connect
verb
con·nect kə-ˈnekt 
connected; connecting; connects
intransitive verb
1
: to become joined
The two rooms connect by a hallway.
ideas that connect easily to form a theory
2
a
: to meet for the transference of passengers
connecting flights
b
: to transfer (as from one airplane to another) as a step in traveling to a final destination
passengers connecting with international flights
3
: to make a successful hit, shot, or throw
connected for a home run
He connected on 60 percent of his shots.
4
: to have or establish a rapport
tried to connect with the younger generation
5
: to establish a communications connection
connect to the Internet
transitive verb
1
: to join or fasten together usually by something intervening
A highway connects the two towns.
2
: to place or establish in relationship
Police were unable to connect her to the crime.
connectable adjective
or less commonly connectible
kə-ˈnek-tə-bəl
connector noun
or less commonly connecter
kə-ˈnek-tər
Synonyms
- catenate
- chain
- compound
- concatenate
- conjugate
- couple
- hitch
- hook
- interconnect
- interlink
- join
- link
- yoke
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Example Sentences
Can you connect the hose to the sprinkler? Connect the cable to the battery. A hallway connects the two rooms. It's the major highway connecting the two towns. A common theme connects the stories. The two bones connect at the elbow. The hose connects easily to the sprinkler. The bedroom connects to the kitchen. I never connected you with that group of people. There's no evidence connecting the company directly to the scandal. See More
Recent Examples on the Web Chamlee says that Greyhound (yes, that Greyhound) will ship large items cross-country (check shipgreyhound.com for fees), while other services, such as uShip, can connect you with carriers passing through your area. 
Sarah Lyon, Washington Post, 8 Sep. 2022 Signify runs a network of more than 10,000 clinicians who can visit patients within their homes, either in-person or virtually, to identify their needs and connect them to follow-up care. Bailey Schulz, USA TODAY, 7 Sep. 2022 For example, faculty members can use assignments to encourage students to reflect on their life purpose and connect it with their future career aspirations. Mariya Yukhymenko, The Conversation, 6 Sep. 2022 Signify’s model is based on an analytics-and-technology platform, used by doctors who go into homes equipped with connected iPads, that allows the clinicians to assess patient needs and connect them with follow-up services. Sharon Terlep, WSJ, 5 Sep. 2022 The expo is designed to help empower older adults to remain independent and connect them with area resources, village officials said. Paul Eisenberg, Chicago Tribune, 2 Sep. 2022 Mark and Jaclyn honor Jared's memory through their nonprofit, The Freedom 13, which aims to provide veterans with recreational housing and connect them with fellow veterans in an effort to improve their mental well-being. Megan Myers, Fox News, 2 Sep. 2022 Southee, who served as a medic in the Army, began working for CASS early in the pandemic, helping people who were in temporary housing, and trying to connect them with a permanent place. Corina Vanek, The Arizona Republic, 1 Sep. 2022 Getting them to everyone in need requires supportive infrastructure to serve the needs of people who use drugs and connect them to testing and care. Natalie Shure, The New Republic, 31 Aug. 2022 See More
Sarah Lyon, Washington Post, 8 Sep. 2022 Signify runs a network of more than 10,000 clinicians who can visit patients within their homes, either in-person or virtually, to identify their needs and connect them to follow-up care. Bailey Schulz, USA TODAY, 7 Sep. 2022 For example, faculty members can use assignments to encourage students to reflect on their life purpose and connect it with their future career aspirations. Mariya Yukhymenko, The Conversation, 6 Sep. 2022 Signify’s model is based on an analytics-and-technology platform, used by doctors who go into homes equipped with connected iPads, that allows the clinicians to assess patient needs and connect them with follow-up services. Sharon Terlep, WSJ, 5 Sep. 2022 The expo is designed to help empower older adults to remain independent and connect them with area resources, village officials said. Paul Eisenberg, Chicago Tribune, 2 Sep. 2022 Mark and Jaclyn honor Jared's memory through their nonprofit, The Freedom 13, which aims to provide veterans with recreational housing and connect them with fellow veterans in an effort to improve their mental well-being. Megan Myers, Fox News, 2 Sep. 2022 Southee, who served as a medic in the Army, began working for CASS early in the pandemic, helping people who were in temporary housing, and trying to connect them with a permanent place. Corina Vanek, The Arizona Republic, 1 Sep. 2022 Getting them to everyone in need requires supportive infrastructure to serve the needs of people who use drugs and connect them to testing and care. Natalie Shure, The New Republic, 31 Aug. 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
Middle English, from Latin conectere, connectere, from com- + nectere to bind
First Known Use
15th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1
Phrases Containing connect
Kids Definition
connect
verb
con·nect kə-ˈnekt
connected; connecting
1
: to join or link together
connect two wires
A hallway connects the two rooms.
