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How to pronounce connect in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms associate, colligate, link, link up, relate, tie in
Type of cogitate, cerebrate, think
Has types mean, correlate, remember, think of, interrelate, free-associate, have in mind, identify
Derivation connection, connective, connexion


I cannot connect these two pieces of evidence in my mind.
Type Words
Synonyms join, link, link up, unite
Has types articulate, syndicate, interconnect, complect, interlink
Derivation connective


The two streets connect to become a highway.
Type Words
Synonyms plug in, plug into
Type of enter, infix, introduce, insert
Derivation connexion, connector, connection
Type Words
Synonyms get in touch, touch base
Type of interact
Derivation connection, connexion


did you finally connect with your long-lost cousin?.
Type Words
Synonyms link, link up, tie
Has types conjoin, interconnect, attach, bridge, bridge over, tie, tee, join, ground, hang together, interlink, interdepend, hitch, put through, daisy-chain
Derivation connector, connecter, connective


Can you connect the two loudspeakers?.
Type Words
Type of be
Derivation connexion, connection


The local train does not connect with the Amtrak train.
The planes don't connect and you will have to wait for four hours.
Type Words
Type of relate
Verb group touch base, get in touch
Derivation connective, connection


The President of this university really connects with the faculty.
Type Words
Type of hit


The batter connected for a home run.
Type Words
Type of join
Derivation connexion, connection


The telephone company finally put in lines to connect the towns in this area.
Type Words
Type of join
Derivation connection


Operator, could you connect me to the Raffles in Singapore?.
Type Words
Type of collide with, hit, impinge on, run into, strike


The brick connected on her head, knocking her out.

Examples of connect

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If we cut the cable to your computer, it can't connect to the world's computers.
From the usatoday.com
You can connect to people on the other side of the world, using different media.
From the techcrunch.com
Visitors are greeted by the sound of modems gurgling as they connect to the Web.
From the businessweek.com
Sensors connect wirelessly to a small box that looks like a digital photo frame.
From the usatoday.com
The path would connect Stateline on the south shore to Crystal Bay in the north.
From the washingtontimes.com
Expert networks connect analysts and experts with investors seeking information.
From the denverpost.com
Yet getting gadgets to connect to my two-year-old wireless router is a dark art.
From the online.wsj.com
If they couldn't connect with their units, they walked at least part of the way.
From the democratandchronicle.com
The tail number is used to connect aircraft to a flight plan filed by the pilot.
From the cnn.com
More examples
  • Connect, fasten, or put together two or more pieces; "Can you connect the two loudspeakers?"; "Tie the ropes together"; "Link arms"
  • Associate: make a logical or causal connection; "I cannot connect these two pieces of evidence in my mind"; "colligate these facts"; "I cannot relate these events at all"
  • Be or become joined or united or linked; "The two streets connect to become a highway"; "Our paths joined"; "The travelers linked up again at the airport"
  • Join by means of communication equipment; "The telephone company finally put in lines to connect the towns in this area"
  • Land on or hit solidly; "The brick connected on her head, knocking her out"
  • Join for the purpose of communication; "Operator, could you connect me to the Raffles in Singapore?"
  • Connect is a game consisting of square card pieces featuring different coloured tracks and based loosely on dominoes. It was designed by graphic designer Ken Garland in 1969 and produced by James Galt & Co Ltd.
  • CONNECT is an independent non-profit organization servicing the San Diego region with offices in San Diego and Washington, D.C. ...
  • Connect is a former British trade union representing approximately 20,000 workers in the communications industry. Connect's President is Denise McGuire The final general secretary was Adrian Askew. Connect has endorsed a merger with the Prospect union, the union for managers and engineers.