disconnect
/dɪskəˈnɛkt/ verb B2- To sever or interrupt a connection. · My wi-fi got disconnected.
- To remove the connection between an appliance and an electrical power source.
- Of a person, to become detached or withdrawn.
He/she/it disconnects · Past disconnected · Past participle disconnected · -ing form disconnecting
Verb forms
- Base form
- disconnect
- He/she/it
- disconnects
- Past
- disconnected
- Past participle
- disconnected
- -ing form
- disconnecting
From the library
Holmes sat in silence in the cab as we drove back to Baker Street, and I knew from his drawn brows and keen face that his mind, like my own, was busy in endeavouring to frame some scheme into which all these strange and apparently disconnected episodes could be fitted.
When you fly at thirty thousand feet, the world below is reduced to an abstract, disconnected patchwork of colors.
This sustained observation fosters a meditative state, encouraging introspection and providing a rare opportunity to disconnect from digital distractions.
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