Linked

/lɪŋkt/

verbBeginnerVery CommonTechnology

Definitions

2 meanings
1

To connect or join things together; to establish a relationship.

/lɪŋkt/

verbneutralBeginner
Technology

To connect or associate something with something else.

The website linked to several online resources.

💡 Simply: Imagine you're connecting puzzle pieces. Linking is like connecting two things together, like when you 'link' your phone to your computer so you can share pictures. It means they're connected in some way!

👶 For kids: When two things are joined together, like your arms linked with a friend.

More Examples

2

Her success was directly linked to her hard work.

3

The detectives were trying to link the suspect to the crime scene.

How It's Used

Technology

"I linked my social media accounts."

Relationships

"The evidence linked him to the crime."

2

Joined or connected; related.

/lɪŋkt/

adjectiveneutralBeginner
General

Connected or associated.

The two events were clearly linked.

💡 Simply: It's like two things are best friends – they go together or are connected in some way. Like, if your website has 'linked' pages, you can click on one and go to the other!

👶 For kids: If things are linked, it means they are friends or go together.

More Examples

2

Her linked accounts provided all her needed information.

3

I'm looking for a linked article or blog.

How It's Used

Web Development

"The linked list is a common data structure."

Social Sciences

"These linked concepts show the complex interplay."

Tip:Think of two things that are directly 'linked' together.

Idioms & expressions

linked to the hip

Very close or inseparable.

"The twins were linked to the hip and always did everything together."

From Middle English *linken*, from Old English *hlincan* (“to link, join”), from Proto-Germanic **hlinkaną* (“to lean, bend, incline”), related to the noun *link*.

Used in Middle English and later, evolving from the Old English word meaning 'to join'.

Memory tip

Think of two chains being linked together.

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Usage

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