connectcon‧nect /kəˈnekt/ ●●● S2 W2 verb 
The railway link would connect Felixstowe with Fishguard. Connect the speakers to the CD player. We’d like two rooms with connecting doors (=doors that join the rooms).2relationship [transitive] to realize or show that a fact, event, or person is related to something: I didn’t connect the two events in my mind.connect somebody/something with something There is no evidence to connect them with the attack.3electricity/telephone etc [intransitive, transitive] to join something to the main supply of electricity, gas, or water, or to a telephone or computer network OPP disconnectconnect to Click here to connect to the Internet. Has the phone been connected yet? The power supply should be connected by a qualified electrician.4transport [intransitive] if one train, flight etc connects with another, it arrives just before the other one leaves so that you can continue your journey: I missed the connecting flight.connect with/to This train connects with the one to Glasgow. From Toronto you can connect to all other Air Canada destinations.5telephones [transitive] to join two telephone lines so that two people can speak: Please hold the line. I’m trying to connect you.6hit something [intransitive] to succeed in hitting someone or something: He swung at the ball, but didn’t connect.7understand people [intransitive] especially American English if people connect, they feel that they like each other and understand each otherconnect with They valued her ability to empathize and connect with others.connect something ↔ up phrasal verb to join something to the main supply of electricity, gas, or water, to the telephone network, or to another piece of equipment: Is the washing machine connected up yet?connect up with The autopilot can be connected up with the flight recorder.
WORD ORIGINconnect
Origin:
1400-1500 Latin connectere, from com- ( ➔ COM-) + nectere ‘to tie’VERB TABLE
connect
| Simple Form | ||
| Present | I, you, we, they | connect |
| he, she, it | connects | |
| Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | connected |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have connected |
| he, she, it | has connected | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had connected |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will connect |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have connected |
| Continuous Form | ||
| Present | I | am connecting |
| he, she, it | is connecting | |
| you, we, they | are connecting | |
| Past | I, he, she, it | was connecting |
| you, we, they | were connecting | |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been connecting |
| he, she, it | has been connecting | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been connecting |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be connecting |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been connecting |
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- Have you connected the speakers to the amplifier?
- Home workers are connected with the office by the Internet.
- I'd probably know Phil by sight, but I just can't connect the face and the name.
- In the first inning, Mitchell connected for his 19th home run of the season.
- Jennings has twisted the ligaments which connect the knee-cap and the lower part of the leg.
- Please hold. I'll try to connect you.
- The Golden Gate Bridge connects San Francisco with Marin County.
- The government was planning a new railway connecting Marseille and Paris.
- The hoses which connect the radiator to the engine are leaking.
- The Kathmandu-Lhasa Highway connects Nepal and Tibet.
- The scanner is connected to a computer that prints the name and price of each grocery item at the checkout.
- The two lakes are connected by a narrow canal.
- The umbilical cord connects the baby to the placenta.
- It connected callers with Sexy Susie, offering a range of non-financial adult services.
- It is the sensation connected with this muscle activity that we associate with having weight.
- Millions of people tried to connect to the site, but only thousands got in.
- Regional networks evolved from networks that originally connected geographically proximate universities.
- That meant people connected with us.
THESAURUSto join things together
to make two things come together and stay in that position. Join is used about fixing two things together permanently, so that they form a single thing: · Doctors used a metal rod to join the two pieces of bone together.
to join one thing to another, so that it stays in position. Attach is often used when you can separate the two things later: · She attached the photo to the letter with a paper clip.· The boards are attached with nails.· On the wall, attached with adhesive tape, was a New York City subway map.
(also connect up) to join pieces of equipment together, especially with a wire or pipe, so that electricity, gas, water etc can pass from one to another: · Have you connected up the speakers to the stereo?· The hoses that connect the radiator to the engine are leaking.
(also link up) to connect machines, systems, computers etc, so that electronic signals can pass from one to another: · All the office PCs are linked to the main server.
