connect

== English == === Etymology === From Latin connectere (“fasten together”), from con- (“together”) +‎ nectere (“bind”), which is cognate with English knot and English knit. === Pronunciation === enPR: kə-nĕktʹ, IPA(key): /kəˈnɛkt/ Hyphenation: con‧nect Rhymes: -ɛkt === Verb === connect (third-person singular simple present connects, present participle connecting, simple past and past participle connected) (intransitive, of an object) To join (to another object): to attach, or to be intended to attach or capable of attaching, to another object. Synonyms: affix, join, put together, unite; see also Thesaurus:join Antonym: disconnect (intransitive, of two objects) To join: to attach, or to be intended to attach or capable of attaching, to each other. (intransitive, of a blow) To arrive at an intended target; to land. (transitive, of an object) To join (two other objects), or to join (one object) to (another object): to be a link between two objects, thereby attaching them to each other. (transitive, of a person) To join (two other objects), or to join (one object) to (another object): to take one object and attach it to another. To join an electrical or telephone line to a circuit or network. To associate; to establish a relation between. To make a travel connection; to switch from one means of transport to another as part of the same trip. ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Antonyms ==== disconnect ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Catalan: conectar → Dutch: connecten → Galician: conectar → Portuguese: conectar → Spanish: conectar ==== Translations ==== === Noun === connect (plural connects) (slang) Clipping of connection. A drug dealer. A useful friend or associate. === Anagrams === concent