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connect

[kuh-nekt]

verb (used with object)

to join, link, or fasten together; unite or bind: to connect the two cities by a bridge; Communication satellites connect the local stations into a network.

to establish communication between; put in communication: Operator, will you please connect me with Mr. Jones?

to have as an accompanying or associated feature: pleasures connected with music.

to cause to be associated, as in a personal or business relationship: to connect oneself with a group of like-minded persons; Our bank is connected with major foreign banks.

to associate mentally or emotionally: She connects all telegrams with bad news.

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to link to an electrical or communications system; hook up: to connect a telephone.

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verb (used without object)

to become connected; join or unite: These two parts connect at the sides.

(of trains, buses, etc.) to run so as to make connections (often followed by with): This bus connects with a northbound bus.

Informal. to have or establish successful communication; make contact: I connected with two new clients today.

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Informal. to relate to or be in harmony with another person, one's work, etc.: We knew each other well but never connected.

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Slang. (of an addict or drug dealer) to make direct contact for the illegal sale or purchase of narcotics.

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Sports. to hit successfully or solidly: The batter connected for a home run. The boxer connected with a right.

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adjective

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of or pertaining to a connection or connections: connect charges for a new cable television channel.

Origin:
1400–50; late Middle English < Latin connectere, equivalent to con- con- + nectere to tie; see nexus

Related forms

con·nect·i·ble, con·nect·a·ble, adjective

con·nect·i·bil·i·ty, con·nect·a·bil·i·ty, noun

mis·con·nect, verb

re·con·nect, verb (used with object)

sub·con·nect, verb

Synonyms
1. See join.

Antonyms
1. divide. 4. dissociate.

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Example Sentences

Edward takes to the road to help surviving relatives connect with one another.

So she is trying to connect with factual material on the topic.

As wireless technology gets better and cheaper, more and more different kinds of objects will connect directly to the cloud.

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Edward takes to the road to help surviving relatives connect with one another.

So she is trying to connect with factual material on the topic.

As wireless technology gets better and cheaper, more and more different kinds of objects will connect directly to the cloud.

The polyp calicles connect to one another, creating a colony that acts as a single organism.

Entrance and exit ramps connect the streets at every intersection.

Miniature rail tracks connect sheds that house lathes, marble cutters and other power equipment.

Informal paths circulate throughout the plantings and connect the buildings.

The device will walk you through the necessary steps to connect to your home wifi network.

Ultimately, of course, all nerves connect to the brain.

Smaller turbines would be required, and the need to connect to grid could be reduced or in ideal sites eliminated.

Surrounded by animals, people began to connect them with specific gods according to their habits.

Another app might connect the user's location to social networks.

Connect the five knuckle dots and draw lines connecting each knuckle to the fingertip.

Hand-hewn stairs and bridges connect pathways throughout the garden.

Along the way, unknown creative types get to showcase their talents and connect with established professionals.

Shamans used music to call upon spirits, conjure ancestors, discover birthplaces and connect with natural surroundings.

Connect the dots and publish a real story based on the facts.

There is steel for the elevator at the top that you could wrap slings around and connect your rope to.

Connect with your style and make that transformation happen.

The problem is it's not clear at all what you are supposed to stop, think about or connect to.

Taking to the tarmac is the way to find yourself, explore new places, and connect with others.

American's program to help scientists and educators connect.

Ritual art-used to connect with the spiritual world through prayer and supplication-can still be found in caves and shrines.

Common colors and materials help connect your living spaces.

Plug the other adapter into a power outlet near your router, and connect it to your internet router.

These connect a network of wireless access points, routers and switches.

Or, if you prefer, you can connect it permanently to your main water source.

Some people also use aluminum foil instead of clips to connect the two ends with aluminum foil.

TomatoFest take-away: how tomato flavors and skin colors connect.

Cool natural hues for wall and bedding connect to the landscape.

Connect the dots to form an illustration of the puzzle's theme.

We are attempting to connect more and more internships to the academic program of the college.

Every time you connect to a secure website it is parties anointed.

The simplest way to hook up a drip system is to connect it to an existing hose bibb.

Now a small multimedia company is working on software to connect the.

Magazines are exploring new ways to connect readers with marketers.

Also critical are messages of encouragement and the opportunity to connect with other graduate students and future employers.

People want a cable that will allow them to connect their computers to their television sets.

Of course, universities are hubs within cities that connect those people.

Stretchable electronic skin could connect an artificial hand to the nervous system.

To make their job easier they dug more tunnels to connect the isolated networks.

Gears connect the motor and sheave in slower systems.