Longman Language Activatorto join two things together with wire, glue etc to join two things together, for example by using glue or a piece of wood or metal: · Join the two pieces of wood using a strong glue.join something together: · Doctors had to use a metal rod to join the two pieces of bone together.· Join the sleeve and the shoulder parts together.
to join one thing to another, so that it stays in position but can be removed later: attach something to something: · It took a couple of minutes to attach the trailer to the back of the truck.· The doctor attached a tiny monitor to the baby's head.be attached to something: · The references and diagrams were attached to the document.
especially British to join one thing firmly to another, using screws, nails, or glue, so that it stays there permanently: be fixed to something: · The chairs and tables were fixed to the floor.fix something to something: · They disconnected the gas, and fixed the water heater to an outside wall.
to fix one thing firmly to another, using string, wire, or tape, in a way that makes it easy to remove later: fasten something to something: · Claire carefully fastened the brooch to her dress.be fastened to something: · Snowflake ornaments and tiny red ribbons were fastened to the Christmas tree.
to join two pieces of equipment together with a wire or a pipe, so that electricity, water, gas etc can pass from one to the other: connect something to something: · Have you connected the speakers to the amplifier?be connected to something: · The scanner is connected to a computer that prints the name and price of each grocery item at the checkout.
to connect two computers, machines, or systems so that electronic signals can pass from one to the other: · The two TV stations are linked by satellite.link something to something: · The college provides technology to all faculty members and students to link them to the Internet.be linked to something: · All the PCs in the office are linked to a main server.
when something joins one place with another: connect something with something · The Golden Gate Bridge connects San Francisco with Marin County.connect something and something · The government was planning a new railway connecting Marseille and Paris.be connected by something · The two lakes are connected by a narrow canal.
if a bridge, road, railway or an air service links one place with another, it joins them together so that people can travel easily from one place to another: · They are planning a new high-speed railway to link the two capitals.· Batangas and Puerto Galera are linked by a ferry service which runs twice daily.link something with something: · The Channel Tunnel has linked Britain with mainland Europe for the first time.link something and something: · Interstate 5 links San Diego and Los Angeles.
something that joins two places that are far apart, so that people can travel between them or communicate between them: · The two TV stations are joined by a satellite link.link between: · Rebels bombed the Beira railroad, a vital link between the capital and the port.· a telephone link between the two presidents
when a wire, pipe etc goes between two things so that they are joined if something such as a wire or pipe connects two things, it goes between them, especially so that something can get from one to the other: connect something to something: · The hoses which connect the radiator to the engine are leaking.· The umbilical cord connects the baby to the placenta.connect something with something: · Home workers are connected with the office by the Internet.connect something and something: · Jennings has twisted the ligaments which connect the knee-cap and the lower part of the leg.
if a wire links two machines or places, it connects them: · There is an underwater telephone cable linking the two islands.link something with something: · There's a fault in the wire that links the printer with the computer.
a wire or piece of metal that joins two parts of a machine or electrical system: · Carefully check all the electrical connections.loose connection (=one that is not joined properly): · There must be a loose connection somewhere - the phone isn't working.
