<p><strong>Verb</strong></p><ul><li>to join, link, or fasten together; unite or bind: to connect the two cities by a bridge; Communication satellites connect the local stations into a network.</li><li>Antonyms: sunder, divide</li><li>to establish communication between; put in communication: Operator, will you please connect me with Mr. Jones?</li><li>to have as an accompanying or associated feature: pleasures connected with music.</li><li>to cause to be associated, as in a personal or business relationship: to connect oneself with a group of like-minded persons; Our bank is connected with major foreign banks.</li><li>Antonyms: dissociate</li><li>to associate mentally or emotionally: She connects all telegrams with bad news.</li><li>to link to an electrical or communications system; hook up: to connect a telephone.</li></ul><p><strong>Verb (used without object)</strong></p><ul><li>to become connected; join or unite: These two parts connect at the sides.</li><li>(of trains, buses, etc.) to run so as to make connections (often followed by with): This bus connects with a northbound bus.</li><li>Informal: to have or establish successful communication; make contact: I connected with two new clients today.</li><li>Informal: to relate to or be in harmony with another person, one's work, etc.: We knew each other well but never connected.</li><li>Slang: (of a drug dealer or user) to make direct contact for the illegal sale or purchase of drugs, as narcotics.</li><li>Sports: to hit successfully or solidly: The batter connected for a home run. The boxer connected with a right.</li></ul><p><strong>Adjective</strong></p><ul><li>of or relating to a connection or connections: connect charges for a new cable television channel.</li></ul><p><strong>End of Response</strong></p>