connect

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English Vietnamese dictionary

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Advanced English dictionary

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+ verb
join
1 ~ A to / with B
~ A and B to join together two or more things; to be joined together: [VN] The towns are connected by train and bus services. + The canal was built to connect Sheffield with the Humber estuary. + a connecting door (= one that connects two rooms) + [V] The rooms on this floor connect.
electricity / gas / water
2 [VN] ~ sth (to sth) to join sth to the main supply of electricity, gas, water, etc. or to another piece of equipment: First connect the printer to the computer. + We're waiting for the telephone to be connected.
Antonym: DISCONNECT
link
3 [VN] [usually passive] ~ sb/sth (with sb/sth) to have a link with sb/sth: They are connected by marriage. + The two subjects are closely connected. + jobs connected with the environment
See also - UNCONNECTED, WELL CONNECTED
4 [VN] ~ sb/sth (with sb/sth) to notice or make a link between people, things, events, etc.
Synonym: ASSOCIATE
There was nothing to connect him with the crime. + I was surprised to hear them mentioned together: I had never connected them before.
of train / bus / plane
5 [V] ~ (with sth) to arrive just before another one leaves so that passengers can change from one to the other: His flight to Amsterdam connects with an afternoon flight to New York. + There's a connecting flight at noon.
telephone lines
6 [VN] to join telephone lines so that people can speak to each other
Synonym: PUT THROUGH
Hold on please, I'm trying to connect you.
Antonym: DISCONNECT
form relationship
7 [V] ~ (with sb) (especially AmE) to form a good relationship with sb so that you like and understand each other: They met a couple of times but they didn't really connect.
hit
8 [V] (especially AmE) ~ (with sb/sth) (informal) to hit sb/sth: The blow connected and she felt a surge of pain.
Phrasal Verbs: connect sth<->up (to sth)
connect up (to sth) to join sth to a supply of electricity, gas, etc. or to another piece of equipment; to be joined in this way: She connected up the two computers.
Antonym: DISCONNECT

Thesaurus dictionary

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v.

1 join or link or tie (together), unite:

An old road connects the two towns.

2 associate, affiliate, link, relate, league, tie (in):

The police connected him with the break-in. The institute is connected with a pharmaceuticals company.

3 fasten, bind, unite, tie, link, join, attach, couple, put together, secure, fit, fix, affix, stick, anchor, lock; rivet, weld, braze, solder, screw, nail, stitch, sew, pin, hook, staple, tack, glue, cement, fuse, seal, buckle, strap, bolt, lash, chain, moor:

Connect the parts to the frame.

Collocation dictionary

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¹ join

ADV.

directly

Downstairs toilets were connected directly to the drains.

| up

We need to connect all the pipes up to the water tank.

PREP.

to

Connect the machine to the power supply.

| with

A corridor connects his office with the main building.

² link

ADV.

closely, intimately

Bad diet is closely connected with many common illnesses.

| directly

PREP.

with

The police were looking for evidence to connect him with the crime.

Concise English dictionary

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connects|connected|connectingkə'nekt
verb
+connect, fasten, or put together two or more pieces
+make a logical or causal connection
+be or become joined or united or linked
+join by means of communication equipment
+land on or hit solidly
+join for the purpose of communication
+be scheduled so as to provide continuing service, as in transportation
+establish a rapport or relationship
+establish communication with someone
+plug into an outlet
+hit or play a ball successfully