WORD SETSaccess, verbaccess point, nounaccess time, nounaccounting system, accumulator, nounadd-on, nounADSL, nounaffective computing, nounAI, nounALGOL, nounalias, nounANSI, anti-spam, adjectiveanti-virus, adjectiveanti-virus software, nounAPL, nounapp, nounApple, Apple Macintosh, applet, nounapplication, nounapplication software, nounarcade game, nounarchitecture, nounarchive, nounarchive, verbarray, nounartificial intelligence, nounASCII, nounASIC, nounASP, nounassembly language, nounasynchronous, adjectiveAT&T, attachment, nounaudit trail, nounautomate, verbautomated, adjectiveautomation, nounavatar, nounB2B exchange, nounB2C, adjectiveB2E, adjectiveBabbage, Charles, backslash, nounbackspace, nounbackup, nounback-up copy, bandwidth, nounbar code, nounBASIC, nounbatch, nounbatch processing, nounbaud rate, nounBerners-Lee, Tim, bespoke, adjectivebeta test, nounBig Blue, bioinformatics, nounbiometric, adjectivebit, nounbitmap, nounBlackBerry, nounbloatware, nounblog, nounBluetooth, nounBMP, nounbond certificate, book entry, bookmark, nounbookmark, verbbook of final entry, nounbook of first entry, nounBoolean, adjectiveboot, verbbootable, adjectivebootstrapping, nounbot, nounbotnet, nounbps, brain dump, nounbroadband, nounbrown goods, nounbrowse, verbbrowser, nounbubble jet printer, nounbuddy list, nounbuffer, nounbuffer, verbbug, nounbulletin board, nounbundle, nounbundle, verbburn, verbbus, nounbusiness continuity services, nounbusiness continuity services, button, nounbyte, nounCabinet Office Briefing Rooms, cable modem, nouncache, nouncache, verbCAD, nounCAD/CAM, nounCAL, nounCalifornia, nounCALL, nounCAM, nounCambridge, Capita, caps lock, nouncapture, verbcapture, nouncard, nouncathode ray tube, nounCAT scan, nounCBT, nounCD-R, nounCD-ROM, nounCD-ROM drive, CDRW, nounCD-RW, nouncentral processing unit, nouncentral processor, nounCGI, nounCHAPS, character, nounchat room, nouncheat, nouncheckbox, nounchip, nounchip card, CIM, CIO, clerical assistant, click, verbclickable, adjectiveclient, nounclient machine, client-server, adjectiveclient/server architecture, clip art, nounclipboard, nouncloaking, nounclock cycle, nounclock speed, nounclone, nouncluster, nounCOBOL, nouncode, nouncoder, nouncom, Comdex, nouncommand, nouncomm port, comms, nouncompact disc, nounCompaq, compatibility, nouncompatible, adjectivecompatible, nouncompile, verbcompiler, nouncompress, verbcomputer, nouncomputer (industry) analyst, computer-aided, adjectivecomputer-aided design, nouncomputer-aided manufacture, computer-aided manufacturing, nouncomputer-assisted, adjectivecomputerate, adjectivecomputer-based training, computer-generated, adjectivecomputer-integrated manufacture, computerize, verbcomputer-literate, adjectivecomputer modelling, nouncomputer science, nouncomputer system, computer virus, nouncomputing, nounconcordance, nounconfiguration, nounconfigure, verbconnect, verbconnectivity, nounconsole, nouncontrol, nouncontrol key, nouncookie, nouncoordinate, nounCorel, corrupt, verbcounter, nouncourseware, nounCPU, nouncrack, verbcrack, nouncracker, nouncrash, verbcrash, nounCroft, Lara, cross-platform, adjectivecross-posting, nounCtrl, nouncursor, nouncut, verbcutover, nouncyber-, prefixcybercrime, nouncybernetics, nouncyberpunk, nouncybersickness, nouncyberspace, nouncyberterrorist, nouncyberwidow, noundata, noundata bank, noundatabase, noundatabase management, database management system, data capture, noundata centre, data dictionary, noundata encryption standard, noundata file, data interchange format file, data mining, noundata processing, noundata protection, Data Protection Act, the, Dateline, daytrader, nounday trading, nounDBMS, debug, verbdecision support system, decode, verbdecompress, verbdecrypt, verbdefault, noundefragment, verbDel, noundelete, verbdeletion, noundeliverable, noundematerialize, verbdemo, verbdemonstration version, denial of service attack, noundeselect, verbdesktop, noundesktop computer, noundesktop publishing, noundestination site, dialogue box, noundial-up, adjectivedigerati, noundigicam, noundigital nervous system, digital rights management, digital wallet, nounDilbert, direct access, noundirectory, noundisaster