connect

con·nect  (k-nkt)

v. con·nect·ed, con·nect·ing, con·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.

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[Middle English connecten, from Latin cnectere, connectere : c-, com-, com- + nectere, to bind; see ned- in Indo-European roots.]

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con·necti·ble, con·necta·ble adj.

con·nector, con·necter n.

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connect

Verb

1. to link or be linked: high blood pressure is closely connected to heart disease

2. to put into telephone communication with

3. (of two public vehicles) to have the arrival of one timed to occur just before the departure of the other, for the convenience of passengers

4. to associate in the mind: he had always connected sex with violence and attacks rather than loving and concern

5. to relate by birth or marriage: she was distantly connected with the Wedgwood family [Latin connectere to bind together]

connective adj

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	connect - connect, fasten, or put together two or more pieces; "Can you connect the two loudspeakers?"; "Tie the ropes together"; "Link arms" link, link up, tie conjoin, join - make contact or come together; "The two roads join here" ground - connect to a ground; "ground the electrical connections for safety reasons" bring together, join - cause to become joined or linked; "join these two parts so that they fit together" attach - cause to be attached daisy-chain - connect devices on a part of a chip or circuit board in a computer tie - unite musical notes by a tie interconnect, interlink - cause to be interconnected or interwoven tee - connect with a tee; "tee two pipes" put through - connect by telephone; "the operator put a call through to Rio" hitch - connect to a vehicle: "hitch the trailer to the car" hang together, interdepend - be connected; "In my heart I can make the world hang together" bridge, bridge over - connect or reduce the distance between disconnect - make disconnected, disjoin or unfasten
	2.	connect - make a logical or causal connection; "I cannot connect these two pieces of evidence in my mind"; "colligate these facts"; "I cannot relate these events at all" associate, colligate, link, relate, tie in, link up remember - exercise, or have the power of, memory; "After the shelling, many people lost the ability to remember"; "some remember better than others" cerebrate, cogitate, think - use or exercise the mind or one's power of reason in order to make inferences, decisions, or arrive at a solution or judgments; "I've been thinking all day and getting nowhere" interrelate - place into a mutual relationship; "I cannot interrelate these two events" correlate - bring into a mutual, complementary, or reciprocal relation; "I cannot correlate these two pieces of information" identify - conceive of as united or associated; "Sex activity is closely identified with the hypothalamus" free-associate - associate freely; "Let's associate freely to bring up old memories" have in mind, think of, mean - intend to refer to; "I'm thinking of good food when I talk about France"; "Yes, I meant you when I complained about people who gossip!"
	3.	connect - be or become joined or united or linked; "The two streets connect to become a highway"; "Our paths joined"; "The travelers linked up again at the airport" link up, link, unite, join syndicate - join together into a syndicate; "The banks syndicated" articulate - unite by forming a joint or joints; "the ankle bone articulates with the leg bones to form the ankle bones" complect, interconnect, interlink - be interwoven or interconnected; "The bones are interconnected via the muscle"
	4.	connect - join by means of communication equipment; "The telephone company finally put in lines to connect the towns in this area" connect - join for the purpose of communication; "Operator, could you connect me to the Raffles in Singapore?" bring together, join - cause to become joined or linked; "join these two parts so that they fit together"
	5.	connect - land on or hit solidly; "The brick connected on her head, knocking her out" collide with, impinge on, hit, run into, strike - hit against; come into sudden contact with; "The car hit a tree"; "He struck the table with his elbow"
	6.	connect - join for the purpose of communication; "Operator, could you connect me to the Raffles in Singapore?" connect - join by means of communication equipment; "The telephone company finally put in lines to connect the towns in this area" bring together, join - cause to become joined or linked; "join these two parts so that they fit together"
	7.	connect - be scheduled so as to provide continuing service, as in transportation; "The local train does not connect with the Amtrak train"; "The planes don't connect and you will have to wait for four hours" be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer"
	8.	connect - establish a rapport or relationship; "The President of this university really connects with the faculty" get in touch, touch base, connect - establish communication with someone; "did you finally connect with your long-lost cousin?" relate - have or establish a relationship to; "She relates well to her peers"
	9.	connect - establish communication with someone; "did you finally connect with your long-lost cousin?" get in touch, touch base interact - act together or towards others or with others; "He should interact more with his colleagues" connect - establish a rapport or relationship; "The President of this university really connects with the faculty"
	10.	connect - plug into an outlet; "Please plug in the toaster!"; "Connect the TV so we can watch the football game tonight" plug in, plug into infix, insert, introduce, enter - put or introduce into something; "insert a picture into the text"
	11.	connect - hit or play a ball successfully; "The batter connected for a home run" baseball, baseball game - a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs; "he played baseball in high school"; "there was a baseball game on every empty lot"; "there was a desire for National League ball in the area"; "play ball!" hit - cause to move by striking; "hit a ball"

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connect

verb 1. link, join, couple, attach, fasten, affix, unite << OPPOSITE separate

verb 2. associate, unite, join, couple, league, link, mix, relate, pair, ally, identify, combine, affiliate, correlate, confederate, lump together, mention in the same breath, think of together

Translations

connect [kəˈnɛkt] vt → juntar, unir;

(ELEC) → conectar [+ pipes]; empalmar;

(fig) → relacionar, asociar

vi to connect with [train] → enlazar con;

to be connected with (= associated) → estar relacionado con (= related); estar emparentado con;

I am trying to connect you (TEL) → estoy intentando ponerle al habla

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connect [kəˈnɛkt] vt → joindre, relier;

(Elec) → connecter;

(Tel) [+ caller]; mettre en connexion: [+ subscriber]; brancher (fig); établir un rapport entre, faire un rapprochement entre

vi [train];

to connect with → assurer la correspondance avec;

to be connected with → avoir un rapport avec (= have dealings with); avoir des rapports avec, être en relation avec;

I am trying to connect you (Tel) → j'essaie d'obtenir votre communication

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connect [kəˈnɛkt] vt → verbinden;

(Elec) → anschließen;

(Tel) (caller) → verbinden;

(000) (subscriber) → anschließen (fig) (associate) → in Zusammenhang bringen

vi to connect with (train, plane etc) → Anschluss haben an +acc;

to connect sth to sth → etw mit einer Sache verbinden;

to be connected with (associated) → in einer Beziehung or in Verbindung stehen zu;

(have dealings with) → zu tun haben mit;

I am trying to connect you (Tel) → ich versuche, Sie zu verbinden

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connect [kəˈnɛkt] vt → connettere, collegare;

(ELEC) → collegare;

(fig) → associare

vi [train]: to connect with → essere in coincidenza con;

to be connected with → aver rapporti con; essere imparentato/a con;

I am trying to connect you (TEL) → sto cercando di darle la linea