connect

con|nect [ kə`nekt ] verb ***

▸ 1 join things/places

▸ 2 allow communication

▸ 3 show a relationship

▸ 4 in changing vehicles

▸ 5 understand someone/something

▸ 6 manage to hit someone/something

▸ + PHRASES

1. ) intransitive or transitive to join two things together:

She carefully connected the two wires.

The boxes are connected by lines that show their mathematical relationships.

connect something to/with something: It has speakers inside, which you can connect to your sound card.

connect to/with: This cable connects to the back of the TV.

a ) to join two places, making it possible for people and things to move between them:

A ferry connects the mainland and the island.

connect something to/with something: The upper town is connected to the lower town by cable car.

b ) connect or connect up to join something to a supply of electricity, water, etc.:

Check that your printer is connected properly and that the power is turned on.

be connected to something: We aren't connected to the municipal water supply.

2. ) intransitive or transitive to make it possible for someone to communicate using a telephone or computer NETWORK:

Please wait, we are trying to connect you.

connect someone to/with something: The operator connected her to the police station.

connect to/with: Your modem enables you to connect to the Internet.

3. ) transitive to show a relationship between one person or thing and another:

There was no evidence then to connect smoking and lung cancer.

connect someone with something: The public connects him with sports not politics.

connect someone to something: There is no evidence to connect him to the murder.

4. ) intransitive if one train, airplane, bus, etc. connects with another one, it arrives in time for you to continue your trip on the other one:

This train connects with the 9:05 train to Denver.

5. ) intransitive to feel you understand someone or something and have the same ideas, opinions, and beliefs:

As soon as we met, we connected.

connect with: Younger audiences didn't connect with the movie.

6. ) intransitive to manage to hit someone or something:

His first punch didn't connect.

connect with: Her foot connected with the ball.

con,nect `up phrasal verb

1. ) intransitive or transitive same as CONNECT 1B:

The plumber came and connected up the dishwasher.

connect something up to something: I've connected the modem up to the phone line.

2. ) intransitive or transitive to make it possible for someone to communicate using a computer NETWORK:

connect up to: I'm just trying to connect up to the e-mail server.

3. ) transitive to join several things or places together:

a network of canals connecting up all the major ports