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

Explanation

To be linked is to be connected as if by links in a chain. If you walk arm and arm with a friend, you may appear linked. Linked, as an adjective, describes things that are connected either physically or mentally. Linked train cars are attached to one another. Two ideas that follow one another in a logical chain can also said to be linked — swimming and getting wet are inexorably linked.

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They were also diagnosed with a form of lung cancer that is biologically different from the type linked to smoking.

From Science Daily • Apr. 17, 2026

The data are expected to reflect continued demand for Malaysia’s technology exports, linked to artificial intelligence, Barclays economists said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

The US Navy has also said it will intercept ships it suspects of carrying "contraband" including oil, petroleum products, weapons, munitions and nuclear material linked to Iran.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

Bullish investors see massive upside in Tesla stock linked to autonomous taxi services.

From Barron's • Apr. 17, 2026

Well, perhaps the two are linked more than we realize.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander

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