recovery, noundisc, noundisinfect, verbdisk, noundisk drive, noundiskette, noundisk operating system, display, noundisplay, verbdistributed processing, Dixons, dock, noundock, verbdocking station, noundocument, noundocument sharing, noundongle, nounDOS, noundot-matrix printer, noundouble click, verbdouble-click, verbdouble density, adjectivedown, adverbdownload, verbdownload, noundownloadable, adjectivedowntime, noundown time, downwardly compatible, adjectiveDP, noundrag, verbdrive, noun-driven, suffixdriver, noundropdown, noundrop down, noundrop-down menu, nounDTP, noundumb terminal, dump, verbdump, nounDVD, nounDVD-ROM, nounEasdaq, noune-book, noune-business, nounECN, noune-commerce, nouneditor, nounedutainment, noune-fatigue, nounE-FIT, nounEFTPOS, nounelectronic, adjectiveelectronic bill of lading, electronic cottage, nounelectronic data interchange, nounelectronic funds transfer, nounelectronic invoice, electronic mail, nounelectronic media, electronic publishing, nounelectronics, nounelectrosmog, nounEllison, Larry, email, nounemail account, embed, verbencrypt, verbend-to-end, adjectiveenter, verbenterprise application integration, nounentry, nounEPROM, noune-publishing, nounequipment leasing, erase, verbErnie, error, nounerror message, nounescape key, Ethernet, noune-ticket, nounE-ticket, nounexecutable, nounexecute, verbexecution, nounexit, verbexpansion card, nounexpansion slot, nounexpert system, nounexport, verbextension, nounextranet, nouneye scan, nounF2F, adjectivefabricator, nounfactory preset, nounfatware, nounfeed, verbfeed, nounfield, nounfifth generation computer, file, nounfile manager, nounfilename, nounfile sharing, nounfile transfer, filing system, filter, nounfirewall, nounfirmware, nounfirst generation, nounfirst in, first out, nounfirst-person shooter, nounfive nines, nounfixed wireless, nounflash, verbflash, nounflash drive, nounflash memory, nounflatscreen, adjectiveflat screen, flip chip, nounfloor broker, floppy disk, nounfly-by-wire, nounfolder, nounfont, nounfooter, nounfootprint, nounforklift upgrade, nounformat, verbFortran, nounforum, noun404, adjectivefreeware, nounftp, nounfunction, nounfunctionality, nounfunction key, nounfungible, adjectivefuzzy logic, nounGame Boy, gameplay, noungamer, noungaming, noungarbage in, garbage out, Gates, Bill, gateway, nounghost, nounGIF, noungigabit, noungigabyte, nounGIGO, GIS, nounGlitter, Gary, global, adjectiveGLOBEX, nounGMS, nounGoogle, gopher, noungraphical, adjectivegraphical user interface, noungraphics, noungraphics card, noungraphic software, grid computing, noungroupware, nounGUI, nounhack, verbhack, nounhacker, nounhacktivist, nounhandshake, nounhard copy, nounhard disk, nounhard drive, nounhardware, nounhard-wired, adjectiveHawk, Tony, Hawking, Stephen, head, nounheader, nounhelp, nounhelp desk, nounhelp menu, help screen, nounHewlett Packard, hexadecimal, adjectivehigh-definition, adjectivehigh-level, adjectivehigh-level language, highlight, verbhome computer, home office, nounhome shopping, hookup, nounhook-up, nounhost computer, hot key, nounhot link, nounhot spot, nounHTML, nounhttp, hyperlink, nounhypertext, nounIBM, icon, nounICT, nounidentifier, nouniMac, nounimport, verbinbox, nounincremental backup, nounincubator space, industrial design, infect, verbinfected, adjectiveinformation exchange, information retrieval, nouninformation system, information technology, nouninfowar, nouninitialize, verbinkjet printer, nouninput, nouninput, verbinput/output, adjectiveinstall, verbinstaller, nounInstinet, Intel, intelligent terminal, interactive, adjectiveinteractive whiteboard, nouninterface, nouninterface, verbInternational Securities Exchange, nounInternet cafe, nounInternet Service Provider, interpreter, nounintranet, nouninvoke, verbIP address, nouniPod, nouniris scan, nounISDN, nounISP, nounIT, nouniterate, verbiTunes, iTV, nounJava, nounjob, nounjob bank, Jobs, Steve, joystick, nounJPEG, nounK, KB, keno, nounkey, nounkeyboard, nounkeyboard, verbkeyboarder, nounkeypad, nounkeystroke, nounkeyword, nounkilobyte, nounkit, nounkludge, nounknowledge base, Kraftwerk, LAN, nounlanguage, nounlaptop, nounlaser disk, nounlaser printer, nounlaunch, verbLCD, nounlight