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Connected   /kənˈɛktəd/  /kənˈɛktɪd/   Listen
verb
Connect  v. t.  (past & past part. connected; pres. part. connecting)  
1.
To join, or fasten together, as by something intervening; to associate; to combine; to unite or link together; to establish a bond or relation between. "He fills, he bounds, connects and equals all." "A man must see the connection of each intermediate idea with those that it connects before he can use it in a syllogism."
2.
To associate (a person or thing, or one's self) with another person, thing, business, or affair.
3.
To establish a communication link; used with with; as, his telephone didn't answer, so I connected with him by email.
4.
To electronically or mechanically link (a device) to another device, or to link a device to a common communication line; used with with; as, the installer connected our telephones on Monday; I connected my VCR to the TV set by myself; the plumber connected a shut-off valve to my gas line.
Connecting rod (Mach.), a rod or bar joined to, and connecting, two or more moving parts; esp. a rod connecting a crank wrist with a beam, crosshead, piston rod, or piston, as in a steam engine.


Connect  v. i.  To join, unite, or cohere; to have a close relation; as, one line of railroad connects with another; one argument connects with another.


adjective
connected  adj.  
1.
P. p. of connect. (Narrower terms: abutting, adjacent, adjoining, bordering(prenominal), conterminous, coterminous, contiguous) (Narrower terms: adjunctive) (Narrower terms: affined) (Narrower terms: attached) (Narrower terms: contiguous, in contact) (Narrower terms: coupled, joined, linked) (Narrower terms: cursive, flowing) (Narrower terms: siamese) (Narrower terms: socially connected, well-connected). Antonym: unconnected.
2.
Being joined in close association.
Synonyms: affiliated, attached.
3.
Connected by a conductor so as to allow the flow of electric signals. (Narrower terms: wired (vs. wireless)) WordNet 1.5)
4.
(Music) Legato. Antonym: staccato.
Synonyms: flowing, smooth.
5.
Associated with or accompanying.
Synonyms: associated.
6.
(Computers) Stored in, controlled by, or in direct communication with a central computer. (Narrower terms: on-line (vs. off-line), online, on line(predicate))
Synonyms: machine-accessible.
7.
Switched on. (Narrower terms: on-line (vs. off-line), online, on line(predicate))
Synonyms: ready, on.
8.
Having some relation.
Synonyms: related.





Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48


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"Connected" Quotes from Famous Books



... especially on confused notions which had been formed concerning freedom, necessity and destiny; and I have taken up my pen more than once on such an occasion to give explanations on these important matters. But finally I have been compelled to gather up my thoughts on all these connected questions, and to impart them to the public. It is this that I have undertaken in the Essays which I offer here, on the Goodness of God, the Freedom of Man, and the ...
— Theodicy - Essays on the Goodness of God, the Freedom of Man and the Origin of Evil • G. W. Leibniz
... anticipation, which has held its ground almost continuously ever since,—with the break of a month now and a month then, up to 1829, and, after that date, without any break at all,—was more or less connected in my mind with the notion, that my calling in life would require such a sacrifice as celibacy involved; as, for instance, missionary work among the heathen, to which I had a great drawing for some years. It also strengthened my feeling ...
— Apologia Pro Vita Sua • John Henry Cardinal Newman
... stooping down, looking at the gearing that connected the tread mill with the shaft which revolved the saw. Suddenly ...
— Tom Swift and his Motor-cycle • Victor Appleton
... it be said once more, I mean to imply nothing of passivity, but simply that they are psychological facts, facts which take place in the mind, and are to be carefully distinguished from the external or physical facts with which they may be connected either as effects or ...
— A System Of Logic, Ratiocinative And Inductive • John Stuart Mill
... Chester A. Arthur, then Vice-President, duly took the oath as President of the United States, and has entered upon the duties of that office. As President and Commander in Chief of the Navy of the United States he will be obeyed and respected by all persons connected with this Department. It is becoming that at a time when the heart of the nation is heavy with grief a proper expression should be given to the respect and affection so sincerely and universally entertained for ...
— Messages and Papers of the Presidents, Vol. VIII.: James A. Garfield • James D. Richardson


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