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- [kuh-nekt]
- /kəˈnɛkt/
- /kəˈnekt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [kuh-nekt]
- /kəˈnɛkt/
Definitions of connect word
- verb connect If something or someone connects one thing to another, or if one thing connects to another, the two things are joined together. 3
- verb connect If a piece of equipment or a place is connected to a source of power or water, it is joined to that source so that it has power or water. 3
- verb connect Connect up means the same as connect. 3
- verb connect If a telephone operator connects you, he or she enables you to speak to another person by telephone. 3
- verb connect If two things or places connect or if something connects them, they are joined and people or things can pass between them. 3
- verb connect If one train or plane, for example, connects with another, it arrives at a time which allows passengers to change to the other one in order to continue their journey. 3
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Origin of connect
First appearance:
before 1400 One of the 24% oldest English words
1400-50; late Middle English < Latin connectere, equivalent to con- con- + nectere to tie; see nexus
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Parts of speech for Connect
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
connect popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
connect usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for connect
verb connect
- attach — If you attach something to an object, you join it or fasten it to the object.
- associate — If you associate someone or something with another thing, the two are connected in your mind.
- relate — to tell; give an account of (an event, circumstance, etc.).
- join — to bring in contact, connect, or bring or put together: to join hands; to join pages with a staple.
- bridge — A bridge is a structure that is built over a railway, river, or road so that people or vehicles can cross from one side to the other.
Antonyms for connect
verb connect
- disconnect — SCSI reconnect
- disjoin — to undo or prevent the junction or union of; disunite; separate.
- disunite — to sever the union of; separate; disjoin.
- divorce — a divorced man.
- dissociate — to sever the association of (oneself); separate: He tried to dissociate himself from the bigotry in his past.
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