connection

con-nec-tion · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    A relationship in which a person or thing is linked to something else.

  2. 2.

    A link to the internet or a telephone network.

  3. 3.

    A train, bus, or plane that one catches after arriving on another.

  4. 4.

    An influential person who can help you.

Forms

plural: connections

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    in connection with — regarding or concerning
  • •
    make a connection — to catch a connecting transport or establish rapport

Related words

Antonyms: disconnection, isolation, separation
See also: connect, connected, link, relationship
Synonyms: association, bond, link, relationship

Etymology

From Latin connexio ("a binding together"), from connectere ("to bind together"), from con- ("together") + nectere ("to bind").