verb

connect

Translation

to connect, to link, to join

Connect the two wires together.

You can connect to the Wi-Fi here.

The new road will connect the two towns.

I feel like we really connect.

((sth.)) ((to/with sth.)) to connect something to/with something Connect the printer to the computer.

((to sth.)) to connect to something I can't connect to the internet.

((with sb.)) to connect with somebody I connected with her immediately.

Synonyms: link, join, attach; Antonyms: disconnect, separate, detach

From Latin 'con-' (together) + 'nectere' (to bind). The original meaning is 'to bind together'.

Think of the prefix 'con-' meaning 'together'. A 'connector' is a device that joins things, which helps remember the verb 'to connect'.