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to link in

to link in

7 4.2
To include or connect something to a document, often by adding a web address
  • phrasal verb
  • /lɪŋk ɪn/
  • Texting
translation icon : incluir
  • So I'll be sure to link it in the description.

So I'll be sure to link it in the description.

Examples

  • Mount Sinai Hospital represented another link in the chain of unity within the Jewish community.

    Academic text (1991)

  • Interviewees thought their users responded best when there were links in social media posts.

    Academic text (2012)

  • Again, I'd love it if someone could link to the piece in question there.

    Blog text (26)

  • We created a sociomatrix linking participants in the sample.

    Academic text (2012)

  • You can link in additional resources by adding them to the article's references.

  • Make sure to link in the images so they show up when the page is loaded.

  • I will link in the relevant documents for your review before the meeting.

Synonyms

to interlink
vsto link in
4 4.5

Connect things so they depend on each other

is used for adding or integrating a single connection into a document or system
to hyperlink
vsto link in
  • Texting
1 3.2

To add a clickable link to text or a picture that opens another page

focuses more generally on including or integrating content into a document

Antonyms

to exclude
338 3.0

To keep someone or something out so they are not part of something

Surface Forms

link in infinitive
linked in past
linked in past participle
linking in present participle
links in third person singular

Morphology

link + in

The meaning 'to include or connect by adding a hyperlink or integrating into a system' is directly derivable from combining 'link' (to connect / a hyperlink) with 'in' (indicating inclusion or placement inside). This is a straightforward verb + preposition composition common in English (and paralleled in many languages), so a B1 learner who knows the constituent words will very likely infer the MWE's meaning.

Etymology

The phrasal verb link in comes from the simple image of adding a link into something. Imagine dropping a metal link into a chain or putting a web address in a page to join it to other items, and that is why it means 'to include or connect something'.