Synonyms

linked

American

[lingkt] / lɪŋkt /

adjective

joined together; connected.

The five linked rings on the Olympic flag are said to represent the continents of Africa, Asia, the Americas, Europe, and Oceania.
With your bank card you can access all your linked accounts from an ATM.
closely associated or correlated.

The research deals with the linked issues of sedentary work and obesity.
provided with or reached by means of a hyperlink.

You can register online by clicking on the linked seminar title.
Links on our website should not be interpreted as an endorsement of the linked sites.
made up of links.

The photo shows refugees waiting behind a linked fence.
Genetics. (of genes) exhibiting linkage, with the effect that the traits determined by the genes are inherited together as a unit.

verb

the simple past tense and past participle of link.

Other Word Forms

well-linked adjective

Etymology

Origin of linked

First recorded in 1400–50 for literal sense; late Middle English; link ¹, -ed ² for adjective senses; link ¹, -ed ¹ for verb sense

Example Sentences

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And areas of the brain linked with "ruminating on negative thoughts" are less active when looking at, or being in, nature, Setti adds.

From BBC

That contrasts with the linked arms and shy looks of the past.

From The Wall Street Journal

Many of these shared regions were linked to immune function, inflammation, or stem cell maintenance.

From Science Daily

Those amino acids are linked together in a defined order to build proteins, the molecules that carry out most of life's essential tasks.

From Science Daily

Ottawa has already said it believes India is not currently linked to violent crimes or threats on Canadian soil.

From BBC

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