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connect

/ connect /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
be scheduled so as to provide continuing service, as in transportation
"The local train does not connect with the Amtrak train"
"The planes don''t connect and you will have to wait for four hours"
Type of:
be
Derived:
connection connexion
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something to somebody
verb Sense 2
be or become joined or united or linked
"The two streets connect to become a highway"
"Our paths joined"
"The travelers linked up again at the airport"
Kinds of:
syndicate complect interconnect interlink
Derived:
union unification uniting conjugation jointure
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
verb Sense 3
establish a rapport or relationship
"The President of this university really connects with the faculty"
Type of:
relate
Derived:
connection
Verb group:
get in touch touch base
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 4
hit or play a ball successfully
"The batter connected for a home run"
Type of:
hit
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Domain:
baseball baseball game ball
verb Sense 5
connect, fasten, or put together two or more pieces
"Can you connect the two loudspeakers?"
"Tie the ropes together"
"Link arms"
Opposites:
disconnect
Kinds of:
join conjoin ground bring together attach
Derived:
link linkup tie tie-in nexus
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s whether INFINITIVE
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 6
land on or hit solidly
"The brick connected on her head, knocking her out"
Type of:
hit strike impinge on
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something to somebody
verb Sense 7
join by means of communication equipment
"The telephone company finally put in lines to connect the towns in this area"
Type of:
join bring together
Derived:
joining connection connexion
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 8
join for the purpose of communication
"Operator, could you connect me to the Raffles in Singapore?"
Type of:
join bring together
Derived:
joining connection connexion
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s whether INFINITIVE
verb Sense 9
plug into an outlet
"Please plug in the toaster!"
"Connect the TV so we can watch the football game tonight"
Opposites:
unplug disconnect
Type of:
insert infix enter
Derived:
connection connexion connector connecter connective
Entails:
join bring together
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 10
establish communication with someone
"did you finally connect with your long-lost cousin?"
Type of:
interact
Derived:
joining connection connexion
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 11
make a logical or causal connection
"I cannot connect these two pieces of evidence in my mind"
"colligate these facts"
"I cannot relate these events at all"
Opposites:
decouple dissociate
Type of:
think cogitate cerebrate
Kinds of:
remember interrelate correlate identify free-associate
Derived:
association connection connexion junction conjunction
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
Something ----s somebody Adjective/Noun
Semantic Complexity
90%
Sense Count
11
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
72
Times Searched
2
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be syndicate complect interconnect interlink relate hit join conjoin ground bring together attach