connection

noun con·nec·tion \ kə-ˈnek-shən \

|Updated on: 15 Aug 2018

Examples: connection in a Sentence

Definition of connection

1 : the act of connecting : the state of being connected: such as

a : causal or logical relation or sequence

the connection between two ideas

b (1) : contextual relation or association

In this connection the word has a different meaning.

(2) : relationship in fact

wanted in connection with a robbery

c : a relation of personal intimacy (as of family ties)

Family connections can make getting a job much easier.

d : coherence, continuity

… a confused multitude without order or connection.
—John Locke

2 a : something that connects : link

a loose connection in the wiring

b : a means of communication or transport

a telephone connection

3 : a person connected with another especially by marriage, kinship, or common interest

has powerful connections

4 : a political, social, professional, or commercial relationship

The school has no connection with the museum.

: such as

a : position, job

b : an arrangement to execute orders or advance interests of another

a firm's foreign connections

c : a source of contraband (such as illegal drugs)

5 : a set of persons associated together: such as

a : denomination

b : clan

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connectional

play \kə-ˈnek-shnəl, -shə-nᵊl\ adjective

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Examples of connection in a Sentence

The state plans to improve roads that serve as connections between major highways.
There is a fee for connection to the town's water supply.
All classrooms will be wired for connection to the Internet.
connections between thought and language
Investigators found no connection between the two fires.
The school has no connection with the museum.
Evidence suggests there's a connection between the languages.
I'm not sure I see the connection.
Our family feels a deep connection to the land.
the connection between smoking and lung cancer

Recent Examples of connection from the Web

The private banking unit loaned Trump $170 million in connection with the redevelopment of the Old Post Office building in Washington (now the Trump International Hotel), according to the Financial Times.

— salvador rizzo, chicagotribune.com, "There is an unfounded conspiracy theory about the Supreme Court and Trump Tower Chicago," 14 July 2018
In June, 31-year-old Kevin Hevel pleaded guilty to one count of second-degree murder in connection with the 2017 death of 60-year-old Peter Rankin.

— bree burkitt, azcentral, "Former Navajo Nation police officer sentenced to 16 years in prison for fatal DUI crash," 14 July 2018
Richard Pinedo pleaded guilty to identify fraud in connection with the Russian indictments, and London attorney Alex van der Zwaan pleaded guilty to making false statements to the FBI involving Gates.

— rob tornoe, Philly.com, "Ahead of Trump's meeting with Putin, Mueller indicts 12 Russians for hacking DNC emails," 13 July 2018
Gapp is the second man convicted in connection with the September 2015 death of 26-year-old Kayla Raatz, who Gapp was dating at the time.

— steven martinez, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Jury finds Dousman man guilty of homicide for role in girlfriend's fatal overdose," 13 July 2018
Overall 30 people have been hospitalized in connection with this outbreak; there have been no reported deaths.

— sarah gray, Fortune, "Kellogg's Honey Smacks Cereal Linked to 100 Salmonella Infections, CDC Warns," 13 July 2018
Hill, a Republican, faces an Indiana Inspector General investigation in connection with the allegations.

— ryan martin, Indianapolis Star, "GOP staffer speaks on groping allegations against Attorney General Curtis Hill," 12 July 2018
What: Pardon When: May 31, 2018 Details: D’Souza, a conservative author and filmmaker, was convicted in 2014 of campaign-finance fraud in connection with donations to a Republican Senate candidate in New York.

— george petras, USA TODAY, "President Trump’s pardons and commutations," 10 July 2018
Perez, 26, is on trial for three federal offenses, including arson and committing a hate crime, in connection with the destruction of the gold-domed mosque on Airline Road.

— john maccormack, San Antonio Express-News, "Accused mosque burner’s own words part of trial," 10 July 2018

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Origin and Etymology of connection

Latin connexion-, connexio, from conectere — see connect

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First Known Use: 14th century

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connection

noun

Definition of connection for English Language Learners

: something that joins or connects two or more things
: the act of connecting two or more things or the state of being connected
: a situation in which two or more things have the same cause, origin, goal, etc.