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

Residents who are not connected to mains gas and are at risk of running out of heating can apply for the funds from North Northamptonshire Council.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026

In subsequent months, Yoon was impeached, removed from power and put on trial over a litany of allegations connected to his proclamation.

From Barron's • Apr. 29, 2026

The World Liberty lawyer said his client first became aware of allegations that AB was connected to a project in East Timor that had involved sanctioned individuals in January this year.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026

The result was a model of human evolution that replaces a clean family tree with something more like a network of deeply connected branches.

From Science Daily • Apr. 26, 2026

Inside was a narrow table connected to several straps and pulleys.

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman

Related Words

• akin
• associated
• linked
• united