History should be read by people that enjoy same, and by those who will connect the dots to get to the big picture.

Connect the two pieces with fishing line, tied through.

Connect to it wirelessly using your iPad and partake in the media files stored within.

The lines below connect raters to each of the measures they take into account.

It is probably too expensive to connect you to the grid, so you.

The ants connect by gripping each others' mandibles and claws.

Steps connect an upper bluestone patio to a new deck on.

Numberlink is an incredibly simple puzzle concept: draw lines in a grid that connect each pair of numbers.

Over the past few years, the ability to connect first monkeys and then men to machines in ways.

They could connect their health with their surroundings, and that kind of connection can lead to powerful activism.

Seven steps connect the deck's three levels to a small ground-level patio with a portable fireplace.

More and more people are buying televisions that can connect to the internet.

But the researchers hope the project will provide a bounty of data while helping volunteers connect with one another.

One by one, they trip up and collapse in a heap even before they have had a chance to connect with the ball.

It may connect asceticism to reward in an anorexic s brain.

Rather than trying to keep people away from the wrong games, they look to connect.

The urgent task is to connect this supply of help with the demand.

Exoskeletons, full-body prosthetics, will ultimately connect directly to the brain as well.

It's good for governments to find more ways to connect with their citizens, including the web.

Teachers worried about how they would connect to their virtual students.

In the modern world there are cultural differences that affect how individuals connect objects, themselves and others.

In some ways it's a great development, making it simpler to connect what you read, watch and listen.

What's great about video is that it allows you to connect especially with people that don't already know you.

They then tested the iPhones' ability to connect when held various ways.

The kilometres of wire needed to connect sensors to central computers can add significantly to the system's.

Even now as it is coming out that he may have expired due to a seizure, they are too cowardly to connect the dots.

Given the easy availability of dongles and smart-phones that can connect to the internet using mobile.

It's simple, the article was too general and tried to connect to many points that are not related.

Workers quickly connect it to the electric grid, the computer network and a water supply for cooling.

He found a group of cells within it that connect directly to the limbic system, the brain's emotion-generating area.

Connect the hose to a plastic bag, and tape the bag around your wound, several inches away.

Intricate pulley-systems and rope-bridges connect the trees into an arboreal village.

Another practical problem is the lack of infrastructure to connect wave-energy generators to the power grid.

They generally have a sense of the spikes out there and have made some effort to connect with emerging talent.

Some businessmen-turned-politicians are too stiff to connect with voters.

There are distant plans for a railway to connect the coasts.

Yellow tubes connect together a number of tanks and.

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World English Dictionary

connect (kəˈnɛkt)

—vb
1.	to link or be linked together; join; fasten
2.	(tr) to relate or associate: I connect him with my childhood
3.	(tr) to establish telephone communications with or between
4.	(intr) to be meaningful or meaningfully related
5.	(intr) (of two public vehicles, such as trains or buses) to have the arrival of one timed to occur just before the departure of the other, for the convenient transfer of passengers
6.	informal (intr) to hit, punch, kick, etc, solidly
7.	informal (US), (Canadian) (intr) to be successful
8.	slang (intr) to find a source of drugs, esp illegal drugs

[C17: from Latin connectere to bind together, from nectere to bind, tie]

con'nectible

—*adj*

con'nectable

—*adj*

con'nector

—n

con'necter

—n

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Word Origin & History

connect

1670s, from L. connectere (see connection). Earlier was connex (1540s), from Fr. connexer, from L. *connexare, freq. of conectere (pp. stem connex-). A similar change took place in Fr., where connexer was superseded by connecter. Meaning "to establish a relationship"

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(with) is from 1881. Slang meaning "get in touch with" is attested by 1926, from telephone connections. Meaning "awaken meaningful emotions, establish rapport" is from 1942. Of a hit or blow, "to reach the target," from c.1920. Related: Connecting (1680s); connectedness (1690s).

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American Heritage

Medical Dictionary

connect con·nect (kə-někt')
v. con·nect·ed, con·nect·ing, con·nect·s

To join or fasten together.
To become joined or united.

con·nec'tor n.

Slang Dictionary

connect (with (so)) definition

in.
to meet someone; to talk to someone on the telephone. : We connected over a drink and discussed the matter fully.

Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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connect (with (sth)) definition

in.
[for a batter] to hit a ball. : He swung but didn't connect with the ball.

Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Computing Dictionary

connect definition

library, networking
Unix socket library routine to connect a socket that has been created on the local hosts to one at a specified socket address on the remote host.
Unix manual pages: connect(2), accept(2).
(1995-03-21)

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