con·nect (k -n kt )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 c  nectere, connectere : c-, com-, com- + nectere, to bind; see ned- in Indo-European roots.]con·nect i·ble, con·necta·ble adj.con·nec tor, con·necter n. |
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. (Electronics & Computer Science / Telecommunications) (tr) to establish telephone communications with or between
4. (intr) to be meaningful or meaningfully related
5. (Engineering / Automotive Engineering) (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. (intr) Informal to hit, punch, kick, etc., solidly
7. (intr) US and Canadian informal to be successful
8. (Law / Recreational Drugs) (intr) Slang to find a source of drugs, esp illegal drugs
[from Latin connectere to bind together, from nectere to bind, tie]
connectible , connectable adj
connector , connecter n
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Verb | 1. | connect - connect, fasten, or put together two or more pieces; "Can you connect the two loudspeakers?"; "Tie the ropes together"; "Link arms" 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. |  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"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?"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" | |
| 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 You can connect the machine to your hi-fi.
link part, separate, divide, detach, sever, disconnect, dissociate, unfasten
link part, separate, divide, detach, sever, disconnect, dissociate, unfasten
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 There is no evidence to connect him to the robberies. I wouldn't have connected the two events if you hadn't said that.
Translations
connect [kəˈnekt]
A. VT
1. (= join) → conectar; [+ road, railway, airline] → unir; [+ pipes, drains] → empalmar (to a) to connect sth (up) to the mains (Elec) → conectar algo a la red eléctrica
2. (= install) [+ cooker, telephone] → conectar
connect [kəˈnɛkt]
vt
(= form link between) [road, tunnel, bridge, transport system] [+ places] → relier
to be connected by sth [places] [+ road, tunnel, bridge, transport system] → être relié(e) par qch
to connect sth to sth [road, tunnel, bridge, transport system] [+ places] → relier qch à qch
to be connected by sth [places] [+ road, tunnel, bridge, transport system] → être relié(e) par qch
to connect sth to sth [road, tunnel, bridge, transport system] [+ places] → relier qch à qch
(ELECTRICITY, ELECTRONICS) [+ wires] → connecter
to connect a computer to a network [modem] → connecter un ordinateur à un réseau, relier un ordinateur à un réseau
to connect a computer to a network [modem] → connecter un ordinateur à un réseau, relier un ordinateur à un réseau
(on the telephone) [+ person, caller] → mettre en communication
I am trying to connect you → j'essaie d'obtenir votre communication
I am trying to connect you → j'essaie d'obtenir votre communication
(= install) [+ telephone] → brancher
vi
[train, plane] to connect with → assurer la correspondance avec
connect
vt
(= join) → verbinden (to, with mit); (Elec etc: also connect up) appliances, subscribers → anschließen (→ to an +acc); I’ll connect you (Telec) → ich verbinde (Sie); to be connected (two things) → miteinander verbunden sein; (several things) → untereinander verbunden sein; to connect to earth → erden; connected by telephone → telefonisch verbunden ? parallel
(fig: = associate) → in Verbindung or Zusammenhang bringen; I always connect Paris with springtime → ich verbinde Paris immer mit Frühling; these things are connected in my mind → diese Dinge gehören für mich zusammen; I’d never connected them → ich hatte sie nie zueinander in Beziehung gesetzt
(esp pass: = link) ideas, theories etc → verbinden; to be connected with → eine Beziehung haben zu, in einer Beziehung or in Verbindung stehen zu; (= be related to) → verwandt sein mit; he’s connected with the BBC/university → er hat mit der BBC/der Universität zu tun; to be connected by marriage → verschwägert sein; to be connected (ideas etc) → in Beziehung zueinander stehen; (firms) → geschäftlich miteinander verbunden sein; loosely connected facts → lose verknüpfte Fakten
vi
(= join, two rooms) → eine Verbindung haben (to, with zu); (two parts, wires etc) → Kontakt haben; to connect with somebody/somebody’s ideas → jdn/jds Gedanken verstehen; connecting rooms → angrenzende Zimmer pl (mit Verbindungstür)
connect [kəˈnɛkt]
connect [kəˈnɛkt]
1. vt
a. (gen) → collegare, connettere; (install, cooker, telephone) → installare, allacciare
to connect (with) (Telec) (caller) → mettere in comunicazione (con)
to connect (to) (pipes, drains) → collegare (con)
I am trying to connect you (Telec) → sto cercando di darle la linea
to connect sth (up) to the mains (Elec) → collegare qc alla rete
to connect (with) (Telec) (caller) → mettere in comunicazione (con)
to connect (to) (pipes, drains) → collegare (con)
I am trying to connect you (Telec) → sto cercando di darle la linea
to connect sth (up) to the mains (Elec) → collegare qc alla rete
b. (associate) to connect sb/sth (with) → associare qn/qc (con), collegare qn/qc (con)
the evidence clearly connected him with the crime → le prove dimostravano chiaramente che era implicato nel delitto
the evidence clearly connected him with the crime → le prove dimostravano chiaramente che era implicato nel delitto
2. vi → collegarsi; (train, planes) to connect with → essere in coincidenza con
connect [kəˈnɛkt]
1. vt
a. (gen) → collegare, connettere; (install, cooker, telephone) → installare, allacciare
to connect (with) (Telec) (caller) → mettere in comunicazione (con)
to connect (to) (pipes, drains) → collegare (con)
I am trying to connect you (Telec) → sto cercando di darle la linea
to connect sth (up) to the mains (Elec) → collegare qc alla rete
to connect (with) (Telec) (caller) → mettere in comunicazione (con)
to connect (to) (pipes, drains) → collegare (con)
I am trying to connect you (Telec) → sto cercando di darle la linea
to connect sth (up) to the mains (Elec) → collegare qc alla rete
b. (associate) to connect sb/sth (with) → associare qn/qc (con), collegare qn/qc (con)
the evidence clearly connected him with the crime → le prove dimostravano chiaramente che era implicato nel delitto
the evidence clearly connected him with the crime → le prove dimostravano chiaramente che era implicato nel delitto
2. vi → collegarsi; (train, planes) to connect with → essere in coincidenza con
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 접속하다 (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 连接
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 연결짓다 (su)sieti saistīt; asociēt mengaitkan in verband brengen forbinde kojarzyć ligar a asocia (cu) ассоциировать spájať (s) povezovati povezivati förknippa, sammankoppla เชื่อมโยง ilgi kurmak …將…與…聯想 зв'язувати(ся); поєднувати(ся) ربط دينا، تعلق پیدا كرنا liên tưởng 把...联系起来
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 접속부 (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 连接
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 접속 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 关系
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 인맥 ryšiai, pažintys sakars; pazīšanās kenalan connectie forbindelse znajomość relação relaţie связи styk zveza veze förbindelse[], försänkningar ผู้ที่มีประโยชน์ในการติดต่อธุรกิจ meslektaş, arkadaş 人脈 зв'язки, знайомства فائده بخش آدمى mối quan hệ 顾客
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 갈아타기 suderinta susisiekimo priemonė nokavēt pārsēšanos sambungan aansluiting forbindelse połączenie ligação legătură пересадка spojenie zveza veza förbindelse, anslutning ยานพาหนะที่ต้องเปลี่ยนระหว่างทาง aktarma 旅行中途轉乘的交通工具 сполучення; пересадка كسى گاڑی سے جوڑنے والی دوسری گاڑی sự chuyển tiếp tàu xe 联运
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