noun
1 relationship between two things
ADJECTIVE
▪ clear , close , direct , intimate , strong
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There is a close ~ between family background and academic achievement.
▪ tenuous
▪ obvious
▪ causal
▪ emotional , spiritual
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a deep physical and spiritual ~ with nature
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The way you establish a real emotional ~ with someone is by sharing your inner worlds.
▪ deep
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His deepest ~ is with his father, Frank Sr.
VERB + CONNECTION
▪ have
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His death had no ~ with drugs.
▪ discover , establish , find , form , make , see
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Researchers have now established a ~ between air pollution and asthma.
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She did not make the ~ between her diet and her poor health.
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You can form strong ~s when you work with people who share a mutual interest.
▪ draw , trace
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Kierkegaard draws a ~ between anxiety and free will.
▪ forge
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a government initiative to forge new ~s with industry
▪ feel
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We need to feel a ~ to nature.
▪ explore
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This essay explores the ~s between technology and nature.
▪ maintain
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He maintained his southern ~ through summer visits with his relatives.
▪ strengthen
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This helps companies strengthen their ~s to their customers.
▪ share
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He and John seem to share a ~.
▪ break , sever
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She wanted to sever all her ~s with the company.
▪ re-establish
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Anna helped Rachel re-establish her ~ with her brother.
▪ deny
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He denied any ~ to the scam.
PREPOSITION
▪ in ~ with
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I am writing in ~ with your recent job application.
▪ ~ among
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a set of ~s among brain regions
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They helped establish ~s among labs from Honolulu to Paris.
▪ ~ between
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the ~ between crime and alcohol
▪ ~ to , ~ with
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What is your ~ with the school?
PHRASES
▪ in that/this ~ (= for reasons connected with sth recently mentioned)
2 electrical connection, etc.
ADJECTIVE
▪ loose
▪ electrical
▪ phone , telephone
▪ cellular ( esp. AmE ), mobile
▪ always-on , broadband , cable , dial-up , DSL , ethernet , high-speed , Internet , wireless
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speedy, always-on Internet ~s
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A fast cable ~ is recommended.
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Each laptop has a wireless ethernet ~.
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a high-speed network ~ that makes accessing the Internet easy
VERB + CONNECTION
▪ break
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If you break the ~, the light won't come on.
CONNECTION + NOUN
▪ charge , fee
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ to
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We're waiting for ~ to the water mains.
3 bus/train/plane
ADJECTIVE
▪ good
▪ tight
▪ bus , rail , train
VERB + CONNECTION
▪ make
▪ miss
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ between
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There are good ~s between the resort and major cities.
4 person you know
ADJECTIVE
▪ good
▪ aristocratic ( esp. BrE ), business , family , personal , political , professional , social
VERB + CONNECTION
▪ have
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I have some good business ~s in New York.
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He has ~s (= he knows people who would be able to help him) .
▪ use
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She used her ~s to get the job.
PREPOSITION
▪ through ~
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He got his job through ~s.