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connect.

To join (to another object): to attach, or to be intended to attach or capable of attaching, to another object.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/kəˈnɛkt/
  1. To join (to another object): to attach, or to be intended to attach or capable of attaching, to another object.

    intransitive
    I think this piece connects to that piece over there.
  2. To join: to attach, or to be intended to attach or capable of attaching, to each other.

    intransitive
    Both roads have the same name, but they don't connect: they're on opposite sides of the river, and there's no bridge there.
  3. To arrive at an intended target; to land.

    intransitive
    When that roundhouse kick connected with his temple it sent him flying across the room.
  4. 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.

    transitive
    The new railroad will connect the northern part of the state to the southern part.
  5. To join (two other objects), or to join (one object) to (another object): to take one object and attach it to another.

    transitive
    I connected the printer to the computer, but I couldn't get it work.
  6. To join an electrical or telephone line to a circuit or network.

    When the technician connects my house, I'll be able to access the internet.
  7. To associate; to establish a relation between.

    I didn't connect my lost jewelry with the news of an area cat burglar until the police contacted me.
  8. To make a travel connection; to switch from one means of transport to another as part of the same trip.

    I'm flying to London where I connect with a flight heading to Hungary.
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Latin nectō Latin cōnectō Latin connectō English connect From Latin connectere (“fasten together”), from con- (“together”) + nectere (“bind”), which is cognate with English knot and English knit.

noun/kəˈnɛkt/
  1. Clipping of connection. A drug dealer.

    slang
  2. Clipping of connection. A useful friend or associate.

    slang
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Latin nectō Latin cōnectō Latin connectō English connect From Latin connectere (“fasten together”), from con- (“together”) + nectere (“bind”), which is cognate with English knot and English knit.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.