connected

[kuh-nek-tid]

adjective

1. united, joined, or linked.

2. having a connection.

3. joined together in sequence; linked coherently.

   connected ideas.

4. related by family ties.

5. having social or professional relationships, especially with influential or powerful persons.

6. Mathematics.,  pertaining to a set for which no cover exists, consisting of two open sets whose intersections with the given set are disjoint and nonempty.

connected

/ kəˈnɛktɪd /

adjective

1. joined or linked together

2. (of speech) coherent and intelligible

3. logic maths (of a relation) such that either it or its converse holds between any two members of its domain

Other Word Forms

• connectedly adverb
• connectedness noun
• subconnectedly adverb
• well-connected adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of connected¹

First recorded in 1705–15; connect + -ed ²

Example Sentences

He argues that the real tragic ending is to remain connected to a parent who makes you feel inadequate or terrible all the time.

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“Everywhere and everyone was connected,” Mr. Samson writes, “operating as part of an integrated system that superseded ethnic differences.”

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Deal news connected to that theme has been simmering lately.

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"I didn't feel part of a team. I didn't feel connected with my team-mates, with England," he said.

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She said a pet DNA test confirmed those suspicions and connected her with other people whose dogs were purchased from the same seller.

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Related Words

• akin 
• associated 
• linked 
• united