to link or be linked together; join; fasten - (transitive)
to relate or associate: I connect him with my childhood - (transitive)
to establish telephone communications with or between - (intransitive)
to be meaningful or meaningfully related - (intransitive)
(of two public vehicles, such as trains or buses) to have the arrival of one timed to occur just before the departure of the other, for the convenient transfer of passengers - (intransitive)
to hit, punch, kick, etc, solidly
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
con•nect /kəˈnɛkt/USA pronunciation
v.
con•nect•i•ble, con•nect•a•ble, adj.
con•nec•tor, con•nect•er, n. [ [countable] ] See -nec-.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025- to (cause to) become linked together; join or unite: [no object]These two wires can't connect because they're the wrong length.[~ + object]Connect these two wires carefully.
- to establish telephone communication with or for:[~ + object]Hold on please, I'm trying to connect you now.
- to link to an electrical or telephone system;
hook up:[~ + object]I don't know when they'll come to connect your phones. - to associate in the mind:[~ + object + with + object]A good doctor connects what the patient says with what she learns from the examination.
- (of trains, etc.) to run so as to make connections: [no object]These two buses don't connect; you'll have to walk a bit.[~ + with + object]The train from Washington connects with the train to Pittsburgh in New York.
- Informal Terms Informal. to meet or establish communication;
make contact:[no object]I'm sorry we didn't connect; maybe next time we will. - Sport[no object] to hit successfully or solidly: The batter connected for a home run.
con•nect•i•ble, con•nect•a•ble, adj.
con•nec•tor, con•nect•er, n. [ [countable] ] See -nec-.
con•nect
(kə nekt′),USA pronunciation v.t.
v.i.
adj.
con•nect′i•ble, con•nect′a•ble, adj.
con•nect′i•bil′i•ty, con•nect′a•bil′i•ty, n.
- to join, link, or fasten together;
unite or bind:to connect the two cities by a bridge; Communication satellites connect the local stations into a network. - to establish communication between;
put in communication:Operator, will you please connect me with Mr. Jones? - to have as an accompanying or associated feature:pleasures connected with music.
- to cause to be associated, as in a personal or business relationship:to connect oneself with a group of like-minded persons; Our bank is connected with major foreign banks.
- to associate mentally or emotionally:She connects all telegrams with bad news.
- to link to an electrical or communications system;
hook up:to connect a telephone.
v.i.
- to become connected;
join or unite:These two parts connect at the sides. - (of trains, buses, etc.) to run so as to make connections (often fol. by with):This bus connects with a northbound bus.
- Informal Termsto have or establish successful communication;
make contact:I connected with two new clients today. - Informal Termsto relate to or be in harmony with another person, one's work, etc.:We knew each other well but never connected.
- Slang Terms(of an addict or drug dealer) to make direct contact for the illegal sale or purchase of narcotics.
- Sportto hit successfully or solidly:The batter connected for a home run. The boxer connected with a right.
adj.
- of or pertaining to a connection or connections:connect charges for a new cable television channel.
- Latin connectere, equivalent. to con- con- + nectere to tie; see nexus
- late Middle English 1400–50
con•nect′i•bil′i•ty, con•nect′a•bil′i•ty, n.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See join.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged divide.
- 4.See corresponding entry in Unabridged dissociate.
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