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connect
[kuh-nekt]
verb (used with object)
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.
Antonyms: ,to establish communication between; put in communication.
Operator, will you please connect me with Mr. Jones?
to have as an accompanying or associated feature.
pleasures connected with music.
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:to associate mentally or emotionally.
She connects all telegrams with bad news.
to link to an electrical or communications system; hook up.
to connect a telephone.
verb (used without object)
to become connected; join or unite.
These two parts connect at the sides.
(of trains, buses, etc.) to run so as to make connections (often followed bywith ).
This bus connects with a northbound bus.
Informal.to have or establish successful communication; make contact.
I connected with two new clients today.
Informal.to relate to or be in harmony with another person, one's work, etc..
We knew each other well but never connected.
Slang.(of a drug dealer or user) to make direct contact for the illegal sale or purchase of drugs, as narcotics.
Sports.to hit successfully or solidly.
The batter connected for a home run. The boxer connected with a right.
adjective
of or relating to a connection or connections.
connect charges for a new cable television channel.
connect
/ əˈɛ /
verb
to link or be linked together; join; fasten
(tr) to relate or associate
I connect him with my childhood
(tr) to establish telephone communications with or between
(intr) to be meaningful or meaningfully related
(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
informal(intr) to hit, punch, kick, etc, solidly
informal(intr) to be successful
slang(intr) to find a source of drugs, esp illegal drugs
Other 51Թ Forms
- connectible adjective
- connectable adjective
- connectibility noun
- connectability noun
- misconnect verb
- reconnect verb (used with object)
- subconnect verb
- DzˈԱٴǰ noun
- DzˈԱپ adjective
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of connect1
Example Sentences
High-speed rail will not only connect these areas of housing and commerce but also will help produce them by reducing transportation issues.
"This is a turning point for our national infrastructure, and we're backing it with funding to support thousands of jobs and connect communities," Reeves said.
For years Allègre has partnered with fashion, music and sportswear companies in an effort to make PSG a lifestyle brand connected to a soccer club rather than the other way around.
He's only ever known life on an island connected to the quarantined British mainland by a single, heavily defended causeway.
“It doesn’t mean you’re crazy. It just connects your thoughts, from childhood to now.”
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What are other ways to sayconnect?
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.
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