connect
verb (used with object)
to join, link, or fasten together; unite or bind.
have connected
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present perfectof connect.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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They’ve been throwing and catching passes from each other since fifth grade and have connected for eight touchdowns this season.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 25, 2026
Meanwhile, online communities and functional wellness doctors have connected it to symptoms ranging from emotional disturbance to heart problems.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
The story of her illness seemed to have connected.
From BBC ● May 14, 2026
Previous studies have connected it to bladder cancer, multiple myeloma, and non-Hodgkin lymphoma.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 12, 2025
The china-white bedside telephone could have connected me up with things, but there it sat, dumb as a death's head.
From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath
