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Adjective connecting has 2 senses
- connecting - having a connection; "connecting rooms"
Antonym: unconnected (indirect, via connected)
- connecting, copulative - syntactically connecting sentences or elements of a sentence; "`and' is a copulative conjunction"
Antonym: disjunctive (indirect, via conjunctive)
Verb connect has 11 senses
- connect, link, tie, link up - connect, fasten, or put together two or more pieces; "Can you connect the two loudspeakers?"; "Tie the ropes together"; "Link arms"
Antonyms: disconnect
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s something PP
- associate, tie in, relate, link, colligate, link up, connect - 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"
--2 is one way to think, cogitate, cerebrate
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s somebody with something
Somebody ----s something with something
- connect, link, link up, join, unite - 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"
Sample sentences:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
- connect - join by means of communication equipment; "The telephone company finally put in lines to connect the towns in this area"
--4 is one way to join, bring together
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
- connect - land on or hit solidly; "The brick connected on her head, knocking her out"
--5 is one way to hit, strike, impinge on, run into, collide with
Sample sentence:
Something is ----ing PP
- connect - join for the purpose of communication; "Operator, could you connect me to the Raffles in Singapore?"
--6 is one way to join, bring together
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s somebody PP
- connect - be scheduled so as to provide continuing service, as in transportation; "The local train does not connect with the Amtrak train"; "The planes don't connect and you will have to wait for four hours"
--7 is one way to be
Sample sentences:
Something ----s
Something is ----ing PP
- connect - establish a rapport or relationship; "The President of this university really connects with the faculty"
--8 is one way to relate
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s PP
- get in touch, touch base, connect - establish communication with someone; "did you finally connect with your long-lost cousin?"
--9 is one way to interact
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP
- plug in, connect - plug into an outlet; "Please plug in the toaster!"; "Connect the TV so we can watch the football game tonight"
--10 is one way to insert, infix, enter, introduce
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP
- connect - hit or play a ball successfully; "The batter connected for a home run"
--11 is one way to hit
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s PP
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