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1. Meaning 1 · verb

   (of an object) To join (to another object): to attach, or to be intended to attach or capable of attaching, to another object.

   “I think this piece connects to that piece over there.”

2. Meaning 2 · verb

   (of two objects) To join: to attach, or to be intended to attach or capable of attaching, to each other.

   “Both roads have the same name, but they don't connect: they're on opposite sides of the river, and there's no bridge there.”

3. Meaning 3 · verb

   (of an object) To join (two other objects), or to join (one object) to (another object): to be a link between two objects, thereby attaching them to each other.

   “The new railroad will connect the northern part of the state to the southern part.”

4. Meaning 4 · verb

   (of a person) To join (two other objects), or to join (one object) to (another object): to take one object and attach it to another.

   “I connected the printer to the computer, but I couldn't get it work.”

5. Meaning 5 · verb

   To join an electrical or telephone line to a circuit or network.

   “When the technician connects my house, I'll be able to access the internet.”

6. Meaning 6 · verb

   To associate; to establish a relation between.

   “I didn't connect my lost jewelry with the news of an area cat burglar until the police contacted me.”

7. Meaning 7 · verb

   To make a travel connection; to switch from one means of transport to another as part of the same trip.

   “I'm flying to London where I connect with a flight heading to Hungary.”

How this word is used

• Everyday “I think this piece connects to that piece over there.”
• General “Both roads have the same name, but they don't connect: they're on opposite sides of the river, and there's no bridge there.”
• General “The new railroad will connect the northern part of the state to the southern part.”
• General “I connected the printer to the computer, but I couldn't get it work.”
• General “When the technician connects my house, I'll be able to access the internet.”
• General “I didn't connect my lost jewelry with the news of an area cat burglar until the police contacted me.”
• General “I'm flying to London where I connect with a flight heading to Hungary.”

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