disconnect

«disconnect» in Mova's school dictionary: To separate two things that were joined, especially to… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

verb (disconnect, disconnects, disconnected, disconnecting); noun (a disconnect)

meaning for a pupil

1) To separate two things that were joined, especially to unplug or cut off power, water or a machine. tree →

2) To end a phone call or internet connection, or to be cut off. tree →

3) (informal, noun) A lack of connection or understanding between people or ideas: «a disconnect between what he says and what he does». tree →

4) To stop feeling close to others or to the world. tree →

sense in the lessons

In science and safety lessons: always disconnect a device from the power before cleaning it or fixing it. In everyday life, the internet or a phone call can disconnect; a bill unpaid may get the power disconnected. In talk about feelings, people «disconnect from screens» to rest. Phrases: «disconnect from», «get disconnected», «disconnect the power», «a disconnect between».

examples

• Disconnect the toaster before you clean it. tree →
• Our call got disconnected in the tunnel. tree →
• Disconnect the battery to stop the circuit. tree →
• The power company disconnected the old house. tree →
• We disconnect from screens an hour before bed. tree →
• There is a disconnect between the rules and what really happens. tree →

note

Opposite: «connect». The adjective «disconnected» also means not linked or feeling cut off. In circuits, disconnecting one wire in a simple series circuit stops the current everywhere.

In the corpora

• Games usually still count a match as lost if a player disconnects or quits.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «disconnect» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.