connect

En français : brancher, accoupler, connecter

1. To join (to another object): to attach, or to be intended to attach or capable of attaching, to another object. (intransitive) · I think this piece connects to that piece over there.
2. To join: to attach, or to be intended to attach or capable of attaching, to each other. (intransitive) · 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.
3. To arrive at an intended target; to land. (intransitive) · When that roundhouse kick connected with his temple it sent him flying across the room.
4. To join (two other objects), or to join (one object) to (another object): to be a link between two objects, thereby attaching them to each other. (transitive) · The new railroad will connect the northern part of the state to the southern part.
5. To join (two other objects), or to join (one object) to (another object): to take one object and attach it to another. (transitive) · I connected the printer to the computer, but I couldn't get it work.
6. To join an electrical or telephone line to a circuit or network. · When the technician connects my house, I'll be able to access the internet.
7. To associate; to establish a relation between. · I didn't connect my lost jewelry with the news of an area cat burglar until the police contacted me.
8. To make a travel connection; to switch from one means of transport to another as part of the same trip. · I'm flying to London where I connect with a flight heading to Hungary.

Pluriel connect · He/she/it connects · Prétérit connected · Participe passé connected · Forme en -ing connecting