2
: to have something to do with
She's not in any way connected to the crime.
3
: to bring together in thought
I connect the smell of barbequed food with summer.
connecting 1 of 3
noun
as in merging
the act or an instance of joining two or more things into one the connecting of the truck to the trailer was easily accomplished Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- merging
- linking
- unification
- combining
- merger
- connection
- consolidation
- coupling
- combination
- amalgamation
- union
- junction
- blend
- synthesis
- mix
- mixture
- fusion
- mingling
- reunification
- intermingling
- compounding
- commingling
- coalescence
- reunion
- agglomeration
- intermixture
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- split
- disconnection
- partition
- parting
- division
- dissolution
- breakup
- schism
- separation
- detachment
- scission
- disunion
- severance
- divorcement
connecting
2 of 3adjective
as in connected
Synonyms & Similar Words
- connected
- interconnecting
- communicating
- attached
- linked
- united
- joined
- surrounding
- embracing
- closest
- encircling
- nearby
- enclosing
- joining
- nearest
- adjacent
- adjoining
- near
- touching
- bounding
- approximate
- fencing
- abutting
- juxtaposed
- skirting
- nigh
- flanking
- contiguous
- close
- immediate
- neighboring
- bordering
- peripheral
- inclosing
- next-door
- rimming
- encompassing
- verging
- tangential
- circumjacent
- fringing
- conterminous
- marginal
- tangent
- flush
- ambient
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- unconnected
- separate
- disconnected
- apart
- single
- isolated
- discrete
- nonadjacent
- isolate
- noncontiguous
- detached
- unlinked
- removed
- remote
- unattached
- distant
- farthest
- far
- away
- faraway
- divided
- resolved
- severed
- discontinuous
- split
- broken up
- free-standing
- noncontinuous
- uncoupled
- disjoined
- ramified
- parted
- dissociated
- sundered
- divorced
- far-off
- dissevered
- disunited
- unyoked
connecting
3 of 3verb
1
as in integrating
to put or bring together so as to form a new and longer whole connect all the sets of lights and attach them to the branches of the Christmas tree Synonyms & Similar Words
- integrating
- interconnecting
- linking
- coupling
- combining
- stringing
- interlinking
- hooking
- chaining
- yoking
- joining
- concatenating
- conjugating
- compounding
- catenating
- interlocking
- wiring
- hitching
- welding
- articulating
- dovetailing
- intermeshing
- fusing
- cementing
- uniting
- cording
- coalescing
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- disconnecting
- separating
- splitting
- dividing
- detaching
- uncoupling
- disjoining
- unhitching
- disengaging
- parting
- severing
- unlinking
- dissevering
- disuniting
- disjointing
- unchaining
- unyoking
- rupturing
- cleaving
- sundering
2
as in combining
to come together to form a single unit the two interstate highways connect, so a driver can go from one corner of the state to the other without much trouble Synonyms & Similar Words
- combining
- fusing
- uniting
- joining
- coupling
- unifying
- conjoining
- associating
- coalescing
- conjugating
- marrying
- interfusing
- reconnecting
- mating
- yoking
- linking (up)
- allying
- reuniting
- splicing
- confederating
- hooking
- assembling
- chaining
- rejoining
- convening
- compounding
- clustering
- leaguing
- congregating
- reunifying
- hitching
- meeting
- recombining
- gathering
- constellating
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- separating
- splitting
- severing
- disconnecting
- dividing
- isolating
- resolving
- parting
- detaching
- sectioning
- breaking up
- dissociating
- divorcing
- unlinking
- sundering
- dissevering
- fractionating
- uncoupling
- dispersing
- scattering
- disjoining
- disuniting
- unyoking
- disbanding
- disjointing
- disaffiliating
3
as in associating
to think of (something) in combination opera is popularly connected with high society Synonyms & Similar Words
- associating
- linking
- identifying
- correlating
- relating
- equating
- comparing
- likening
- grouping
- joining
- tieing (together)
- tying (together)
- lumping (together)
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- separating
- differentiating
- distinguishing
- contrasting
- discriminating
- setting off
- denaturalization
- denaturalizations
- denaturalize
- denaturalized
- denaturalizes
- denaturalizing
- denaturant
- denaturants
- denaturation
- denaturations
- denature
- denatured
- denatured alcohol
- denatures
- denaturing
- denaturise
- denaturised
- denaturises
- denaturising
- denaturize
- denaturized
- denaturizes
- denaturizing
- denazification
- denazifications