connect
part of speech
verb (connect, connects, connected, connecting)
meaning for a pupil
1) To join two or more things together so they touch or are linked: «connect the wires». tree →
2) To link to a network, the internet, a phone line or a power supply. tree →
3) To see or show that two ideas, facts or events are related: «connect the clues». tree →
4) For a train, bus or plane to meet another so that you can change from one to the other. tree →
5) To feel close to and understand someone: «She really connects with children». tree →
6) (informal, sport) To hit something well: «He connected with the ball». tree →
sense in the lessons
Interpretation: In Sefer Yetzirah the letters are linked in pairs around a circle to form the gates through which all things are made. In the primary lessons: In science, pupils connect wires, bulbs and batteries to make a circuit; in maths they connect dots, points and lines to draw shapes; in reading they connect ideas and clues. In everyday life we connect to Wi-Fi, connect a phone charger, connect with friends. Safety: never connect things to the mains yourself, and never connect the two ends of a battery directly. Phrases: «connect to», «connect with», «connect the dots», «connected to the internet», «stay connected».
examples
- Drawing the 22 letters of the Hebrew alphabet around the edge of a circle, it takes 231 lines, here called שְׁעָרִים sheʽarim ‘gates’, to connect every possible combination of 2 letters. (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation) tree →
- Connect the battery to the bulb with two wires. tree →
- Connect the dots in order to see the picture. tree →
- The tablet won't connect to the Wi-Fi. tree →
- Can you connect the clues and find who took the cake? tree →
- This bridge connects the two halves of the town. tree →
- Our train connects with the ferry at the harbour. tree →
- Grandma connects with every child she meets. tree →
- He finally connected with the ball and it flew into the net. tree →
- Join the points A, B and C to connect them into a triangle. tree →
- This trait connects her with Medusa, and the three sister Baba Yagas with the three Gorgones. tree →
note
Regular verb. Use «connect A to B» or «connect A and B» for joining things, «connect with» for people or for meeting transport. Opposite: «disconnect». Noun: «connection». The double N is a common spelling trap: c-o-n-n-e-c-t.
In the corpora
- Many bird bones are hollow, with thin crossing struts, and some are filled with air connected to the lungs.
- The adult brain weighs about 1.4 kilograms and has about 86 billion nerve cells, each connected to thousands of others.
- Second: everything is connected.
- Small brains can do surprising things when their cells are well connected.
- Linking words such as "however", "because" and "as a result" show how ideas connect.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «connect» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.