linked

American  

[lingkt] / lɪŋkt /

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.

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verb

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

Other Word Forms

Derived 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.

Example Sentences

Making a career as a classical dancer in Japan is difficult, the dancers say -- and, despite difficulties linked to the war, Kanazasi is determined to stay, saying:

From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026

Although previous research has linked high-fat diets to a greater risk of PDAC, scientists have struggled to identify exactly how dietary fat influences the disease.

From Science Daily • Jun. 2, 2026

By Ann Patchett Harper: 304 pages, $30 If you buy books linked on our site, The Times may earn a commission from Bookshop.org, whose fees support independent bookstores.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

Those bills came from companies with names such as Junior Boom ABA LLC and Cedar Eye Therapy LLC, among others the Journal linked to the Perfect Child.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

There have not been any cases of cancer linked to exposure among the workers who fought to prevent the meltdowns in the days following the tsunami.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland

Related Words

• associated
• related