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WORDNET DICTIONARY
CIDE DICTIONARY
OXFORD DICTIONARY
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connect

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Verb (usu participle), Verb (intransitive), Verb (transitive)

HYPHEN

con=nect

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Verb connect has 11 senses

connect(v = verb.contact) link, link up, tie - connect, fasten, or put together two or more pieces; "Can you connect the two loudspeakers?"; "Tie the ropes together"; "Link arms"

Derived forms noun connecter₁, adjective connective₁, noun connector₁

Antonym: disconnect

Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s something PP

connect(v = verb.cognition) associate, colligate, link, link up, relate, tie in - make a logical or causal connection; "I cannot connect these two pieces of evidence in my mind"; "colligate these facts"; "I cannot relate these events at all"

is one way to cerebrate, cogitate, think

Derived forms noun connection₅, adjective connective₁, noun connexion₃

Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s somebody with something
Somebody ----s something with something

connect(v = verb.stative) join, link, link up, unite - be or become joined or united or linked; "The two streets connect to become a highway"; "Our paths joined"; "The travelers linked up again at the airport"

Derived form adjective connective₁

Sample sentences:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s

connect(v = verb.communication) Array - join by means of communication equipment; "The telephone company finally put in lines to connect the towns in this area"

is one way to

bring together

join

Derived forms noun connection₉, noun connexion₆

Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

connect(v = verb.contact) Array - land on or hit solidly; "The brick connected on her head, knocking her out"

Sample sentence:
Something is ----ing PP

connect(v = verb.communication) Array - join for the purpose of communication; "Operator, could you connect me to the Raffles in Singapore?"

is one way to

bring together

join

Derived form noun connection₉

Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s somebody PP

connect(v = verb.stative) Array - be scheduled so as to provide continuing service, as in transportation; "The local train does not connect with the Amtrak train"; "The planes don't connect and you will have to wait for four hours"

is one way to

Derived forms noun connection₈, noun connexion₅

Sample sentences:
Something ----s
Something is ----ing PP

connect(v = verb.social) Array - establish a rapport or relationship; "The President of this university really connects with the faculty"

is one way to

relate

Derived forms noun connection₄, adjective connective₁

Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s PP

connect(v = verb.social) get in touch, touch base - establish communication with someone; "did you finally connect with your long-lost cousin?"

is one way to interact

Derived forms noun connection₉, noun connexion₆

Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP

connect(v = verb.contact) plug in, plug into - plug into an outlet; "Please plug in the toaster!"; "Connect the TV so we can watch the football game tonight"

is one way to enter, infix, insert, introduce

Derived forms noun connection₃, noun connector₁, noun connexion₄

Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP

connect(v = verb.contact) Array - hit or play a ball successfully; "The batter connected for a home run"

is one way to

hit

Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s PP

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CIDE DICTIONARY

connect, v. t. [L. connectere, -nexum; con- + nectere to bind. See Annex.].

To join, or fasten together, as by something intervening; to associate; to combine; to unite or link together; to establish a bond or relation between. [1913 Webster]
"He fills, he bounds, connects and equals all." [1913 Webster]

"A man must see the connection of each intermediate idea with those that it connects before he can use it in a syllogism." [1913 Webster]
To associate (a person or thing, or one's self) with another person, thing, business, or affair. [1913 Webster]
To establish a communication link; -- used with with; as, his telephone didn't answer, so I connected with him by email. [PJC]
To electronically or mechanically link (a device) to another device, or to link a device to a common communication line; -- used with with; as, the installer connected our telephones on Monday; I connected my VCR to the TV set by myself; the plumber connected a shut-off valve to my gas line. [PJC]

Connecting rod (Mach.), a rod or bar joined to, and connecting, two or more moving parts; esp. a rod connecting a crank wrist with a beam, crosshead, piston rod, or piston, as in a steam engine.

connect, v. i.

To join, unite, or cohere; to have a close relation; as, one line of railroad connects with another; one argument connects with another. [1913 Webster]

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OXFORD DICTIONARY

connect, v.
1 a tr. (often foll. by to, with) join (one thing with another) (connected the hose to the tap). b tr. join (two things) (a track connected the two villages). c intr. be joined or joinable (the two parts do not connect).
2 tr. (often foll. by with) associate mentally or practically (did not connect the two ideas; never connected her with the theatre).
3 intr. (foll. by with) (of a train etc.) be synchronized at its destination with another train etc., so that passengers can transfer (the train connects with the boat).
4 tr. put into communication by telephone.
5 a tr. (usu. in passive; foll. by with) unite or associate with others in relationships etc. (am connected with the royal family). b intr. form a logical sequence; be meaningful.
6 intr. colloq. hit or strike effectively.

