connect
verb (used with object)
to join, link, or fasten together; unite or bind.
has connected
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present perfectof connect (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Earlier research has connected sugar-sweetened beverages with higher risks of colorectal, breast, and liver cancers.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 10, 2026
No evidence has connected Taco Bell to any outbreak.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 9, 2026
Moroun's family controls the Ambassador Bridge, which has connected the auto hubs of Detroit and Windsor for decades.
From Barron's ● Jun. 24, 2026
The United Arab Emirates has connected its inland oilfields to the port of Fujairah on the Gulf of Oman via a pipeline with a daily capacity of at least 1.5 million barrels.
From BBC ● Mar. 11, 2026
Kingship has connected with it the great honor that a son may inherit it if he is the right kind of man; but it is possible for him to be set aside and another chosen.
From Fetichism in West Africa Forty Years' Observations of Native Customs and Superstitions by Robert Hamill Nassau
