disconnect
verb /ˌdɪskəˈnekt/
/ˌdɪskəˈnekt/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they disconnect | /ˌdɪskəˈnekt/ /ˌdɪskəˈnekt/ |
| he / she / it disconnects | /ˌdɪskəˈnekts/ /ˌdɪskəˈnekts/ |
| past simple disconnected | /ˌdɪskəˈnektɪd/ /ˌdɪskəˈnektɪd/ |
| past participle disconnected | /ˌdɪskəˈnektɪd/ /ˌdɪskəˈnektɪd/ |
| -ing form disconnecting | /ˌdɪskəˈnektɪŋ/ /ˌdɪskəˈnektɪŋ/ |
- [transitive] disconnect something (from something) to remove a piece of equipment from a supply of gas, water or electricity
- First, disconnect the boiler from the water mains.
- [transitive] [usually passive] to officially stop the supply of phone lines, water, electricity or gas to a building
- be disconnected You may be disconnected if you do not pay the bill.
- [transitive, often passive] to separate something from something
- be/become disconnected (from something) The ski had become disconnected from the boot.
- [transitive] [usually passive] to break the contact between two people who are talking on the phone
- be disconnected We were suddenly disconnected.
- [transitive, often passive, intransitive] to end a connection to the internet
- be/get disconnected (from something) I keep getting disconnected when I'm online.
- disconnect (from something) My computer crashes every time I disconnect from the internet.
- [transitive] disconnect somebody (from something) to remove somebody's connection to a piece of equipment, especially a life support machine
- It was the family's decision to disconnect her from the life support machine.
opposite connect