connected

American  

[kuh-nek-tid] / kəˈnɛk tɪd /

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.

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connected British  

/ 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

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

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

Etymology

Origin of connected

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

Example Sentences

In 2017, Pauken was introduced to a Chinese woman who went by the name Cathy and said she was a consultant for a think tank connected to the Chinese government, according to prosecution documents.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

Her work expanded beyond stories connected to Iran, including "Radioactive", a 2019 biopic about pioneering radioactivity researcher and Nobel-prize winner Marie Curie, starring Rosamund Pike.

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

Instead, the actor chose to infuse her own heritage into the character, who uses Tamil as a way to feel connected to her late father.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026

Because of this, previous studies have often connected potato consumption to a greater risk of type 2 diabetes.

From Science Daily • Jun. 3, 2026

Is it possible he was asking to be connected to the man who had just attacked me?

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse

Related Words

• akin
• associated
• linked
• united