link

CEFRB1

/ˈlɪŋk/

noun · verb

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  1. 01

    noun

    A connection between people, things, or places.

  2. 02

    noun

    A clickable connection to another page or website.

Examples

  • Is there a link between smoking and lung cancer?

  • Police suspect there may be a link between the two murders.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • [ˈliŋk] ~ [ˈlɪ̝ŋk]
  • /ˈleɪ̯ŋk/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. Abbreviation of hyperlink.

  2. One element of a chain or other connected series.

verb

Extra meaning

  1. To connect people, things, or places.

More examples

In context

  • The new tunnel will link Britain and France.

  • The mayor’s assistant serves as the link to the media.

  • The third link of the silver chain needs to be resoldered.

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Origin

noun

From Middle English linke, lenke, from a merger of Old English hlenċe, hlenċa (“ring; chainlink”) and Old Norse *hlenkr, hlekkr (“ring; chain”); both from Proto-Germanic *hlankiz (“ring; bond; fettle; fetter”), from Proto-Germanic *hlankaz (“bendsome, flexible”), from Proto-Indo-European *kleng-, *klenk- (“to bend; twist; wind”). Used in English since the 14th century. Related to lank. Cognates Cognate with Low German Lenk (“link”), Danish lænke (“chain; link”), Elfdalian lekk (“link”), Icelandic hlekkur (“link”), Norwegian Bokmål lenke (“chain; link”), Norwegian Nynorsk lenke, lenkje (“chain; link”), Swedish länk (“chain; link”).