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

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

Etymology

Origin of connected

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

Example Sentences

It also heard there was evidence to suggest there were others potentially connected to Duffy and Reynolds' offending.

From BBC

It is a term that has been used broadly to describe everything connected to the late Jeffrey Epstein.

From The Wall Street Journal

Three people have pleaded guilty in cases connected to Cuellar’s indictment, according to court documents.

From The Wall Street Journal

When people feel connected to something larger than self-preservation, trust rises.

From MarketWatch

And it makes you feel connected to everyone in the diaspora.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• akin
• associated
• linked
• united