connectedcon‧nect‧ed /kəˈnektɪd/ ●●● S3 W3 adjective 
The light is connected to a timer. a computer connected to the Internetconnected by a series of artificial lakes connected by waterfalls2if two facts, events, people etc are connected, there is some kind of relationship between themconnected with problems connected with drug abuse everyone connected with the film industry Mr Edelson was closely connected with Trinity College.► see thesaurus at related3well connected having important or powerful friends or relatives
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- a politically connected businessman
- Police are investigating whether the three shootings are connected.
- The two continents were once connected.
- It is, nevertheless, possible for the application back end to which CLE-I is connected to override this ordering.
- Soot was first connected with cancer by a London doctor in 1774.
- The evaluation runs mentioned above indicate that the results with mid-class representations do not hold for connected speech.
- Their tracks met those of the company end on but were not connected.
- Whiter illustrates his point by showing how the conditions of Elizabethan dramatic presentation reinforced the use of certain repeatedly connected images.
THESAURUS
adjective used about things that have a connection with each other. Connected is not used before a noun: · Physics and Maths are closely related.· The two problems are connected.· homelessness and other related issues
adjective having a direct connection – often used when one thing is the cause of the other: · Skin cancer is directly linked to sun exposure and damage.· Two closely linked factors produced this result.
adjective used about two or more things that are connected with each other and affect each other in a complicated series of ways: · The various parts of society are closely interrelated.· The book consists of a series of interconnected essays.
used about two or more things, countries, people etc that depend on each other, and cannot exist or continue without each other: · The two countries’ economies have become increasingly interdependent.· interdependent relationships between species· Darwin said that all life on Earth is interdependent.
adjective related to what is being discussed or to a particular area of activity: · The exam tests the way you select and organize information relevant to the question.· Applicants should have several years’ relevant experience.
to be very closely connected – used about two things that need to be considered together: · The history of the city has long been bound up with the sea.· Your professional development is closely bound up with personal growth.
Longman Language Activatorto be connected with an organization · She's not a professor but she's connected with the university in some way.· Senators are demanding to know whether the vice-president is in any way connected with the arms suppliers.
to have a relationship with an organization, group, or country: · He is believed to have connections with extremist fundamentalist groups.have close links/connections with something: · South Korea continues to have close military links with the US.sever/cut/break off links with something (=end your relationship with them): · Lipman called for the U.S. to sever links with countries known to support terrorists.
to be connected with an organization, activity or event - use this especially when you do not approve of the connection: · Police are still saying the Mafia may be linked with the shooting.
to be connected with a fact, event, idea etc if two things are connected or related , there is a relationship between them: · It seems likely that the western diet and high levels of heart disease are connected.· It's fairly obvious that pollution and heavy car use are related.be connected with something: · Changes in moral values tend to be connected with changes in a society's economic standing.· The most common illnesses among VDU operators are connected with the eyes and vision.be closely connected/related: · Diet and exercise are closely connected with overall health.· Studies suggest that cigarette advertising is closely related to adolescents' smoking behavior.be related to something: · Each country has its own problems, which are related to its economic and political position.· Families reported widespread hardship directly related to absentee or alcoholic fathers.related issues/problems etc: · Leaders will meet to discuss the debt crisis, investment and other related issues.
if two things are linked , one affects or causes the other, although the connection is not always easy to see and cannot always be proved: · Drug dealing and prostitution are often linked.be linked with/to: · Aluminium in water is now being linked with premature ageing.
problems that are associated with a particular situation or event, are likely to happen because of it: · The group tours schools, talking to kids about drug abuse and its associated problems.· I was warned by the doctor about the associated side effects of the new treatment.be associated with something: · Low educational achievement is strongly associated with poverty and disadvantage.
especially spoken to be connected in a way that you do not understand clearly: · I don't know much about his job, but it has something to do with finance.· "What's wrong with your car?" "I'm not sure. I think it's something to do with the starter motor."
especially British if something is bound up with or goes hand in hand with something else, the two things are very closely connected and need to be considered together: · His problems are all bound up with his relationship with his parents.· In most societies, wealth and power go hand in hand.· According to Marx, the decline of feudalism was bound up with the growth of towns in the twelfth century.go hand in hand with something: · Scientists have noticed that climate changes seem to go hand in hand with sea-level changes.
not connected with something or someone · The two diseases seem similar, but they are not related in any way.not connected/not related with · The group is not connected with any political party.
formal not connected in any way: · The two robberies are said to be unconnected.unrelated to something/unconnected with something: · A spokesperson claimed that Hoyle's dismissal was completely unrelated to his recent criticism of the club.
especially written to not be connected with something in any way: · His comment had absolutely no connection with what we were talking about.
to not be connected with something or someone in any way: · Those boxes are nothing to do with me. Sally left them there.· Your age has nothing to do with your ability to do the job.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY Mr Edelson was closely connected with Trinity College.COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN
Mr Edelson was closely connected with Trinity College.· It is good for developing fluency and for practising naturalness in connected speech.· The actual lengths of sounds in connected speech vary greatly.· Words spoken in connected speech often sound different than when spoken in isolation.· The evaluation runs mentioned above indicate that the results with mid-class representations do not hold for connected speech.
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRYPHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
- And it does show these people are well connected.
- Be sure to get concrete and focused information from some one well connected to the writing world.
- By Road Carnlough is 35 miles from Belfast and is well connected with regular transport services.
- Certainly, such insubordination and disloyalty would have gotten a less well connected man court-martialed.
- For non-residents, other than the nobly born and well connected, it is less informative.
- Pogo's family were very well connected and he had an entrée to every branch of society.
- Samson was a man of worldly tastes and habits: he was well connected, well educated, generous and rich.
- She was well off, well educated, well connected, but she wasn't well.
- 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
1to be joined to something else or joined to a large system or networkconnected to The light is connected to a timer. a computer connected to the Internetconnected by a series of artificial lakes connected by waterfalls2if two facts, events, people etc are connected, there is some kind of relationship between themconnected with problems connected with drug abuse everyone connected with the film industry Mr Edelson was closely connected with Trinity College.► see thesaurus at related3well connected having important or powerful friends or relatives- America
- American
- Americana
- American Academy of Dramatic Arts
- American Association of Retired Persons
- American Automobile Association
- American Bandstand
- American Bar Association
- American Cancer Society
- American Civil Liberties Union
- American Conference
- American Conservatory Theater
- American Dream
- American Express
- American Federation of Television and Radio Artists
- American football
- American Gothic
- American Graffiti
- American Indian
- Americanism
- Americanization
- Americanize
- American League
- American Legion
- americano