connect
connect Lexical Profile
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• verb
To bring together or into contact so that a real or notional link is established; to join or fasten things together.
"Please connect the HDMI cable to the back of the monitor before turning it on."
To associate or relate a person or thing with another in one's mind.
"Historians often connect the rise of the printing press with the rapid spread of scientific knowledge."
To establish a meaningful personal rapport, mutual understanding, or emotional bond with someone.
"She found it easy to connect with her new colleagues during the orientation workshop."
To link someone or a device to a telecommunications system, computer network, or telephone call.
"Please hold the line while I connect you to the customer service department."
To arrive in time for passengers to transfer smoothly to another scheduled train, flight, or bus.
"The regional train connects with the high-speed express at the central station."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in the late 14th century from Latin connectere ('to bind or fasten together'), formed from com- ('together') and nectere ('to bind or tie').