noun · neutral
connection
/kəˈnɛkʃən/con·NNEC·tion
a link or relationship between people, things, or ideas; also a means of transport/communication joining places
Examples
“She lost her internet connection during the interview.”
“There is a strong connection between diet and health.”
“He has many professional connections in the city.”
Band 8 sentence
“The researcher established a clear connection between early childhood education and later academic success.”
Collocations
- establish a connection
- make a connection
- direct connection
Word family
Common mistakes
I have a lot of links in my company→I have a lot of connections in my company
the connection of idea→the connection between ideas
Say it for a higher band
5link→6relationship→7+connection
Synonyms
link
relationship
Easily confused
link
“There is a direct link between smoking and lung disease.”
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