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UK
/kənˈɛkt/
]
[ US /kəˈnɛkt/ ]
[ US /kəˈnɛkt/ ]
VERB
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join by means of communication equipment
The telephone company finally put in lines to connect the towns in this area -
be or become joined or united or linked
The travelers linked up again at the airport
Our paths joined
The two streets connect to become a highway -
establish a rapport or relationship
The President of this university really connects with the faculty -
hit or play a ball successfully
The batter connected for a home run -
be scheduled so as to provide continuing service, as in transportation
The planes don't connect and you will have to wait for four hours
The local train does not connect with the Amtrak train -
make a logical or causal connection
colligate these facts
I cannot connect these two pieces of evidence in my mind
I cannot relate these events at all -
join for the purpose of communication
Operator, could you connect me to the Raffles in Singapore? -
land on or hit solidly
The brick connected on her head, knocking her out -
connect, fasten, or put together two or more pieces
Link arms
Can you connect the two loudspeakers?
Tie the ropes together -
plug into an outlet
Connect the TV so we can watch the football game tonight
Please plug in the toaster! -
establish communication with someone
did you finally connect with your long-lost cousin?
How To Use connect In A Sentence
- The unit can connect to any video source that has composite video and stereo audio RCA jacks, though the encoded audio is limited to mono.
- Kids at one Connecticut school don't like a new rule, but you probably won't hear them expressing themselves by using profanity: the rule to keep kids from cussing.
- We learn a little more about how interconnected the world is. Times, Sunday Times
- Our interneuronal connections in our brain, for example, process information at chemical signaling speeds of a few hundred feet per second, compared to a billion feet per second for electronics - electronics is a million times faster.
- It also has superb golf courses, so if you're a bit of a golf widow, leave him to tussle in the bunker while you slink off to the spa - it's connected to the hotel by a subterranean tunnel.
- A lot of the foods that we connect with African-Americans, whether totemically, whether positively or negatively, are indeed and in fact foods from the continent. NPR Topics: News
- This would connect the castle to a roadway usually across a moat or ditch.
- For high-definition video, the umi needs an Internet connection that can send, or upload, data at 1.5 megabits per second, higher than that of typical DSL or cable services. Cisco Launches 'Umi' Telepresence Box To Turn TVs Into Videophones
- The contacts for the USB connector are even gold-plated to ensure better conductivity, according to Razer.
- Connecticut schools have been fitting yellow intruder alarms next to fire alarms in their corridors and dining halls. Times, Sunday Times