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- pronunciation:
- k
nekt
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
connects, connecting, connected |
| definition 1: |
to join together; link.
You need to connect this pipe to that one before you turn on the water.The two islands are connected to each other by a bridge.
- synonyms:
- join, link
- antonyms:
- disconnect, separate
- similar words:
- ally, annex, associate, attach, bond, butt, concatenate, conjoin, couple, dock, fasten, hitch, lock, mate, plug in, splice, tie, unite, yoke
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| definition 2: |
to think of as related; associate.
People generally connect childhood with innocence.- synonyms:
- associate, relate
- similar words:
- ally, identify, link
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| definition 3: |
to relate or place in contact or association with.
As hard as I tried, I couldn't connect her name with her face.She seemed bright and hard-working, so I connected her with someone at my firm.- similar words:
- identify, relate
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| related words: |
add, affiliate, affix, articulate, ascribe, assemble, attach, attribute, buckle, butt, cable, close, combine, consolidate, contact, cross, fix, ground, implicate, joint, knit, marry, mesh, pair, stick, stretch |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition: |
to become joined or linked.
Under the microscope, we could see how the cells connect.- synonyms:
- join, link
- antonyms:
- separate
- similar words:
- conjoin, couple, fasten, knit, relate, tie, unite, yoke
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| related words: |
apply, buckle, butt, change, combine, consolidate, contact, cross, dock, join, joint, meet, pair |
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| derivations: |
connectable (adj.), connected (adj.), connectible (adj.), connecter (n.), connector (n.) |
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