connect

(kə-nĕkt')

v., -nect·ed, -nect·ing, -nects.

v.tr.

1. To join or fasten together.
2. To associate or consider as related: no reason to connect the two events. See synonyms at join.
3. To join to or by means of a communications circuit: Please connect me to the number in San Diego. Her computer is connected to the Internet.
4. To plug in (an electrical cord or device) to an outlet.

v.intr.

1. To become joined or united: two streams connecting to form a river.
2. To be scheduled so as to provide continuing service, as between airplanes or buses.
3. To establish a rapport or relationship; relate: The candidate failed to connect with the voters.
4. Sports. To hit or play a ball successfully: The batter connected for a home run.

[Middle English connecten, from Latin cōnectere, connectere : cō-, com-, com- + nectere, to bind.]

connectible con·nect'i·ble or con·nect'a·ble adj.
connector con·nec'tor or con·nect'er n.

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verb

1. To bring or come together into a united whole: coalesce, combine, compound, concrete, conjoin, conjugate, consolidate, couple, join, link, marry, meld, unify, unite, wed, yoke. See assemble/disassemble.
2. To join one thing to another: affix, attach, clip, couple, fasten, fix, moor, secure. See assemble/disassemble.
3. To come or bring together in one's mind or imagination: associate, bracket, correlate, couple, identify, link. See same/different/compare.
4. To unite or be united in a relationship: affiliate, ally, associate, bind, combine, conjoin, join, link, relate. See connect.
5. To interact with another or others in a meaningful fashion: communicate, relate. Slang click. Idioms: be on the same wavelength, hit it off. See connect.

v

Definition: combine, link
Antonyms: disconnect

IN BRIEF: To join or link together.

Greg needed help to connect his stereo to the TV.

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verb intr.
verb intr., US

To meet someone in order to obtain drugs. (1938 —) .
K. Orvis If you're connecting from Frankie, he should have told you (1962).

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n

The part of a partial denture that unites its components.

For a list of words related to connect, see:

• Baseball - connect: (vb) to successfully hit the baseball with the bat
• Paraphernalia and Behavior - connect: (vb) Slang. buy or find source for drugs

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - forbinde, sætte i forbindelse, stille ind, have forbindelse
v. intr. - hænge sammen, passe sammen, give mening, ramme, slå

idioms:

• connect charge    minuttakst

Nederlands (Dutch)
verbinden, met elkaar in verband brengen, aansluiten, doorverbinden, relaties hebben met, betekenisvol zijn, doel treffen

Français (French)
v. tr. - relier, réunir, rattacher (à), faire communiquer (avec), (Mécan) embrayer (une courroie), joindre, (Élec) interconnecter, connecter, brancher (un abonné, le téléphone), associer (qn/qch) avec
v. intr. - être relié, se rejoindre (des cours d'eau), communiquer (avec), (Transp) assurer/prendre la correspondance (avec), (Sport) frapper la balle (base-ball, golf)

idioms:

• connect charge    prix de la communication par minute, (Télécom) frais de raccordement

Deutsch (German)
v. - verbinden, anschließen, in Verbindung bringen

idioms:

• connect charge    Telefongebühren pro Minute

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - συνδέω/-ομαι, (για μεταφορικά μέσα) έχω ανταπόκριση, συνδυάζομαι, συνδέομαι λογικώς, έπομαι, (καθομ.) σημειώνω επιτυχία, κάνω διάνα, δικτυώνομαι

idioms:

• connect charge    χρέωση σύνδεσης

Italiano (Italian)
unire, congiungere, collegare, connettere, passare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - conectar, associar

Русский (Russian)
соединять, присоединять, связывать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - unir, juntar, vincular, relacionar, asociar, conectar, enchufar
v. intr. - poner en comunicación, unirse, juntarse, vincularse, relacionarse, asociarse, conectarse, enchufarse

idioms:

• connect charge    precio de la conexión por minuto

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - förbinda, foga, förknippa, koppla ihop, hänga ihop, stå i samband, ha anknytning

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
连接, 连结, 给...接通电话, 联想, 联系, 衔接, 联运

idioms:

• connect charge    连接费用

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 連接, 連結, 給...接通電話, 聯想, 聯繫
v. intr. - 連接, 連結, 銜接, 聯運

idioms:

• connect charge    連接費用

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 연결하다, 잇다, 관련시키다
v. intr. - 이어지다, 맥락이 있다, 히트 등을 치다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - つなぐ, 連結する, つながる, …につなぐ, 連絡している, 結び付けて考える, 連絡する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) ربط, وصل, ارتبط‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮קישר, חיבר‬
v. intr. - ‮התחבר‬

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