connect
verb (used with object)
to join, link, or fasten together; unite or bind.
was connecting
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past progressiveof connect.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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The government said its priority was connecting data centres to the grid so they could benefit from the UK's rapidly decarbonising power sector.
From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026
As I went on this journey, that's the thing that I really enjoyed was connecting with people along the way and hearing their story.
From Salon ● Apr. 29, 2024
It was totally unintentional for me, but immediately all the comparisons and talk was connecting me and McMahon.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 25, 2024
But also this idea that I was connecting to something bigger than me and that I wasn't alone.
From Salon ● Dec. 30, 2023
She speaks in the same pitch of voice she uses for callers and keeps one hand on a cord so that anyone watching her would think she was connecting a call.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
