connect

American  

[kuh-nekt] / kəˈnɛkt /

verb (used with object)

1. to join, link, or fasten together; unite or bind.

   to connect the two cities by a bridge; Communication satellites connect the local stations into a network.

   Antonyms:

   sunder, divide

2. to establish communication between; put in communication.

   Operator, will you please connect me with Mr. Jones?

3. to have as an accompanying or associated feature.

   pleasures connected with music.

4. to cause to be associated, as in a personal or business relationship.

   to connect oneself with a group of like-minded persons; Our bank is connected with major foreign banks.

   Antonyms:

   dissociate

5. to associate mentally or emotionally.

   She connects all telegrams with bad news.

6. to link to an electrical or communications system; hook up.

   to connect a telephone.

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verb (used without object)

1. to become connected; join or unite.

   These two parts connect at the sides.

2. (of trains, buses, etc.) to run so as to make connections (often followed bywith ).

   This bus connects with a northbound bus.

3. Informal. to have or establish successful communication; make contact.

   I connected with two new clients today.

4. Informal. to relate to or be in harmony with another person, one's work, etc..

   We knew each other well but never connected.

5. Slang. (of a drug dealer or user) to make direct contact for the illegal sale or purchase of drugs, as narcotics.

6. Sports. to hit successfully or solidly.

   The batter connected for a home run. The boxer connected with a right.

adjective

1. of or relating to a connection or connections.

   connect charges for a new cable television channel.

connect British  

/ kəˈnɛkt /

verb

1. to link or be linked together; join; fasten

2. (tr) to relate or associate

   I connect him with my childhood

3. (tr) to establish telephone communications with or between

4. (intr) to be meaningful or meaningfully related

5. (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. informal (intr) to hit, punch, kick, etc, solidly

7. informal (intr) to be successful

8. slang (intr) to find a source of drugs, esp illegal drugs

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Usage

What are other ways to say connect?

To connect is to link or fasten together, as two cities by a bridge. How is connect different from join and unite? Find out on Thesaurus.com.

Other Word Forms

• connectability noun
• connectable adjective
• connectibility noun
• connectible adjective
• connector noun
• misconnect verb
• reconnect verb (used with object)
• subconnect verb

Etymology

Origin of connect

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English, from Latin connectere, equivalent to con- “with, together” + nectere “to tie”; con-, nexus

Example Sentences

“We’re finding when we can connect that product, marketing, that storytelling, the customer is engaging and they’re willing to pay a little bit extra,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal

The most important decisions are those that connect directly to personal goals.

From Science Daily

A fixed mindset -- the belief that intelligence and ability are unchangeable traits -- is also connected to impostor feelings.

From Science Daily

Even 20 Hornets turnovers, leading to 26 Thunder points, couldn't help Oklahoma City, who never led after the opening minutes and connected on just 36.6 percent of their shots from the field.

From Barron's

Dokoupil was supposed to start his run with a trip to 10 cities across the U.S., to connect with viewers outside of the media centers of New York and Washington.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• associate
• attach
• hook up
• join
• relate