industry, nounlight pen, nounline printer, nounlink, verbLinux, nounLISP, nounlisting paper, listserv, nounload, verblocal area network, nounlog file, LOGO, nounloop, nounlow-level, adjectiveMac, nounmachine, nounmachine code, nounmachine language, machine-readable, adjectiveMacintosh, nounmacro, nounmagnetic disk, nounmagnetic media, nounmagnetic tape, nounmail, nounmail, verbmailbomb, nounmailbox, nounmailing list, nounmail merge, nounmainframe, nounmainframe computer, main memory, manual, adjectivemaximize, verbmegabyte, nounmemory, nounmemory address, memory bank, nounmemory card, nounmemory hog, nounMemory Stick, nounmenu, nounmessage, nounmetadata, nounmicro, nounmicrochip, nounmicrocomputer, nounmicroelectronics, nounmicroprocessor, nounMicrosoft, MIDI, nounmigrate, verbmigration, nounMillennium bug, minicomputer, nounminimize, verbmips, mission-critical, adjectiveMIT, mixer, nounmodel, nounmodel, verbmodelling, nounmodem, nounmodule, nounmonitor, nounMoore, Gordon, Moore's Law, nounmorphing, nounmotherboard, nounMotorola, mouse, nounmouse mat, nounmouse miles, nounmouse potato, nounMP3 player, nounMP4 player, nounMPEG, nounMSC, nounMS-DOS, multimedia, adjectivemulti-player gaming, nounmultiple applications, multiplexer, nounmultitasking, nounnagware, nounNasdaq, nounNASDAQ, Naseem, Prince, National Market System, nounNEC, nerd, nounnest, verbNetscape Navigator, network, nounnetwork, verbneural computer, nounneural network, nounneuroinformatics, nounnewbie, nounnew economy, nounNintendo, node, nounnoise, nounnotebook, nounnumber-cruncher, nounnumber crunching, nounobject, nounobject language, object-oriented, adjectiveOCR, nounOfex, nounoffice machinery, offline, adverboff-line, adjectiveonline, adjectiveonline catalogue, online updating, nounon-screen, adjectiveopen, verbOpen Group, the, open outcry, nounopen system, nounoperating system, nounoperation, nounoptical character recognition, nounoptical fibre, nounoption, nounorder, nounorganizing business, OSI, nounoutbox, nounoutput, nounoutput, verbover-the-counter dealing, over-the-counter market, over-the-counter share, over-the-counter stock, over-the-counter trading, overwrite, verbP2P, adjectivepackage, nounpacket, nounpacket-switching, nounpage, nounpage break, nounpalette, nounpalm phone, nounpalmtop, nounpaperless, adjectiveparallel data query, parallel port, parallel processing, nounPASCAL, nounpass-along, adjectivepassword, nounpaste, verbpasting, nounpatch, nounpause, verbPC, nounPC Card, nounPDA, nounPDF, nounPDF file, pen drive, nounPentium, peripheral, adjectiveperipheral, nounpersonal communicator, nounpersonal computer, nounpersonal electronic device, nounpersonal organizer, nounpetaflop, nounphishing, nounping, verbpiracy, nounpirate, verbpixel, nounplasma screen, nounplatform, nounplatform game, nounPlayStation, plotter, nounplug and play, nounplug-and-play, adjectiveplug-in, nounpointer, nounpop-under, nounpop-up, nounport, nounport, verbportable, adjectivepost, verbpost-industrial, adjectivePostScript, nounPowerPoint, nounprint, verbprinter, nounprintout, nounprint-out, nounprint preview, nounprocess, verbprocessing, nounprocessor, nounprogram, nounprogram, verbprogram file, programmable, adjectiveprogrammer, nounprogramme trading, programming, nounprogramming language, PROLOG, nounPROM, nounprompt, verbprompt, nounprotocol, nounPsion, pull down, nounpull-down, adjectivepull-down menu, nounpunched card, nounquantum computer, nounQuarkXPress, queue, nounqwerty, adjectiveRAM, nounrandom access memory, nounread, verbread only memory, read-only memory, nounread-out, nounread-write, adjectivereal-time, adjectivereboot, verbrecall, verbre-chip, verbrecord, nounrecord, verbrefresh, verbreload, verbremaster, verbremote access, nounremote control, nounremote working, nounreseller, nounreset, verbrespawn, verbretinal scanner, nounretrieval, nounretrieve, verbretry, verbreturn, nounright-click, verbrip, verbroad warrior, nounrobot, nounrollover, nounROM, nounRoute 128, nounrouter, nounroutine, nounRSI, nounRTF, nounrun, verbsalami slicing, nounSamsung, save, verbscalability, nounscalable, adjectivescan, verbscanner, nounscramble, verbscreen, nounscreen-based, adjectivescreen