connect Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb connect, fasten, or put together two or more pieces
    tie; link; link up.
    • Can you connect the two loudspeakers?
    • Tie the ropes together
    • Link arms
  2. verb make a logical or causal connection
    tie in; associate; relate; colligate; link; link up.
    • I cannot connect these two pieces of evidence in my mind
    • colligate these facts
    • I cannot relate these events at all
  3. verb be or become joined or united or linked
    join; link; unite; link up.
    • The two streets connect to become a highway
    • Our paths joined
    • The travelers linked up again at the airport
  4. verb join by means of communication equipment
    • The telephone company finally put in lines to connect the towns in this area
  5. verb land on or hit solidly
    • The brick connected on her head, knocking her out
  6. verb join for the purpose of communication
    • Operator, could you connect me to the Raffles in Singapore?
  7. verb be scheduled so as to provide continuing service, as in transportation
    • The local train does not connect with the Amtrak train
    • The planes don't connect and you will have to wait for four hours
  8. verb establish a rapport or relationship
    • The President of this university really connects with the faculty
  9. verb establish communication with someone
    touch base; get in touch.
    • did you finally connect with your long-lost cousin?
  10. verb plug into an outlet
    plug in; plug into.
    • Please plug in the toaster!
    • Connect the TV so we can watch the football game tonight
  11. verb hit or play a ball successfully
    • The batter connected for a home run

WordNet

Con*nect" transitive verb
Etymology
L. connectere, -nexum; con- + nectere to bind. See Annex.
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Connected; present participle & verbal noun Connecting>
Definitions
  1. To join, or fasten together, as by something intervening; to associate; to combine; to unite or link together; to establish a bond or relation between.
    He fills, he bounds, connect and equals all. Pope.
    A man must the connection of each intermediate idea with those that it connects before he can use it in a syllogism. Locke.
  2. To associate (a person or thing, or one's self) with another person, thing, business, or affair.
Con*nect" intransitive verb
Definitions
  1. To join, unite, or cohere; to have a close relation; as, one line of railroad connects with another; one argument connect with another.

Webster 1913