connect
To join: to attach, or to be intended to attach or capable of attaching, to another objectTo join (to another object): to attach, or to be intended to attach or capable of attaching, to another object.
» I can't connect to the Internet.
Ich habe keine Internetverbindung. — Sudajaengi
Я не могу подключиться к Интернету. — Lenin_1917
Я не можу підключитись до інтернету. — older
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8 senses(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.
(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.
(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
(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.
(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.
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
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
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 sentencesI 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
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
How is this connected to that?
ruКак это с тем связано? — sharptoothed
She is connected with that company.
ruОна связана с той компанией. — Lenin_1917
Tom is connected with that company.
Translations
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Origin
From Latin connectere (“fasten together”), from con- (“together”) + nectere (“bind”), whicFrom 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, connectedSynonyms
47 synonymsAntonyms
1 antonymsWord family
37 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle