connect
/kəˈnɛkt/ verb, noun
Forms connects connecting connected connectest connectedst connecteth
- verb (intransitive, of an object) 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.”
- verb (intransitive, of two objects) 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.”
- verb (intransitive, of a blow) To arrive at an intended target; to land. “When that roundhouse kick connected with his temple it sent him flying across the room.”
- verb (transitive, of an object) 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.”
- verb (transitive, of a person) 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.”
- verb 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.”
- verb 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.”
- verb 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.”
- noun A drug dealer.
- noun A useful friend or associate.
Synonyms
affix join put together unite accouple assemble associate attach bewed bind clasp clinch combine conglomerate conglutinate conjoin construct couple entwine fay link tie link up tie in relate colligate get in touch touch base plug in plug into
Antonyms
Etymology
From Latin connectere (“fasten together”), from con- (“together”) + nectere (“bind”), which is cognate with English knot and English knit.
Webster’s 1913
- verb To join, or fasten together, as by something intervening; to associate; to combine; to unite or link together; to establish a bond or relation between.
- verb To associate (a person or thing, or one's self) with another person, thing, business, or affair. Connecting rod (Mach.), a rod or bar joined to, and connecting, two or more moving parts; esp. a rod connecting a crank wrist with a beam, crosshead, piston rod, or piston, as in a steam engine.
- verb To join, unite, or cohere; to have a close relation; as, one line of railroad connects with another; one argument connect with another.
Etymology [L. connectere, -nexum; con- + nectere to bind. See Annex.]
Sources: Wiktionary · WordNet 3.0 · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “connect”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details