connect

Verb

Verb

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A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

present (v1)

connect

past (v2)

connected

past participle (v3)

connected

present participle

connecting

3rd person singular

connects

Noun

Noun

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A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

Plural

connects

Verb

Verb

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A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

1. 1.To join (to another object): to attach, or to be intended to attach or capable of attaching, to another object.

   • I think this piece connects to that piece over there.

2. 2.To join: to attach, or to be intended to attach or capable of attaching, to each other.

   • Both roads have the same name, but they don't connect: they're on opposite sides of the river, and there's no bridge there.

3. 3.To arrive at an intended target; to land.

   • When that roundhouse kick connected with his temple it sent him flying across the room.

4. 4.To join (two other objects), or to join (one object) to (another object): to be a link between two objects, thereby attaching them to each other.

   • The new railroad will connect the northern part of the state to the southern part.

Noun

Noun

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A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

1. 1.Clipping of connection.(slang)

   • I called all my connects, but they were completely dry too.
   • My agent has a lot of connects so he's always in talks with people.
   • Now that you look the part, hopefully, you have some connects because nothing looks worse than paying to get into a club!

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