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- [lingk]
- /lɪŋk/
- /lɪŋk/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [lingk]
- /lɪŋk/
Definitions of link word
- noun link a torch, especially of tow and pitch. 1
- noun link A relationship between two things or situations, especially where one thing affects the other. 1
- transitive verb link connect 1
- transitive verb link connect mentally 1
- intransitive verb link be, become connected 1
- noun link connection 1
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Origin of link
First appearance:
before 1375 One of the 22% oldest English words
1375-1425; late Middle English link(e) < Old Danish lænkia chain; cognate with Old Norse hlekkr link (plural, chain), Old English hlence coat of chain mail, akin to German Gelenk joint
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Parts of speech for Link
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
link popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 97% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
link usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for link
noun link
- network — any netlike combination of filaments, lines, veins, passages, or the like: a network of arteries; a network of sewers under the city.
- relationship — a connection, association, or involvement.
- hookup — an act or instance of hooking up.
- contact — Contact involves meeting or communicating with someone, especially regularly.
- channel — A channel is a television station.
verb link
- join — to bring in contact, connect, or bring or put together: to join hands; to join pages with a staple.
- associate — If you associate someone or something with another thing, the two are connected in your mind.
- relate — to tell; give an account of (an event, circumstance, etc.).
- unite — to join, combine, or incorporate so as to form a single whole or unit.
- attach — If you attach something to an object, you join it or fasten it to the object.
Antonyms for link
noun link
verb link
- disjoin — to undo or prevent the junction or union of; disunite; separate.
- disconnect — SCSI reconnect
- dissociate — to sever the association of (oneself); separate: He tried to dissociate himself from the bigotry in his past.
- disunite — to sever the union of; separate; disjoin.
- divorce — a divorced man.
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