connect
verb OPAL W
/kəˈnekt/
/kəˈnekt/
Verb Forms
Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they connect | /kəˈnekt/ /kəˈnekt/ |
| he / she / it connects | /kəˈnekts/ /kəˈnekts/ |
| past simple connected | /kəˈnektɪd/ /kəˈnektɪd/ |
| past participle connected | /kəˈnektɪd/ /kəˈnektɪd/ |
| -ing form connecting | /kəˈnektɪŋ/ /kəˈnektɪŋ/ |
- [transitive, intransitive] to join together two or more things; to be joined together
- connect A and B The towns are connected by train and bus services.
- connect A to B The island is connected to the mainland by a bridge.
- connect A with B The canal was built to connect Sheffield with the Humber estuary.
- The rooms on this floor connect.
- a connecting door (= one that connects two rooms)
Extra Examples- A corridor connects his office with the main building.
- The canal was built to connect the city with the port.
- The two bedrooms connect.
- There is a connecting door between the two bedrooms.
- There were buses that connected the two villages not only to each other but also with the city.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- directly
- physically
- remotely
- …
- to
- with
- [transitive] to join something to the main supply of electricity, gas, water, etc. or to another piece of equipment
- connect something We're waiting for the broadband to be connected.
- connect something to something First connect the printer to the computer.
Wordfinder- battery
- charge
- conduct
- connect
- electricity
- generate
- insulate
- power
- switch
- wire
Extra ExamplesTopics Engineeringa2- Connect the machine to the power supply.
- Downstairs toilets were connected directly to the drains.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- directly
- physically
- remotely
- …
- to
- with
- [intransitive, transitive] to join a computer or a mobile device to the internet or to a computer network
- The device can be hooked up to a mobile phone to connect wirelessly.
- connect to something Click ‘Continue’ to connect to the internet.
- laptops that connect wirelessly to the Net
- connect something The system harnesses the processing power of many computers connected by a high-speed network.
- connect something to something Simply connect your device to the camera's Wi-Fi signal.
- Many guests leave their laptops connected to the hotel network when they're not in their rooms.
WordfinderTopics Phones, email and the interneta2, Computersa2- command
- connect
- desktop
- drag
- enter
- insert
- refresh
- scroll
- select
- toggle
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- directly
- physically
- remotely
- …
- to
- with
- [transitive] to notice or make a link between people, things, events, etc. synonym associate
- connect A and B I was surprised to hear them mentioned together: I had never connected them before.
- connect A with/to B There was nothing to connect him with the crime.
- He made a statement connecting the terrorist group to the attack.
Extra Examples- Bad diet is closely connected with many common illnesses.
- I think Seb was connected to the murder.
- I was feeling alive and connected to nature.
- The entire family is connected to the Mafia.
- The police were looking for evidence to connect him with the crime.
- Those details are only loosely connected to the plot.
- I found it hard to relate/connect the two ideas in my mind.
- I've been applying for jobs connected with the environment.
- The two factors are directly linked/connected.
- The two subjects are closely connected.
- They are connected by marriage.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- closely
- inextricably
- intimately
- …
- to
- with
- [intransitive] connect (with something) to arrive just before another one leaves so that passengers can change from one to the other
- His flight to Amsterdam connects with an afternoon flight to New York.
- There's a connecting flight at noon.
- [transitive] connect somebody (to somebody/something) to put somebody in contact by phone synonym put through
- After a long wait I was connected to customer services.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- directly
- physically
- remotely
- …
- to
- with
- [intransitive] connect (with somebody) to form a good relationship with somebody so that you like and understand each other
- They met a couple of times but they didn't really connect.
- [intransitive] connect (with somebody/something) (informal) to hit somebody/something
- The blow connected and she felt a surge of pain.
join
electricity/gas/water
internet
link
of train/bus/plane
phone lines
form relationship
hit
Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘be united physically’; rare before the 18th cent.): from Latin connectere, from con- ‘together’ + nectere ‘bind’.