- connect */*/*/
- 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 connected1) [intransitive/transitive] to join two things togetherShe carefully connected the two wires.
connect something to/with something:The boxes are connected by lines that show their mathematical relationships.
connect to/with:It has speakers inside, which you can connect to your sound card.
This cable connects to the back of the TV.
a) to join two places, making it possible for people and things to move between themconnect something to/with something:A ferry connects the mainland and the island.
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 etcbe connected to something:Check that your printer is connected and the power is turned on.
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 networkconnect someone to/with something:Please wait, we are trying to connect you.
connect to/with:The operator connected her to the police station.
Your modem enables you to connect to the Internet.
3) [transitive] to show a relationship between one person or thing and anotherconnect someone with something:There was no evidence then to connect smoking and lung cancer.
connect someone to something:The public connects him with sport not politics.
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 oneThis train connects with the cross-Channel ferry at Dover.
5) [intransitive] to manage to hit someone or somethingconnect with:His first punch didn't connect.
Her foot connected with the ball.
6) [intransitive] to feel you understand someone or something and have the same ideas, opinions, and beliefsconnect with:As soon as we met, we connected.
Phrasal verbs:Younger audiences didn't connect with the film.
English dictionary. 2014.