Connect | Mean of connect in English Dictionary

/kəˈnɛkt/

• Verb
• to join (two or more things) together
1. Can you connect the hose to the sprinkler?
2. Connect the cable to the battery.
3. A hallway connects the two rooms.
4. It's the major highway connecting the two towns.
5. A common theme connects the stories.
6. The two rooms are connected by a hallway.
7. The stories are connected by a common theme.
8. They are somehow connected to the royal family. [=they are related in some way to the royal family]
9. people connected by a common language
10. The schools are closely connected. [=they are closely involved with one another]
• to join with or become joined to something else
1. The two bones connect at the elbow.
2. The hose connects easily to the sprinkler.
3. The bedroom connects to the kitchen.
• to think of (something or someone) as being related to or involved with another person, thing, event, or idea
1. People usually connect [=associate] clowns with the circus.
2. I never connected you with that group of people.
3. In my mind, the two places are connected. [=I think of the two places as being related to each other]

• to show or prove that a person or thing is related to or involved with something
1. Police were unable to connect [=link] her to the crime.
2. There's no evidence connecting the company directly to the scandal.
3. Many people still believe she is somehow connected to the crime.
• to join or become joined to something (such as a system or network) through a telephone, computer, or other device
1. Guests can connect to the Internet from their hotel rooms.
2. The computer connects to the fax machine.
3. “Operator, can you connect me to the front desk?” [=can you link my telephone with the telephone at the front desk so that I can talk to the person there?]
• to have or share a feeling of affection and understanding
1. We really connected on our first date.
2. She truly connects with her audience in concert.
• to make a successful shot, hit, or throw
1. He connected for a home run.
2. She failed to connect on the shot. = The shot failed to connect. [=the shot missed]
• to learn or understand how different things are related
1. The information about these events is not new but no one had ever connected the dots until today.
• to join or link (a device, piece of equipment, etc.) to something
1. I'm having trouble connecting the speakers up to the TV.
2. An electrician will be connecting up the new lights tomorrow. [=joining the lights to a source of electricity]