transcription, транскрипция: [ kənekʃ(ə)n ]
( connections)
Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
Note: in BRIT, also use 'connexion'
1.
A connection is a relationship between two things, people, or groups.
There was no evidence of a connection between BSE and the brain diseases recently confirmed in cats...
The police say he had no connection with the security forces...
= association, link
N-VAR : usu N prep
2.
A connection is a joint where two wires or pipes are joined together.
Check all radiators for small leaks, especially round pipework connections.
N-COUNT
3.
If a place has good road, rail, or air connections , many places can be directly reached from there by car, train, or plane.
Fukuoka has excellent air and rail connections to the rest of the country.
N-COUNT : usu n N
4.
If you get a connection at a station or airport, you catch a train, bus, or plane, after getting off another train, bus, or plane, in order to continue your journey.
My flight was late and I missed the connection.
N-COUNT : usu sing
5.
Your connections are the people who you know or are related to, especially when they are in a position to help you.
She used her connections to full advantage.
N-PLURAL
6.
If you write or talk to someone in connection with something, you write or talk to them about that thing. ( FORMAL )
13 men have been questioned in connection with the murder.
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