dump, nounscreensaver, nounscreen saver, nounscreenshot, nounscroll, verbscroll bar, nounscroll key, SCSI, nounSEAQ, search, nounsearch, verbsearchable, adjectivesearch engine, nounSEATS, nounsecurity rating, SEGA, self-healing, adjectivesend, verbserial port, server, nounserver farm, nounservice bureau, nounservice pack, nounSET, nounset-up, nounSFA, nounSGML, nounshareware, nounshift, nounshift key, nounshoot-'em-up, nounshopping bot, sig file, nounsilicon, nounsilicon chip, nounSilicon Fen, nounSilicon Glen, Silicon Valley, sim, nounSIMM, nounsimulation, nounSinclair, Sir Clive, single sourcing, skin, nounslo-mo, adjectivesmall office/home office, nounsmart, adjectivesmart bomb, nounsneakernet, nounsoft copy, nounsoftware, nounsoftware engineering, SoHo, SOHO, nounSonic the Hedgehog, sort, nounsoundcard, nounsource code, nounspace bar, nounspam, nounspeech recognition, nounspeech recognition software, speech synthesizer, nounspellcheck, nounspellchecker, nounspell-checker, nounspider, nounspider food, nounspim, nounsplit screen, nounspreadsheet, nounspreadsheet software, spyware, nounstandalone, adjectivestand-alone, adjectivestandby time, nounStarr Report, the, nounstarter pack, nounstart-up, nounstorage, nounstorage unit, store, verbstore-and-forward, nounstrategic information system, stream, verbstreaming, nounStreet Fighter, string, nounstylus, nounsubdirectory, nounsubroutine, nounsuite, nounSun Microsystems, sunrise industry, nounsupercomputer, nounsuperserver, nounsupport, verbsupport, nounswitching, nounsynchronous, adjectivesyntax, nounsynthespian, nounsystem, nounsystem administrator, nounsystems analyst, nounsystems programmer, system tray, nountab, verbtab key, nountab stop, nountag, nountag, verbtape, nountape drive, taskbar, nountechie, nountechnical support, nountechno-, prefixtechnocracy, nountechno-geek, nountechnophobe, nountechy, telecentre, nountelecommuter, nountelematics, nounteleprinter, nounteleworker, nountemplate, nounterabyte, nounteraflop, nounterminal, nountestdeck, nountext-to-speech, adjectivethird-generation, adjectivethird-party software, thumbnail, nountickbox, nountick box, nountime out, nountime-sharing, nountitle bar, nountoggle, nountoner, nountoolbar, nountoolbox, nounTOPIC, nountop-level domain, nountop ranking, nounTorvalds, Linus, Toshiba, Tottenham Court Road, touchpad, nountouch screen, nountrackball, nountransaction processing, transputer, nounTrojan horse, nountroubleshooter, nounTTS, Turing, Alan, tutorial, nounundo, verbuninstall, verbunique visitor, nounUnix, noununlisted share, unlisted stock, unrecoverable error, unzip, verbup, adverbupdate, nounupgrade, verbupload, verbupload, nounuptime, nounusability, nounUSB, nounUSB drive, nounuser-friendly, adjectiveuser group, nounuser interface, nounuser name, nounUS Robotics, utility, nounVActor, nounvalid, adjectivevalue-added reseller, vapourware, nounVDT, nounVDU, nounVGA, nounvideocard, nounvideo game, nounvideo snacking, nounviral marketing, nounvirtual, adjectivevirtual corporation, virtually, adverbvirtual memory, nounvirtual office, nounvirtual organization, virtual reality, nounvirus, nounvoice print, nounvoice recognition, wallpaper, nounWAN, nounWAP, noun-ware, suffixwar game, nounWAV, nounwearable, nounWeb 2.0, nounweb browser, nounweb crawler, nounweb design, nounweb development, web-enabled, adjectiveweb hosting, nounweb log, nounweb log file, wide area network, wi-fi, nounWi-Fi, nounwild card, nounwindow, nounWindows, Wintel, wipe, verbWiponet, nounwireless internet, wireless networking, nounWord, Wordperfect, word processor, nounworkspace, nounworkstation, nounWorld Wide Web, the, worm, nounWozniak, Steve, write, verbwrite-protected, adjectiveWYSIWYG, nounXbox, XML, nounY2K, nounYahoo!, zap, verbzip file, nounzombie, noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY We’d like two rooms with connecting doors (=doors that join the rooms). I missed the connecting flight.COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
We’d like two rooms with connecting doors (=doors that join the rooms). I missed the connecting flight.· How many miles of cables connect North America to Europe?
