Meaning of connection In English

• 0 the state of being related to someone or something else:

  • The connection between smoking and heart disease is well known.

  • They're sisters? I knew their surname was the same, but I never made (= thought of) the connection.

  • They want to talk to you in connection with an unpaid tax bill.

• 1 the act of joining or being joined to something else, or the part or process that makes this possible:

  • The electricity company guarantees connection within 24 hours.

  • No wonder your charger isn't working. There's a loose connection (= a connecting wire has become loose) in the plug.

  • He only got the job because of his connections!

  • He has important connections in Washington.

• 2 the way that two people can speak to each other by phone:

  • Sorry, could you repeat that? This is a very bad connection.

• 3 a bus, train, plane, etc. that arrives at a time that allows passengers to get on after getting off another one, so that they can continue their journey:

  • If the flight is late, we'll miss our connection.

• 4 the fact of arriving on an aircraft, train, etc., before a second vehicle, on which passengers can continue their trip, leaves:

  • We were delayed and missed our connection.

• 5 the fact of joining two things together, or two things joined together:

  • [ C ] a sewer connection

• 6 the relationship of a person, thing, or behavior to someone or something else:

  • [ C ] Science has not shown a connection between drinking raw milk and disease prevention.

  • [ U ] Two men have been arrested in connection with the theft (= in some relation to it).

  • [ C ] He got the job through connections (= people who helped him).

• 7 a relationship between two things, ideas, etc.:

  • connection between sth and sth a study of the connection between pay and performance

• 8 a way of joining users to a system, such as the internet or a phone system:

  • a(n) internet/broadband/wireless connection

  • Could you speak up, please? This is a very bad connection.

  • The electricity company promises connection for new customers within 48 hours.

• 9 a plane, train, etc. that leaves at a suitable time for you to take it to continue your journey after travelling on another plane, train, etc.:

  • We missed our connection and had to stay overnight at an airport hotel.

• 10 important people who you know and who can help and advise you:

  • Through his father's connections he got a job with a bank in the City.

• 11 road, rail, etc. systems between one place and another:

  • Improved road and rail connections have benefited the area greatly.