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UK [kəˈnekt] / US verb
Word forms "connect":
present tense I/you/we/they connect he/she/it connects present participle connecting past tense connected past participle connected
1) [intransitive/transitive] to join two things together

She carefully connected the two wires.

The boxes are connected by lines that show their mathematical relationships.

connect something to/with something:

It has speakers inside, which you can connect to your sound card.

connect to/with:

This cable connects to the back of the TV.

a) to join two places, making it possible for people and things to move between them

A ferry connects the mainland and the island.

connect something to/with something:

The upper town is connected to the lower town by cable car.

b) connect or connect up to join something to a supply of electricity, water etc

Check that your printer is connected and the power is turned on.

be connected to something:

We aren't connected to the municipal water supply.

2) [intransitive/transitive] to make it possible for someone to communicate using a telephone or computer network

Please wait, we are trying to connect you.

connect someone to/with something:

The operator connected her to the police station.

connect to/with:

Your modem enables you to connect to the Internet.

3) [transitive] to show a relationship between one person or thing and another

There was no evidence then to connect smoking and lung cancer.

connect someone with something:

The public connects him with sport not politics.

connect someone to something:

There is no evidence to connect him to the murder.

4) [intransitive] if one train, plane, bus etc connects with another one, it arrives in time for you to continue your journey on the other one

This train connects with the cross-Channel ferry at Dover.

5) [intransitive] to manage to hit someone or something

His first punch didn't connect.

connect with:

Her foot connected with the ball.

6) [intransitive] to feel you understand someone or something and have the same ideas, opinions, and beliefs

As soon as we met, we connected.

connect with:

Younger audiences didn't connect with the film.

Phrasal verbs:

English dictionary. 2014.

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