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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 by with ):
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
Derived Forms
- DzˈԱٴǰ, noun
- DzˈԱپ, adjective
Other Word Forms
- Dz·Ա·· Dz·Ա·· adjective
- Dz·Ա····ٲ Dz·Ա····ٲ noun
- ·Dz·Ա verb
- ·Dz·Ա verb (used with object)
- ܲ·Dz·Ա verb
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of connect1
Example Sentences
The standard license plate, used to connect registered vehicles to their owners, is issued to all passenger vehicles, including commercial motor vehicles, motorcycles, permanent trailers, trailer coaches and park trailers.
"Whether the motive for that shooting was connected is something we may never know," Judge Whitehouse added in her remarks.
"The hotline connects trans people to a wider community, offering support and resources they need to survive and thrive," a description on Ives' shop reads.
And, so, all the time I was connecting.
The station at Aviation Boulevard and 96th Street will connect to the K Line and C Line and will eventually connect to the LAX automated people mover train.
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When To Use
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 .
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