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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.

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

con·necti·ble, con·necta·ble adj.
con·nector, con·necter n.

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
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.connect - connect, fasten, or put together two or more pieces; "Can you connect the two loudspeakers?"; "Tie the ropes together"; "Link arms"
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"
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.connectconnect - 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"
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.connectconnect - establish communication with someone; "did you finally connect with your long-lost cousin?"
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"
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"

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] vtjuntar, 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

connect [kəˈnɛkt] vtjoindre, 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

connect [kəˈnɛkt] vtverbinden;
(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

connect [kəˈnɛkt] vtconnettere, 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

connect
v connect [kəˈnekt]
1 to join or be joined in some way; to tie or fasten or link together He connected the radio to the mains; This road connects the two farms; a connecting link; This telephone line connects with the President. verbind, saamvoeg; koppel يَصِل свързвам spojovat, připojit forbinde; sætte i forbindelse med verbinden συνδέω unir, enlazar, conectar ühendama, ühenduses olema وصل کردن؛ مرتبط کردن liittää, liittyä relier לְחַבֵּר जोड़ना spojiti, povezati összeköt menghubungkan tengja collegare つなぐ 연결되다; 연결시키다 (su)jungti, jungtis, įjungti savienot menyambung verbinden forbinde, knytte sammen, tilkople łączyć ligar a face legătura (cu); a conecta соединять; связывать spojiť, pripojiť povezati, zvezati povezati ansluta, förbinda, förena, sammankoppla เชื่อมต่อ birleştirmek, bağlamak 連接 з'єднувати(ся), сполучати(ся) جوڑنا، ملنا، ملانا kết nối
2 to associate in the mind People tend to connect money with happiness. in verband bring, koppel يَرْبِط асоциирам spojovat (si) forbinde verbinden συσχετίζω asociar seostama وابسته دانستن yhdistää associer (à) לְקָשֵר दिमाग में जोड़ना biti u vezi, imati vezu összefüggésbe hoz menghubungkan setja í samband associare 結び付ける 결부하여 생각하다 (su)sieti saistīt; asociēt mengaitkan in verband brengen forbinde kojarzyć ligar a asocia (cu) ассоциировать spájať (s) povezovati povezivati förknippa, sammankoppla เชื่อมโยง ilgi kurmak 把...聯系起來 зв'язувати(ся); поєднувати(ся) ربط دينا، تعلق پیدا كرنا liên tưởng ...
n conˈnection [-ʃən]
1 something that connects or is connected a faulty electrical connection. verbinding, koppeling; verband; verbondenheid; aansluiting; geslagsgemeenskap; samehang; stopkontak; konneksie وَصْلَه، وَسيلَة رَبْط съединение spojení forbindelse der Anschluß σύνδεση conexión ühendus, seos اتصال kytkentä connexion חִבּוּר @@@חִיבּוּר$$$ संयोजन, जोड़ spoj, spajanje (össze)kapcsolás hubungan samtenging connessione 接続 연결(부), 연결시키는 것 (į)jungimas savienojums sambungan aansluiting forbindelse, samband połączenie ligação contact присоединение spojenie povezava spoj koppling, ledning, kontakt การเชื่อมต่อ bağ, ilişki, bağlantı 連接物 з'єднання, зв'язок جوڑ، رابط‍ہ sự kết nối
2 (a) state of being connected or related My connection with their family is very slight; I wish to talk to you in connection with my daughter's career. aangaande, rakend, verband, familiebetrekking; bloedverwant, relasie اتِّصال، صِلَه връзка styk, spojení; spojitost forbindelse die Verbindung σχέση relación side, seos رابطه؛ ارتباط yhteys rapports קֶשֶר संबन्ध veza kapcsolat hubungan tengsl rapporto, relazione 関係 (인간적·사회적) 관계 ryšys, sąryšis attiecībā uz berkenaan betrekking forbindelse, tilknytning związek relação legătură связь styk; súvislosť zveza veza förbindelse, samband ความสัมพันธ์ ilgi, ilişki 關係 зв'язок رشت‍ہ، تعلق mối quan hệ
3 a useful person whom one can contact, especially in business his connections in the clothing trade. konneksie, kennis عُلاقات مع شَخْص източник styky, konexe forbindelse die Beziehungen (pl.) σύνδεσμος (για πρόσωπο) contacto sidemed پارتی؛ آدم بانفوذ suhteet relation אִיש קֶשֶר संपर्क veza összeköttetés koneksi tengiliður conoscenza コネ 연줄 ryšiai, pažintys sakars; pazīšanās kenalan connectie forbindelse znajomość relação relaţie связи styk zveza veze förbindelse[], försänkningar ผู้ที่มีประโยชน์ในการติดต่อธุรกิจ meslektaş, arkadaş 顧客 зв'язки, знайомства فائده بخش آدمى mối quan hệ
4 a train, bus etc to which one changes from another in the course of a journey As the local train was late, I missed the connection to London. skakeling, konneksie وَسيلَة نَقْل أو إتِّصال връзка (с влак) spoj(ení) forbindelse der Anschluß ανταπόκριση (για μεταφορικό μέσο) enlace ümberistumine انتقال؛ عوض کردن jatkoyhteys correspondance תַחבּוּרָה לְהֶמשֵך נְסִיעָה संपर्क ट्रेन veza csatlakozás hubungan tenging (lest, rúta, strætisvagn) coincidenza 接続 접속(기차·버스 등) suderinta susisiekimo priemonė nokavēt pārsēšanos sambungan aansluiting forbindelse połączenie ligação legătură пересадка spojenie zveza veza förbindelse, anslutning ยานพาหนะที่ต้องเปลี่ยนระหว่างทาง aktarma 聯運(車) сполучення; пересадка كسى گاڑی س‍ے جوڑن‍ے والی دوسری گاڑی sự chuyển tiếp tàu xe


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