connect

verb

  1. To become joined

    "The two rooms connect by a hallway."

  2. To meet for the transference of passengers

    "connecting flights"

  3. To transfer (as from one airplane to another) as a step in traveling to a final destination

    "passengers connecting with international flights"

  4. To make a successful hit, shot, or throw

    "connected for a home run"

  5. To have or establish a rapport

    "tried to connect with the younger generation"

  6. To establish a communications connection

    "connect to the Internet"

  7. To join or fasten together usually by something intervening

    "A highway connects the two towns."

  8. To place or establish in relationship

    "Police were unable to connect her to the crime."

adjective

  1. Done or proceeding in a series of simple and usually predictable steps

    "a movie with a connect-the-dots plot"

phrasal verb

  1. To join or link (a device, piece of equipment, etc.) to something

    "I'm having trouble connecting the speakers up to the TV."

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