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{ "term": "connection", "partOfSpeech": "noun", "ox3000": true, "cefr": "b1", "definitions": [ { "senseNumber": 1, "definition": "something that connects two facts, ideas, etc.", "sensetop": "connection between A and Bconnection with somethingconnection to something", "cefr": "b1", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "Scientists have **established a connection** between cholesterol levels and heart disease.", "contextForm": "connection between A and B" }, { "text": "a **direct/close/strong connection** with something", "contextForm": "connection with something" }, { "text": "His resignation must **have** some **connection** with the recent scandal." }, { "text": "Consumers are more likely to buy something from a person or shop they feel a **personal connection** to.", "contextForm": "connection to something" }, { "text": "How did you **make the connection** *(= realize that there was a connection between two facts that did not seem to be related)*?" }, { "text": "He denied any connection to the scam." }, { "text": "She maintained her southern connection through summer visits to her relatives." }, { "text": "His death had no connection with their investigation." }, { "text": "Kierkegaard draws a connection between anxiety and free will." }, { "text": "Researchers have now established a connection between air pollution and asthma." }, { "text": "She did not make the connection between her diet and her poor health." }, { "text": "She wanted to sever all her connections with the company." }, { "text": "There is a close connection between family background and academic achievement." }, { "text": "This essay explores the connections between technology and nature." }, { "text": "This helps companies strengthen their connections to their customers." }, { "text": "We need to feel a connection to nature." }, { "text": "What is your connection with the school?" }, { "text": "a deep spiritual connection with nature" }, { "text": "a government initiative to forge new connections with industry" }, { "text": "a set of connections between brain regions" }, { "text": "the connection between crime and poverty" }, { "text": "The union did not have a direct connection with any political party." } ], "synonyms": "link", "collocations": { "adjective": ["clear", "close", "direct"], "verb + connection": ["have", "discover", "establish"], "preposition": [ "in connection with", "connection among", "connection between" ], "phrases": ["in that/this connection"] } }, { "senseNumber": 2, "definition": "the act of connecting or the state of being connected", "sensetop": "connection to something", "cefr": "b1", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "a **broadband/wireless/Wi-Fi/network connection**" }, { "text": "I'm having problems with my **internet connection**." }, { "text": "Connection to the gas supply was delayed for three days.", "contextForm": "connection to something" }, { "text": "He was unable to establish a connection to the internet." }, { "text": "Sorry, could you repeat that? This is a very bad connection." }, { "text": "We're waiting for connection to the water mains." }, { "text": "laptops with a wireless Ethernet connection" }, { "text": "a high-speed network connection that makes accessing the internet easy" }, { "text": "speedy internet connections" } ], "topics": ["Phones, email and the internet"], "collocations": { "adjective": ["loose", "electrical", "phone"], "verb + connection": ["break"], "connection + noun": ["charge", "fee"], "preposition": ["connection to"] } }, { "senseNumber": 3, "definition": "a point, especially in an electrical system, where two parts connect", "cefr": "b1", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "A faulty connection caused the machine to stop." }, { "text": "If you break the connection, the light won't come on." } ], "collocations": { "adjective": ["loose", "electrical", "phone"], "verb + connection": ["break"], "connection + noun": ["charge", "fee"], "preposition": ["connection to"] } }, { "senseNumber": 4, "definition": "a train, bus or plane at a station or an airport that a passenger can take soon after getting off another in order to continue their journey", "sensetop": "connection to…", "cefr": "b2", "examples": [ { "text": "I missed the connection by five minutes." }, { "text": "We'll be lucky if we make our connection." }, { "text": "We arrived in good time for the connection to Paris.", "contextForm": "connection to…" } ], "topics": ["Transport by bus and train", "Transport by air"], "collocations": { "adjective": ["good", "tight", "bus"], "verb + connection": ["make", "miss"], "preposition": ["connection between"] } }, { "senseNumber": 5, "definition": "a means of travelling to another place", "examples": [ { "text": "There are good bus and train connections between the resort and major cities." }, { "text": "good connections with New York" } ], "collocations": { "adjective": ["good", "tight", "bus"], "verb + connection": ["make", "miss"], "preposition": ["connection between"] } }, { "senseNumber": 6, "definition": "a person or an organization that you know and that can help or advise you in your social or professional life", "examples": [ { "text": "One of my business connections gave them my name." }, { "text": "He got his job through connections." }, { "text": "He has connections." }, { "text": "I have some good business connections in New York." }, { "text": "She used her connections to get the job." }, { "text": "They helped establish connections between labs from Honolulu to Paris." }, { "text": "You can form strong connections when you work with people who share a mutual interest." }, { "text": "The way you establish a real emotional connection with someone is by sharing your inner worlds." }, { "text": "Anna helped Rachel re-establish her connection with her brother." }, { "text": "He and John seem to share a connection." }, { "text": "His deepest connection is with his father, Frank Sr." } ], "synonyms": "contact", "collocations": { "adjective": ["good", "aristocratic", "business"], "verb + connection": ["have", "use"], "preposition": ["through connection"] } }, { "senseNumber": 7, "definition": "people who are your relatives, but not members of your close family", "examples": [ { "text": "She is British but also has German connections." }, { "text": "a network of family connections in Italy" } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "for reasons connected with somebody/something", "examples": [ { "text": "A man has been arrested in connection with the murder of the teenager." }, { "text": "I am writing to you in connection with your recent job application." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "for reasons connected with something recently mentioned", "labels": "(formal)", "examples": [] } ], "pronunciations": { "uk": [ { "pronunciation": "/kəˈnekʃn/", "audio": "xc/connection/xconnection__gb_2.mp3" } ], "us": [ { "pronunciation": "/kəˈnekʃn/", "audio": "xc/connection/xconnection__us_2.mp3" } ] }, "wordOrigin": "late Middle English: from Latin connexio(n-), from connectere, from con- ‘together’ + nectere ‘bind’. The spelling -ct (18th cent.) is from connect, on the pattern of pairs such as collect, collection." }