Words / B1

k-uh-NEKT/kəˈnekt/

Connect means join two things physically or see a link between ideas. Connect the cable to the laptop; connect with an audience. Link is a close synonym; join can be people or clubs. Disconnect is the opposite. Connection is the noun: a train connection; a connection between diet and health. Connected to / with both appear; exams like a connection between A and B.

Meaning

To join two things, or to see a link between ideas.

Examples

• “Connect the cable to the laptop.”
• “The two ideas do not really connect.”
• “Is this printer connected to the network?”

Good to know

connect A to B. a connection between A and B. Opposite: disconnect.

Near in meaning

link, join

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