linked

[ lingkt ]

adjective

1. 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.

2. closely associated or correlated:

   The research deals with the linked issues of sedentary work and obesity.

3. 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.

4. made up of links:

   The photo shows refugees waiting behind a linked fence.

5. Genetics. (of genes) exhibiting linkage, with the effect that the traits determined by the genes are inherited together as a unit.

verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of link ¹.

Other Words From

• well-linked adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of linked¹

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

Liverpool have turned down bids from Nottingham Forest in the past year, while Celtic have also been strongly linked.

From BBC

E.coli linked to slivered onions on some McDonald's Quarter Pounder burgers in America has caused 104 people to become ill, according to US health officials.

From BBC

As recently as May, a Telegram account ostensibly linked to the party posted a video calling for the violent toppling of electrical towers and the destruction of power grids.

From Salon

This was two years after an investigation revealed he had subjected boys in the UK, many of whom he had met at Christian holiday camps run by a charity he chaired that was linked to the Church, to traumatic physical, psychological and sexual abuse.

From BBC

It’s been linked to substance abuse and financial difficulties as well as higher rates of crime and even car crashes.

From BBC

Related Words

• associated
• related