ Chris continued to annoy her with questions on totally irrelevant subjects.
▪ ‘But I didn’t know it was illegal to park here.’ ‘That’s completely irrelevant.’
irrelevant to
▪ To many young people, the church seems outdated and irrelevant to modern times.
irrelevantly [adverb]
▪ ‘In this light,’ I said, irrelevantly, ‘my hand looks blue.’
▷ that’s beside the point /ðæts bɪˌsaɪd ðə ˈpɔɪnt/ spoken
say this when you think that what someone has said does not have any real connection with what you are arguing about :
▪ ‘Is she married or single?’ ‘That’s completely beside the point - the question is, does she have the ability to do the job?’
▷ be/have nothing to do with /biː, hæv ˌnʌθɪŋ tə ˈduː wɪð something/ [verb phrase]
if something has nothing to do with a subject, it is not connected with it in any way :
▪ My back was bothering me a little bit, but that had nothing to do with how badly I played.
▪ I don’t know what’s the matter with Billy -- he says it’s nothing to do with school.
▪ My father was a remote figure who had nothing to do with my everyday life.
▷ what has that got to do with ...? British spoken /what does that have to do with ...? especially American, spoken /wɒt həz ˈðæt gɒt tə duː wɪðǁ-gɑːt-, wɒt dəz ˈðæt hæv tə duː wɪð/
say this when someone has mentioned something and you cannot understand how it is connected with the subject you are talking about :
▪ I realize you didn’t get home until after midnight but what does that have to do with coming in late for work?
▷ doesn’t come into it/doesn’t enter into it /ˌdʌz ə nt kʌm ˈɪntʊ ɪt, ˌdʌz ə nt entər ˈɪntʊ ɪt/ [verb phrase] spoken
say this about something that someone has mentioned that does not influence or affect what you are talking about :
▪ Whether the applicant is a man or a woman doesn’t come into it.
▪ I’m afraid this is company policy, and your own views on the matter simply don’t enter into it.
▷ be neither here nor there /biː ˌnaɪðəʳ ˌhɪəʳ nɔːʳ ˈðeəʳ/ [verb phrase] spoken
say this when someone has mentioned something that they think is important but you do not agree :
▪ What I think about your husband is neither here nor there.
▪ It’s true we’re not friends but that’s neither here nor there. We’re still able to work together.
▷ have no bearing on something /hæv ˌnəʊ ˈbe ə rɪŋ ɒn something/
if something has no bearing on the situation that you are talking about, it does not affect that situation or help to explain it :
▪ The president’s age has no bearing on whether or not I will vote for him.
▪ A suspect’s previous criminal record should have no bearing on the trial.
▷ red herring /ˌred ˈherɪŋ/ [countable noun]
facts or information that are not connected with the subject that is being discussed or considered, and take people’s attention away from what is really important :
▪ Concerns about the cost of the project are a red herring.