Idiom

connecting-rod the rod between the piston and the crankpin etc. in an internal-combustion engine or between the wheels of a locomotive.

Derivative

connectable adj. connector n.

Etymology

L connectere connex- (as com-, nectere bind)

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THESAURUS

connect

abut, abut on, account for, accouple, accredit with, accrete to, accumulate, acknowledge, add, adhere, adjoin, affect, affiliate, affix, agglutinate, ally, amalgamate, amass, anchor, answer to, appertain to, apply, apply to, articulate, ascribe to, assemble, assign to, assimilate, associate, attach, attach to, attribute to, band, be blooded, be consistent, be contiguous, be continuous, be in contact, be successful, bear on, bear upon, belong to, bind, blame, blame for, blame on, blend, bolt, bond, border, border on, bracket, braze, bridge, bridge over, bring home to, buckle, butt, catch on, catenate, cement, chain, charge on, charge to, clap together, click, clinch, coalesce, cohere, collect, combine, come off, come together, communicate, compound, comprise, concatenate, concern, confess, conglobulate, conjoin, conjugate, connect up, connect with, consolidate, continuate, continue, converge, copulate, correlate, correspond to, couple, cover, credit with, deal with, draw a parallel, embody, embrace, encompass, equate, farewell, fasten, fasten upon, father upon, fit, fix, fix on, fix upon, flux, follow, form a series, fuse, gather, glue, go, go great guns, go off, go over, go over big, go to town, graduate, grow together, hang on, hang together, have connection with, hold together, hook, identify, impute to, include, incorporate, integrate, interblend, intercommunicate, interest, interfuse, interrelate, involve, join, knit, knot, lash, lay to, lay together, league, liaise with, lie by, link, link up, link with, lock, lump together, maintain continuity, make a hit, make one, marry, marshal, mass, meet, meet with success, meld, melt into one, merge, mix, mobilize, moor, nail, neighbor, pair, parallel, parallelize, pass, pertain to, piece together, pin, pin on, pinpoint, place upon, point to, prevail, prosper, put together, qualify, reembody, refer to, regard, relate, relate to, relativize, respect, rivet, roll into one, run on, saddle on, saddle with, screw, seal, secure, set down to, settle upon, sew, shade into, solder, solidify, span, splice, stand by, staple, stick, stick together, stitch, strap, string, string together, succeed, syncretize, syndicate, synthesize, tack, take, take in, tape, thread, tie, tie in, tie in with, touch, touch upon, treat of, unify, unite, verge upon, wed, weld, work well, work wonders, yoke

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Relation

VB be related, have a relation, relate to, refer to, bear upon, regard, concern, touch, affect, have to do with, pertain to, belong to, appertain to, answer to, interest, bring into relation with, bring to bear upon, connect, associate, draw a parallel, link.

Junction

VB join, unite, conjoin, connect, associate, put together, lay together, clap together, hang together, lump together, hold together, piece together, tack together, fix together, bind up together together, embody, reembody, roll into one, attach, fix, affix, saddle on, fasten, bind, secure, clinch, twist, make fast, tie, pinion, string, strap, sew, lace, tat, stitch, tack, knit, button, buckle, hitch, lash, truss, bandage, braid, splice, swathe, gird, tether, moor, picket, harness, chain, fetter, lock, latch, belay, brace, hook, grapple, leash, couple, accouple, link, yoke, bracket, marry, bridge over, span, braze, pin, nail, bolt, hasp, clasp, clamp, crimp, screw, rivet, impact, solder, set, weld together, fuse together, wedge, rabbet, mortise, miter, jam, dovetail, enchase, graft, ingraft, inosculate, entwine, intwine, interlink, interlace, intertwine, intertwist, interweave, entangle, twine round, belay, tighten, trice up, screw up, be joined, hang together, hold together, cohere.

Connection

VB bridge over, span, connect, hang.

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