connect

🇺🇸 /kəˈnekt/ 🇬🇧 /kəˈnekt/
Frequency
Difficulty
Tags TOP3000Oxford3000CEFR-B1
verb
A2

to join things together

The train and bus services connect the towns.

A2

to attach to power or equipment

First, connect the printer to the computer.

A2

to link to the internet or network

The device can connect wirelessly to a mobile phone.

B1

to see a link between things

Nothing could connect him with the crime.

R

to meet for changing transport

His flight to Amsterdam will connect with a flight to New York.

R

to put through by phone

After waiting, I was connected to customer services.

R

to form a good relationship

They met but didn't connect well.

R

to hit something

The blow did connect, causing pain.

translation

v. to join things together; to attach to power or equipment; to link to the internet or network; to see a link between things; to meet for changing transport; to put through by phone; to form a good relationship; to hit something

Word Forms

3rd Present connects
Past connected
Perfect connected
Progressive connecting