v.
- bring together so as to establish a link.
▸join together so as to provide access and communication.
▸put into contact by telephone.
- associate or relate (something) in some respect:
bonuses are connected to the firm's performance.
- (of a train, bus, etc.) arrive at its destination just before another departs so that passengers can transfer.
- informal (of a blow) hit the intended target.
Derivative
- connectable adj.
- connectedly adv.
- connectedness n.
- connector n.
Etymology
ME: from L. connectere, from con- ‘together’ + nectere ‘bind’.