connect // verb

1 [+ obj or no obj] connect (sth) (up) (to/with sth)

to join together two or more things; to be joined together:

The towns are connected by train and bus services.

She connected up the two computers.

I can connect to the office computer via a modem.

A new railway line will connect the city with the coast.

OPP DISCONNECT

2 (IT ) [+ obj or no obj]

to link or be linked to the Internet:

Our business is connecting people to the Internet.

Sometimes the phone lines are so busy that it's impossible to get connected (= to the Internet).

a portable PC that will keep you connected (= allow you to link to the Internet at any time) OPP DISCONNECT

3 [+ obj]

to join telephone lines so that people can speak to each other:

Hold on please, I'm trying to connect you.

SYN PUT SB THROUGH OPP DISCONNECT

4 [no obj]

(used about a bus, plane, train, etc.) to arrive at a particular time, so that passengers can change to another bus, train, plane, etc:

a connecting flight

His flight to Amsterdam connects with an afternoon flight to New York.

RECONNECT

IDIOMS

connect the dots (also join the dots, especially in BrE)

to find or show the relationships between different things:

In your training session, connect the dots for your audience-relate the training to real business demands.

connecting the dots between government trade policy, job losses and long-term economic trends

CONNECT-THE-DOTS

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