connect

//kəˈnɛkt//
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Verb

connectInfinitive
connectPresent tense
connectedPast tense
connectedPast participle
connectingPresent participle
connectsThird-person singular
1

To join or link two or more things together physically.

Connect the cable to the computer.

2

To establish a relationship or association between people, ideas, or things.

The study connects stress to heart disease.

3

To establish communication or a link between electronic devices or networks.

I need to connect my laptop to the Wi-Fi network.

4

To provide a means of travel or transport between two places.

A new bus route connects the airport to the city center.

5

To associate or relate something logically with something else.

Scientists connect air pollution with respiratory diseases.