connected

[ kuh-nek-tid ]

/ kəˈnɛk tɪd /

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adjective

united, joined, or linked.

having a connection.

joined together in sequence; linked coherently: connected ideas.

related by family ties.

having social or professional relationships, especially with influential or powerful persons.

Mathematics. pertaining to a set for which no cover exists, consisting of two open sets whose intersections with the given set are disjoint and nonempty.

Origin of connected

First recorded in 1705–15; connect + -ed²

OTHER WORDS FROM connected

con·nect·ed·ly, adverb con·nect·ed·ness, noun sub·con·nect·ed·ly, adverb well-con·nect·ed, adjective

Words nearby connected

connatural, connaught, conneaut, connect, connect time, connected, connecter, connecticut, connecticut chest, connecticut compromise, connecticut warbler

Definition for connected (2 of 2)

connect

[ kuh-nekt ]

/ kəˈnɛkt /

verb (used with object)

to join, link, or fasten together; unite or bind: to connect the two cities by a bridge; Communication satellites connect the local stations into a network.

to establish communication between; put in communication: Operator, will you please connect me with Mr. Jones?

to have as an accompanying or associated feature: pleasures connected with music.

to cause to be associated, as in a personal or business relationship: to connect oneself with a group of like-minded persons; Our bank is connected with major foreign banks.

to associate mentally or emotionally: She connects all telegrams with bad news.

to link to an electrical or communications system; hook up: to connect a telephone.

verb (used without object)

to become connected; join or unite: These two parts connect at the sides.

(of trains, buses, etc.) to run so as to make connections (often followed by with): This bus connects with a northbound bus.

Informal. to have or establish successful communication; make contact: I connected with two new clients today.

Informal. to relate to or be in harmony with another person, one's work, etc.: We knew each other well but never connected.

Slang. (of an addict or drug dealer) to make direct contact for the illegal sale or purchase of narcotics.

Sports. to hit successfully or solidly: The batter connected for a home run. The boxer connected with a right.

adjective

of or relating to a connection or connections: connect charges for a new cable television channel.

Origin of connect

1400–50; late Middle English < Latin connectere, equivalent to con- con- + nectere to tie; see nexus

SYNONYMS FOR connect

1 See join.

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ANTONYMS FOR connect

1 divide.

4 dissociate.

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OTHER WORDS FROM connect

con·nect·i·ble, con·nect·a·ble, adjective con·nect·i·bil·i·ty, con·nect·a·bil·i·ty, noun mis·con·nect, verb re·con·nect, verb (used with object)

sub·con·nect, verb

Example sentences from the Web for connected

Several times, either because they forgot or they had a technical problem, they connected directly, and we could see them.

Was Sony Hit With a Second Hack? |Shane Harris |January 8, 2015 |DAILY BEAST
His mature wit and poetic style drew in those around him and we connected instantly.

Cuban Hip-Hop Was Born in Alamar |Daniel Levin |December 26, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
I always loved monster movies because I identified with the monster and connected with it.

Tim Burton Talks ‘Big Eyes,’ His Taste For the Macabre, and the ‘Beetlejuice’ Sequel |Marlow Stern |December 17, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
So that time, and growing up in that environment, connected me to those films.

Tim Burton Talks ‘Big Eyes,’ His Taste For the Macabre, and the ‘Beetlejuice’ Sequel |Marlow Stern |December 17, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

The sky is not the limit; beliefs still must be sincere and connected to some for-real source.

In Florida, ’Tis The Season for Satan |Jay Michaelson |December 7, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
The dirigible is now connected with the head of the mooring mast by a long length of steel wire rope.

Flying the Atlantic in Sixteen Hours |Arthur Whitten Brown
Everything that belongs to her, or is connected with her, is precious to me.

The Personal History of David Copperfield |Charles Dickens
I ought to linger nowhere; for misfortune flies to overtake me, and injures all that are connected with me.

Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship and Travels, Vol. I (of 2) |Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
A few paces ahead, the trench was crossed by a bridge (closed by a wicket gate) which connected the garden with the park.

Armadale |Wilkie Collins
Thought that is connected with the object from which it is derived, has the being to which it belongs, as subject.

Plotinos: Complete Works, v. 3 |Plotinos (Plotinus)

British Dictionary definitions for connected (1 of 2)

connected

/ (kəˈnɛktɪd) /

adjective

joined or linked together

(of speech) coherent and intelligible

logic maths (of a relation) such that either it or its converse holds between any two members of its domain

Derived forms of connected

connectedly, adverb

British Dictionary definitions for connected (2 of 2)

connect

/ (kəˈnɛkt) /

verb

to link or be linked together; join; fasten

(tr) to relate or associate I connect him with my childhood

(tr) to establish telephone communications with or between

(intr) to be meaningful or meaningfully related

(intr) (of two public vehicles, such as trains or buses) to have the arrival of one timed to occur just before the departure of the other, for the convenient transfer of passengers

(intr) informal to hit, punch, kick, etc, solidly

(intr) US and Canadian informal to be successful

(intr) slang to find a source of drugs, esp illegal drugs

Derived forms of connect

connectible or connectable, adjective connector or connecter, noun

Word Origin for connect

C17: from Latin connectere to bind together, from nectere to bind, tie

Medical definitions for connected

connect

[ kə-nĕkt′ ]

v.

To join or fasten together.

To become joined or united.

Other words from connect

con•nec′tor n.

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