connect

Meaning

Verb

1. (intransitive) To join (to another object): to attach, or to be intended to attach or capable of attaching, to another object.
2. (intransitive) To join: to attach, or to be intended to attach or capable of attaching, to each other.
3. (intransitive) To arrive at an intended target; to land.
4. (transitive) To join (two other objects), or to join (one object) to (another object): to be a link between two objects, thereby attaching them to each other.
5. (transitive) To join (two other objects), or to join (one object) to (another object): to take one object and attach it to another.
6. To join an electrical or telephone line to a circuit or network.
7. To associate; to establish a relation between.
8. To make a travel connection; to switch from one means of transport to another as part of the same trip.

Noun

1. (slang) Clipping of connection.
2. (slang) Clipping of connection.

Synonyms

join

link

🔗

unite

attach

tie

associate

fasten

relate

combine

bind

link up

plug in

involve

couple

👫

assemble

tie up

unify

connect up

put together

merge

splice

bring together

mix

colligate

join together

tie in

adjoin

interconnect

correlate

fix

add

insert

hit

hook up

tie on

affix

set

affiliate

annex

joint

concern

bond

connected

cement

connection

stick

ally

install

integrate

assimilate

Translations

verbinden

verbinden

connecter

relier

conectar

collegare

συνδέω

anschließen

aansluiten

ligar

🔗

connettere

joindre

conectar

unir

Pronounced as (IPA)

/kəˈnɛkt/

Etymology

Cognate with English: knot

Cognate with English: knit

In summary

From Latin connectere (“fasten together”), from con- (“together”) + nectere (“bind”), which is cognate with English knot and English knit.

Sentences

" Shining Shore " is said to connect the two hymns as a B section .