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connection
verbs
have a connection (with/to something)
• A lot of social problems have a direct connection to alcohol or drug use.
see a connection
• It's easy to see a connection between stress and illness.
make a connection
• In learning to read, children make a connection between a written sign and a known sound or word.
establish a connection
(= show that there is one )
• Scientists have attempted to establish a connection between these two theories.
discover/find a connection
• This is the first official investigation to find a connection.
something suggests a connection
• There is nothing to suggest a connection between the hospital food and the illness.
break a connection
(= stop it existing )
• We must break the connection between money and politics.
sever a connection
(= break it )
• We cannot sever our connection with the past.
adjectives
a direct connection
• Many people see a direct connection between these events.
a close/strong connection
• the close connection between maths and physics
an intimate connection
(= a very close connection )
• There is an intimate connection between political liberty and economic freedom.
a causal connection
(= that causes or is caused by something else )
• Psychologists have established a causal connection between behaviour and rewards.
a clear/obvious connection
• There is an obvious connection between this painting and his earlier works.
a loose connection
( also a tenuous connection formal ) (= one that is not strong, close, or obvious )
• There seemed to be only a loose connection between the questions and the answers.
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noun relationship between two things ADJ. clear, close, direct, intimate, strong There is a close connection between family background and academic achievement. | tenuous | obvious | causal VERB + CONNECTION have His death had no connection with drugs. | discover, establish, find, make, see Researchers have now established a connection between air pollution and asthma. She did not make the connection between her diet and her poor health. | break, sever She wanted to sever all her connections with the firm. PREP. in ~ with I am writing in connection with your recent job application. | ~ between the connection between crime and alcohol | ~ to/with What is your connection with the school? PHRASES in that/this connection (= for reasons connected with sth recently mentioned) place where wires/pipes join together ADJ. loose | electrical, pipe VERB + CONNECTION break If you break the connection, the light won't come on. CONNECTION + NOUN charge PREP. ~ to waiting for connection to the water mains bus/train/plane ADJ. good | bus, rail/railway, train VERB + CONNECTION make | miss PREP. ~ between There are good connections between the resort and major cities. | ~ to We'll be lucky if we make our connection to Paris. | ~ with good connections with New York person you know ADJ. good | aristocratic | business, family, personal, political, professional, social VERB + CONNECTION have I have some good business connections in New York. He has connections (= he knows important people who would be able to help him). | use She used her connections to get the job.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary