connecting

Verb

connect (third-person singular simple present connects, present participle connecting, simple past and past participle connected)

1. (intransitive) To join (to another object): to attach, or to be intended to attach or capable of attaching, to another object.
   • I think this piece connects to that piece over there.

   Synonyms:

   affix, join, put together, unite, accouple, assemble, associate, attach, bewed, bind

   Antonyms:

   disconnect

2. (intransitive) To join: to attach, or to be intended to attach or capable of attaching, to each other.
   • Both roads have the same name, but they don't connect: they're on opposite sides of the river, and there's no bridge there.
3. (intransitive) To arrive at an intended target; to land.
   • When that roundhouse kick connected with his temple it sent him flying across the room.
4. (transitive) 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.
   • The new railroad will connect the northern part of the state to the southern part.
5. (transitive) To join (two other objects), or to join (one object) to (another object): to take one object and attach it to another.
   • I connected the printer to the computer, but I couldn't get it work.
6. To join an electrical or telephone line to a circuit or network.
   • When the technician connects my house, I'll be able to access the internet.

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