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connect verb (connected, connecting) (usually connect to or with someone or something) 1 tr & intr to join; to link. 2 to associate or involve • is connected with advertising. 3 tr & intr to associate or relate mentally • We connected immediately. 4 to join by telephone. 5 to relate by marriage or birth. 6 intrans said of aeroplanes, trains, buses, etc: to be timed so as to allow transfer from one to another. 7 intrans, humorous said of the fist, etc: to strike. 8 intrans, colloq to make sense. 9 intrans, US colloq to meet someone in order to get illegal drugs from them. connectable or connectible adj. connector or connecter noun. well connected with important or aristocratic relatives.
ETYMOLOGY: 17c: from Latin con- together + nectere to fasten.
connect up to set up a computer connection with the Internet, eg linking a home or office computer via a modem to a company offering Internet access connect something up to link it with something else. |
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