Meaning

8 senses
  1. (intransitive)To join (to another object): to attach, or to be intended to attach or capable of attaching, to another object.

    I think this piece connects to that piece over there.

  2. (intransitive)To join: to attach, or to be intended to attach or capable of attaching, to each other.

    Both roads have the same name, but they don't connect: they're on opposite sides of the river, and there's no bridge there.

  3. (intransitive)To arrive at an intended target; to land.

    When that roundhouse kick connected with his temple it sent him flying across the room.

    land on or hit solidly

  4. (transitive)To join (two other objects), or to join (one object) to (another object): to be a link between two objects, thereby attaching them to each other.

    The new railroad will connect the northern part of the state to the southern part.

  5. (transitive)To join (two other objects), or to join (one object) to (another object): to take one object and attach it to another.

    I connected the printer to the computer, but I couldn't get it work.

  6. To join an electrical or telephone line to a circuit or network.

    When the technician connects my house, I'll be able to access the internet.

    anschließen, verbinden

    подсоединя́тьpodsojedinjátʹ, подсоедини́тьpodsojedinítʹ, подключа́тьpodključátʹ

    під'є́днуватиpidʺjédnuvaty

  7. To associate; to establish a relation between.

    I didn't connect my lost jewelry with the news of an area cat burglar until the police contacted me.

    establish communication with someone

  8. To make a travel connection; to switch from one means of transport to another as part of the same trip.

    I'm flying to London where I connect with a flight heading to Hungary.

    make a logical or causal connection

Examples

452 sentences
  1. I can't connect to the Internet.

    Я не можу підключитись до інтернету. — older

    ruЯ не могу подключиться к Интернету. — Lenin_1917

    deIch habe keine Internetverbindung. — Sudajaengi

  2. Is this computer connected to the Internet?

    Цей комп'ютер підключено до інтернету? — deniko

    ruЭтот компьютер подключён к Интернету? — odexed

    deIst dieser Computer mit dem Internet verbunden? — Miyako

  3. How is this connected to that?

    ruКак это с тем связано? — sharptoothed

  4. She is connected with that company.

    ruОна связана с той компанией. — Lenin_1917

  5. Tom is connected with that company.

Translations

8 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
to join two or more pieces:
to join an electrical or telephone line:
Русский
By meaning 2
to join two or more pieces:
to join an electrical or telephone line:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
to join two or more pieces:
to join an electrical or telephone line:

Origin

From Latin connectere (“fasten together”), from con- (“together”) + nectere (“bind”), whic

From Latin connectere (“fasten together”), from con- (“together”) + nectere (“bind”), which is cognate with English knot and English knit.

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Forms

connects, connecting, connected, connected
Base formconnect · to connect
3rd person singularconnects
Present participleconnecting
Past simpleconnected
Past participleconnected

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyconnect
he, she, itconnects

Past simpleLesson

all personsconnected

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave connected
he, she, ithas connected

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill connect

Synonyms

47 synonyms
Close in meaning

Antonyms

1 antonyms

Word family

37 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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