📒 to join together two or more things; to be joined together
- connect A and B The towns are connected by train and bus services.
- connect A to B The island is connected to the mainland by a bridge.
- connect A with B The canal was built to connect Sheffield with the Humber estuary.
📒 to join something to the main supply of electricity, gas, water, etc. or to another piece of equipment
- connect something We're waiting for the broadband to be connected.
- connect something to something First connect the printer to the computer.
- Connect the machine to the power supply.
📒 to join a computer or a mobile device to the internet or to a computer network
- The device can be hooked up to a mobile phone to connect wirelessly.
- connect to something Click ‘Continue’ to connect to the internet.
- laptops that connect wirelessly to the Net
📒 to notice or make a link between people, things, events, etc.
- connect A and B I was surprised to hear them mentioned together: I had never connected them before.
- connect A with/to B There was nothing to connect him with the crime.
- He made a statement connecting the terrorist group to the attack.
📒 to arrive just before another one leaves so that passengers can change from one to the other
- His flight to Amsterdam connects with an afternoon flight to New York.
- There's a connecting flight at noon.
📒 to put somebody in contact by phone
- After a long wait I was connected to customer services.
📒 to form a good relationship with somebody so that you like and understand each other
- They met a couple of times but they didn't really connect.
📒 to hit somebody/something
- The blow connected and she felt a surge of pain.