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- /kəˈnek.tɪŋ/
- /kəˈnek.tɪŋ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- /kəˈnek.tɪŋ/
Definitions of connecting word
- adjective connecting joined or linked; linking two things 3
- noun connecting Present participle of connect. 1
- adjective connecting that connects 1
- adjective connecting room: adjoining 1
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Parts of speech for Connecting
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
connecting popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 83% 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".
connecting usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for connecting
preposition connecting
- between — If something is between two things or is in between them, it has one of the things on one side of it and the other thing on the other side.
- involving — to include as a necessary circumstance, condition, or consequence; imply; entail: This job involves long hours and hard work.
- concerning — You use concerning to indicate what a question or piece of information is about.
- relating — to tell; give an account of (an event, circumstance, etc.).
adjective connecting
- associating — to connect or bring into relation, as thought, feeling, memory, etc.: Many people associate dark clouds with depression and gloom.
- attaching — to fasten or affix; join; connect: to attach a photograph to an application with a staple.
- bridging — one or more timber struts fixed between floor or roof joists to stiffen the construction and distribute the loads
- combining — the process or an act of combining two or more things
- coupling — A coupling is a device which is used to join two vehicles or pieces of equipment together.
noun connecting
- concatenation — A concatenation of things or events is their occurrence one after another, because they are linked.
- reference — pointer
- advertence — heedfulness or attentiveness
- assembly — An assembly is a large group of people who meet regularly to make decisions or laws for a particular region or country.
Antonyms for connecting
adjective connecting
- disconnecting — Present participle of disconnect.
See also
Matching words
- Words starting with c
- Words starting with co
- Words starting with con
- Words starting with conn
- Words starting with conne
- Words starting with connec
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- Words starting with connecti
- Words starting with connectin
- Words starting with connecting
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