connect
To join (to another object): to attach, or to be intended to attach or capable of attaching, to another object.
Example
“I think this piece connects to that piece over there.”
Other meanings
To join: to attach, or to be intended to attach or capable of attaching, to each other.
“Both roads have the same name, but they don't connect: they're on opposite sides of the river, and there's no bridge there.”
To arrive at an intended target; to land.
“When that roundhouse kick connected with his temple it sent him flying across the room.”
Antonyms
- disconnect
Example sentences
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “connect” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.