Collocations for "connect"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "connect" in context.
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connect
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.v
- connect the [dots, facts, clues, evidence]
- connect up the [dots]
- connect [one fact] to [another]
- connect (up) with a [group, organization]
- connect with [her, a boy, a teacher]
- connected with her at [work, school]
- connect [a hose, a toaster, the power supply]
- connect a [printer, camera, scanner] to a [computer, network]
- connect it (up) to [your computer]
- connect it (up) to the power [supply, source]
- connect it to an outlet
- connect them together
- (cannot) connect to the [internet, network]
- connect in [series, parallel]
- network and connect
- connect through [email, Facebook®]
- has difficulty connecting with her [parents, children, students]
- we really connect
- connect on a (whole) new level
- I'm trying to connect you (to)
- is connected to the [murders, crimes, robberies]
- the [trains, buses, flights] connect (in)
- connected the ball [squarely, full-on]
- the ball connected with [his chin, the bat]
'connect' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):