connect
Word Statistics
Standard vocabulary
Used frequently in everyday conversation
Moderate complexity
Analysis:
- • Common vocabulary word
- • Simple pronunciation
1. (of an object) To join (to another object): to attach, or to be intended to attach or capable of attaching, to another object.
"I think this piece connects to that piece over there."
2. (of two objects) To join: to attach, or to be intended to attach or capable of attaching, to each other.
"Both roads have the same name, but they don't connect: they're on opposite sides of the river, and there's no bridge there."
3. (of an object) To join (two other objects), or to join (one object) to (another object): to be a link between two objects, thereby attaching them to each other.
"The new railroad will connect the northern part of the state to the southern part."
4. (of a person) To join (two other objects), or to join (one object) to (another object): to take one object and attach it to another.
"I connected the printer to the computer, but I couldn't get it work."
5. To join an electrical or telephone line to a circuit or network.
"When the technician connects my house, I'll be able to access the internet."
6. To associate; to establish a relation between.
"I didn't connect my lost jewelry with the news of an area cat burglar until the police contacted me."
7. To make a travel connection; to switch from one means of transport to another as part of the same trip.
"I'm flying to London where I connect with a flight heading to Hungary."
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Source: en.wiktionary.org
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