(=a flight that arrives before another one leaves)· We had to wait for three hours in New York before catching a connecting flight to Chicago.
· You can access the Internet from your mobile phone.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB· Equally Leudast's position in Tours was closely connected with changing royal control of the city.· It is not isolated but closely connected with contemporary movements.· He is closely connected with that woman of yer father's, Rosalli Gabrielli.· A long-term irritant to the police has been the ongoing allegation that some officers have been closely connected with freemasonry.· Green politics are closely connected with the emergence of a critical consumer movement.· There is also increased awareness that educational achievements are closely connected to national cultures and traditions.· Some of them were closely connected with those already in existence but they also sprang from advances in science and technology.
· The cistern of the close-coupled design sits on top of the pan and is connected directly to it.· It can also connect directly via an Internetstyle network connection.· The engines of the rocket do not apply a force directly to his body as he is not connected directly to them.· It was the first time a person directly connected to the $ 5. 8 billion Metro Rail project was criminally charged.· There are several factors which directly connect postmodernism and the new mode of economic regulation.· He says they have to photograph issues not connected directly with the rally, perhaps the environment or wildlife.· Only a small charge directly connected to the detonator exploded.· Your social worker is available to discuss any worries you have, even if they are not directly connected with your child.
· Most contemporaries realized that the two aspects were intimately connected.· And they saw learning as some-thing intimately connected with self.· Consider the circumstances: the pope had ended the Council with two final anathemas which were intimately connected with Anselm's situation.· They were intimately connected by an active worldwide electronic network, encrypted where necessary.· The nematode generations are intimately connected with those of their hosts.· Yet our everyday understanding of this term is intimately connected with the idea of choice.· And that was intimately connected with the other problem.· Our voices are intimately connected with the way we live our lives.
· Pogo's family were very well connected and he had an entrée to every branch of society.· Be sure to get concrete and focused information from some one well connected to the writing world.· She was well off, well educated, well connected, but she wasn't well.· Certainly, such insubordination and disloyalty would have gotten a less well connected man court-martialed.· Samson was a man of worldly tastes and habits: he was well connected, well educated, generous and rich.· By Road Carnlough is 35 miles from Belfast and is well connected with regular transport services.· And it does show these people are well connected.· Through his wife, Lisa Weiler, he is well connected in the world of contemporary art and they are both collectors.
NOUN· Then connect the cable cores to the faceplate and attach it as before.· Option 1 is to connect the supply cable as a spur to an existing loop-in ceiling rose or junction box.
· He also reckons there are underlying growth trends in the market for connecting personal computers to networks.· The modem has a feature that lets you talk to some one on the phone while connected to a computer.· To get on the Net, you simply connect your computer to any of these networked computers via an Internet Service Provider.· No longer was it enough to write a program that connected reliably with local computer bulletin boards or even national on-line services.· The terminals are generally connected to the central computer by telecommunications links.· Some come with voice-mail features, and others allow you to talk over a phone line while connected to another computer.· They have a piano - not a very good one! - which is connected to a computer.· Participants were also connected by computer.
· We don't realise that when we connect to the internet from home, some one may be watching our every move.· They are connected to the global Internet through leased lines.· You compose your message, connect to your local Internet Service Provider, upload your mail and then disconnect.· Currently, most home users connect to the Internet by modem, using conventional telephone lines.· They show that3.5m computers were connected to the internet by the end of 1999.· Remember also, that you don't have to be connected to the Internet to read or write an email.
· I then attached a ring to this line and connected it to Dawn's leash.· We want to build a line which will connect Seatown with the big cities.· You will already have the telephone line connecting into the Teleputer card to drive the Modem and Fax.· Some come with voice-mail features, and others allow you to talk over a phone line while connected to another computer.· In 1894 the company erected a telephone line to connect their works at Halling and Upnor.· Each contour line connects the points on the surface of the building where the wind pressure is equal.
