connect
Americanverb (used with object)
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to join, link, or fasten together; unite or bind.
to connect the two cities by a bridge; Communication satellites connect the local stations into a network.
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to establish communication between; put in communication.
Operator, will you please connect me with Mr. Jones?
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to have as an accompanying or associated feature.
pleasures connected with music.
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to cause to be associated, as in a personal or business relationship.
to connect oneself with a group of like-minded persons; Our bank is connected with major foreign banks.
- Antonyms:
- dissociate
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to associate mentally or emotionally.
She connects all telegrams with bad news.
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to link to an electrical or communications system; hook up.
to connect a telephone.
verb (used without object)
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to become connected; join or unite.
These two parts connect at the sides.
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(of trains, buses, etc.) to run so as to make connections (often followed bywith ).
This bus connects with a northbound bus.
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Informal. to have or establish successful communication; make contact.
I connected with two new clients today.
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Informal. to relate to or be in harmony with another person, one's work, etc..
We knew each other well but never connected.
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Slang. (of a drug dealer or user) to make direct contact for the illegal sale or purchase of drugs, as narcotics.
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Sports. to hit successfully or solidly.
The batter connected for a home run. The boxer connected with a right.
adjective
verb
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to link or be linked together; join; fasten
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(tr) to relate or associate
I connect him with my childhood
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(tr) to establish telephone communications with or between
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(intr) to be meaningful or meaningfully related
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(intr) (of two public vehicles, such as trains or buses) to have the arrival of one timed to occur just before the departure of the other, for the convenient transfer of passengers
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informal (intr) to hit, punch, kick, etc, solidly
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informal (intr) to be successful
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slang (intr) to find a source of drugs, esp illegal drugs
Usage
What are other ways to say connect?
To connect is to link or fasten together, as two cities by a bridge. How is connect different from join and unite? Find out on Thesaurus.com.
Other Word Forms
- connectability noun
- connectable adjective
- connectibility noun
- connectible adjective
- connector noun
- misconnect verb
- reconnect verb (used with object)
- subconnect verb
Etymology
Origin of connect
First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English, from Latin connectere, equivalent to con- “with, together” + nectere “to tie”; con-, nexus
Example Sentences
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"The whole world is connecting, and something that happened 10,000 kilometres away is also in Cape Town or Germany or wherever," he said.
From Barron's
During the removal process, she wore a face mask connected to a rolling cart of the laughing gas and oxygen tanks.
Both states offer large travel hubs which connect the UK with Africa, Asia and Australasia.
From BBC
He said the winter should be a "wake-up call" to create more natural flood defences and wildlife-friendly escape routes - higher ground, connected green spaces and undisturbed vegetation can give animals places to retreat during storms.
From BBC
Local officials accused Horning of backing out of a plan to help fund an overhaul of the iconic gondola connecting Telluride and Mountain Village—a free 12-minute ride that stitches the two towns together.
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