connect

The word “connect” means to join one thing to another, physically or electronically. In plain terms, to join two things together, or to feel a bond or link between people or ideas.

“Connect” is pronounced kuh-NEHKT (/kəˈnɛkt/ in IPA).

Here is “connect” used in a sentence: “Connect the cable to the back of the router.”

The opposite of “connect” — its antonyms — is disconnect.

“Connect” is a verb.

The word “connect” comes from Latin. From Latin "connectere," meaning "to fasten together," from "con-" ("together") and "nectere" ("to bind") — a distant relative of "knot" and "knit.".

“Connect” is a fairly common word in modern English, usually learned at around the B1 level.

“Connect” has 3 distinct senses listed in this dictionary. The most common is: to join one thing to another, physically or electronically.

Use "connect to" for physical and electronic links: "Connect the printer to the laptop," "I can't connect to the Wi-Fi." Use "connect with" for relationships and rapport between people: "She really connects with her students." Both are correct; the preposition follows the type of connection.

The two verbs overlap heavily; both mean to join things physically or to establish an association between them. Link often suggests a chain-like or evidential relationship, especially between pieces of information ("the study links diet to heart health"), while connect is the more general, everyday word for joining things or people.

"Connect up" is an informal phrasal form meaning to join something to a system or supply: "The house isn't connected up to the mains yet." The "up" adds nothing essential, and plain "connect" is preferred in formal writing.