zusammen|hängen
Translation
to be connected, to be related, to correlate
Examples
Die beiden Ereignisse hängen zusammen.
The two events are connected.
Alles hängt mit allem zusammen.
Everything is connected with everything else.
Grammar Patterns
((sth.)) to be connected with ((sth.)) His behaviour is connected with his childhood.
Similar Words
verbunden sein (to be connected), in Beziehung stehen (to be related); Antonyms: unabhängig sein (to be independent)
Etymology
From 'zusammen' (together) + 'hängen' (to hang). Literally 'to hang together'.
Memory Tips
Picture two links of a chain hanging together, showing their connection.