connect
Other forms: connected; connecting; connects
Connect means to join together. When a puzzle piece fits into another, they connect. You might fly to Chicago and then connect to a flight to LA. When you meet someone and feel comfortable with them right away, you connect.
The uses of connect continue. A receptionist connects you to the person you want to speak to on the phone. When you are assembling something, you are often told to connect tab A to slot B. When you punch someone, your fist connects with their face. You might not connect a movie with a historical event until your teacher points it out.
Definitions of connect
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connect, fasten, or put together two or more pieces“Can you connect the two loudspeakers?”
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Antonyms:
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disconnect
make disconnected, disjoin or unfasten
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conjoin, join
make contact or come together
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ground
connect to a ground
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bring together, join
cause to become joined or linked
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attach
cause to be attached
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daisy-chain
connect devices on a part of a chip or circuit board in a computer
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tie
unite musical notes by a tie
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interconnect, interlink
cause to be interconnected or interwoven
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tee
connect with a tee
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put through
connect by telephone
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hitch
connect to a vehicle: "hitch the trailer to the car"
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hang together, interdepend
be connected
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bridge, bridge over
connect or reduce the distance between
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ancylose, ankylose
produce ankylosis by surgery
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fix, fixate
make fixed, stable or stationary
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feather
join tongue and groove, in carpentry
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tether
tie with a tether
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fasten
attach to
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attach
become attached
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cross-link
join by creating covalent bonds (of adjacent chains of a polymer or protein)
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miter
fit together in a miter joint
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ply
join together as by twisting, weaving, or molding
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close, close up
unite or bring into contact or bring together the edges of
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anastomose, inosculate
cause to join or open into each other by anastomosis
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anastomose, inosculate
come together or open into each other
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earth
connect to the earth
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couple, match, mate, pair, twin
bring two objects, ideas, or people together
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match
give or join in marriage
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mortice, mortise
join by a tenon and mortise
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cog
join pieces of wood with cogs
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fair
join so that the external surfaces blend smoothly
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scarf
unite by a scarf joint
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rebate
join with a rebate
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rabbet
join with a rabbet joint
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seam
put together with a seam
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bridge
make a bridge across
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hinge
attach with a hinge
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bell
attach a bell to
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band, ring
attach a ring to the foot of, in order to identify
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couple, couple on, couple up
link together
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affix
attach or become attached to a stem word
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bind
make fast; tie or secure, with or as if with a rope
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catch, hitch
to hook or entangle
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append, hang on, tack, tack on, tag on
fix to; attach
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add on, affix, append, supplement
add to the very end
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tape
fasten or attach with tape
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glue, paste
join or attach with or as if with glue
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pin down, pin up
attach with or as if with a pin
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peg, peg down
fasten or secure with a wooden pin
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fasten, fix, secure
cause to be firmly attached
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mount
attach to a support
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affix, stick on
attach to
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nail
attach something somewhere by means of nails
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hook up
connect or link
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clip
attach with a clip
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enter, infix, insert, introduce
put or introduce into something
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yoke
put a yoke on or join with a yoke
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harness, tackle
put a harness
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link, yoke
link with or as with a yoke
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yoke
become joined or linked together
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saddle
put a saddle on
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engraft, graft, ingraft
cause to grow together parts from different plants
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splice
join together so as to form new genetic combinations
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splice
join the ends of
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label, mark, tag
attach a tag or label to
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patch, piece
to join or unite the pieces of
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solder
join or fuse with solder
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weld
join together by heating
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limber, limber up
attach the limber
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close
bring together all the elements or parts of
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ligate
join letters in a ligature when writing
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assemble, piece, put together, set up, tack, tack together
create by putting components or members together
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quilt
stitch or sew together
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entwine, knit
tie or link together
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sovietise, sovietize
bring under Soviet control, of a country
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disconnect
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be or become joined or united or linked“The two streets connect to become a highway”
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syndicate
join together into a syndicate
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articulate
unite by forming a joint or joints
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complect, interconnect, interlink
be interwoven or interconnected
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intercommunicate
be interconnected, afford passage
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land on or hit solidly“The brick connected on her head, knocking her out”
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collide with, hit, impinge on, run into, strike
hit against; come into sudden contact with
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collide with, hit, impinge on, run into, strike
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plug into an outlet
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join by means of communication equipment“The telephone company finally put in lines to connect the towns in this area”
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type of:
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bring together, join
cause to become joined or linked
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bring together, join
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join for the purpose of communication“Operator, could you connect me to the Raffles in Singapore?”
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type of:
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bring together, join
cause to become joined or linked
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bring together, join
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establish communication with someone“did you finally connect with your long-lost cousin?”
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synonyms:
get in touch, touch base
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type of:
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interact
act together or towards others or with others
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interact
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establish a rapport or relationship“The President of this university really connects with the faculty”
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Synonyms:
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get in touch, touch base
establish communication with someone
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relate
have or establish a relationship to
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get in touch, touch base
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make a logical or causal connection“I cannot connect these two pieces of evidence in my mind”
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decouple, dissociate
regard as unconnected
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remember
exercise, or have the power of, memory
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interrelate
place into a mutual relationship
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correlate
bring into a mutual, complementary, or reciprocal relation
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identify
conceive of as united or associated
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free-associate
associate freely
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have in mind, mean, think of
intend to refer to
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advert, bring up, cite, mention, name, refer
make reference to
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decouple, dissociate
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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”
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type of:
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be
have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)
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be
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hit or play a ball successfully“The batter connected for a home run”
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type of:
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hit
cause to move by striking
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hit
Pronunciation
US
/kəˈnɛkt/
UK
/kəˈnɛkt/
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