· The necessary question, none the less, must be addressed: What is it that these networks are connecting?· He provided a comprehensive network of farm buildings connected, it is said, by a telegraph system.· Now, suppose we have the network connected as shown in Figure 7. 5, where w1 and w2 are weights.· It collects and distributes traffic to and from the urban network and it also connects facilities such as schools and shops.· Regional networks evolved from networks that originally connected geographically proximate universities.· A crossbar network connects the processors at 800Mbytes per second.· It is anticipated that many types of networks will eventually connect to the NAPs.
· The excitation winding is connected in series with a small current-limiting resistor.· His ingredients for success were the same as those of practically everyone connected with the series.· A small resistor is connected in series with the coil to limit the current during core saturation.· The two microphones and earpieces are then connected together in series with the battery as shown in Fig 2.
· Getting there: Several airlines offer connecting jet service to Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.· By Road Carnlough is 35 miles from Belfast and is well connected with regular transport services.
· We would also like to establish a functional and efficient method for connecting our systems to the specialist gardens.· It can tell your modem, for instance, the speed at which you want to connect to a remote system.· Finally, he decided to make good on the excuse he'd used to leave early and connected with the dish system.· Instead, each planet had its own peculiar machinery which was related to but not integrally connected to a universal system.· Though such stories are also unattributed, they are not connected with the lobby system itself.· Did any towns thrive which were not connected to the railway system?· Eo Phone for connecting a cellular phone system.· The Chubb connects the electronic warning system to Guy's Marsh police station.
· He wondered it if were connected in some way with the fouling of the water system.· But they connected in a way that mattered to them both.· Make sure the three electrolytic capacitors are connected the correct way round as shown.· Inside and outside are connected in another way as well.· Setting up a meeting and getting connected NetMeeting offers several ways to run a conference.· Here, a key way for an individual to spread his or her point of view is to get connected.· Only one output is shown; the other nine outputs are connected in the same way.· Our voices are intimately connected with the way we live our lives.
VERB· Fourteen cents a day, which is what a local call costs if you stay connected, is cheap.· I turn next to ways to stay connected when you are traveling.· Keeping your relationship fresh better enables you to stay connected with your kids.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
- Cuvier noticed that the most recently extinct creatures such as the mammoth were closely related to living species.
- However, a further ten shared elements show whales to be closely related to hippopotami.
- It is not isolated but closely connected with contemporary movements.
- Perhaps even more than is usual in the social sciences, theory is closely related to practice.
- Power strategies are closely related to power bases.
- The men are often in the home, doing work closely associated with women in most societies.
- These enormous structures vary with age and are closely related to the dominance of their owners in the hierarchy.
- This is closely related to item 3 above.
WORD FAMILYnounconnectionconnectednessconnectoradjectiveconnected ≠ disconnected ≠ unconnectedverbconnect ≠ disconnect
1join things [transitive] to join two or more things togetherconnect something to/with something The railway link would connect Felixstowe with Fishguard. Connect the speakers to the CD player. We’d like two rooms with connecting doors (=doors that join the rooms).2relationship [transitive] to realize or show that a fact, event, or person is related to something: I didn’t connect the two events in my mind.connect somebody/something with something There is no evidence to connect them with the attack.3electricity/telephone etc [intransitive, transitive] to join something to the main supply of electricity, gas, or water, or to a telephone or computer network OPP disconnectconnect to Click here to connect to the Internet. Has the phone been connected yet? The power supply should be connected by a qualified electrician.4transport [intransitive] if one train, flight etc connects with another, it arrives just before the other one leaves so that you can continue your journey: I missed the connecting flight.connect with/to This train connects with the one to Glasgow. From Toronto you can connect to all other Air Canada destinations.5telephones [transitive] to join two telephone lines so that two people can speak: Please hold the line. I’m trying to connect you.6hit something [intransitive] to succeed in hitting someone or something: He swung at the ball, but didn’t connect.7understand people [intransitive] especially American English if people connect, they feel that they like each other and understand each otherconnect with They valued her ability to empathize and connect with others.connect something ↔ up phrasal verb to join something to the main supply of electricity, gas, or water, to the telephone network, or to another piece of equipment: Is the washing machine connected up yet?connect up with The autopilot can be connected up with the flight recorder.