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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.
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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.
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To arrive at an intended target; to land.intransitive
- When that roundhouse kick connected with his temple it sent him flying across the room.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
ant. disconnect