connection

A relationship between things that helps explain how they belong together or affect each other.

• There is a connection between diet and health.
• She made the connection after reading both reports.
• Police found no connection with the earlier crime.

How to use it: connection between A and B (Scientists found a connection between sleep and memory.); connection with something (His visit had no connection with the investigation.)

Similar words: link, relationship

Common phrases: connection between things, connection with something, make a connection

A link that allows communication or travel between places or systems.

• Our internet connection is slow.
• We missed our train connection in Berlin.
• The new road provides a connection between the villages.

How to use it: connection to something (This village has a direct connection to the city.); connection between A and B (There is a bus connection between the two towns.)

Similar words: link

Common phrases: internet connection, train connection, direct connection

A feeling that you understand someone and can communicate easily with them.

• We felt a connection immediately.
• Their shared experiences created a deep connection.
• Do you feel a connection with your teacher?

How to use it: connection with someone (I felt an immediate connection with my new neighbor.)

Similar words: bond, rapport

Common phrases: feel a connection, deep connection, connection with someone