link

link is on the Academic Word List.

link is one of the 1000 most common headwords.

line - link - list

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /liŋk/

• Audio (US)

  (file)

Verb

Plain form link

Third-person singular links

Past tense linked

Past participle linked

Present participle linking

Link is on the Academic Vocabulary List.

1. (transitive), (usually passive) If you link two or more things, you make a connection between them.

   The Northern Ireland economy is closely linked to that of the rest of the United Kingdom.

   A number of computers can be linked together to make a network.

Related words

• link in
• link up

Synonyms

• connect
• join
• bond
• associate

Noun

Singular link

Plural links

1. (countable) A link is a connection between two or more things.

   It's easy to see a close link between studying and good grades.

   The link between England and Europe is an old one.

2. (countable) A link is a word or picture on the Internet that you click to go to another page.

Related words

• chain