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# connect

verb (connect, connects, connected, connecting)

«connect» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. To join two or more things together so they touch or are linked: «connect the wires». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/connect/#m1)
2. To link to a network, the internet, a phone line or a power supply. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/connect/#m2)
3. To see or show that two ideas, facts or events are related: «connect the clues». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/connect/#m3)
4. For a train, bus or plane to meet another so that you can change from one to the other. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/connect/#m4)
5. To feel close to and understand someone: «She really connects with children». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/connect/#m5)
6. (informal, sport) To hit something well: «He connected with the ball». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/connect/#m6)

### In the 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

- Connect the battery to the bulb with two wires. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/connect/#x1)
- Connect the dots in order to see the picture. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/connect/#x2)
- The tablet won't connect to the Wi-Fi. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/connect/#x3)
- Can you connect the clues and find who took the cake? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/connect/#x4)
- This bridge connects the two halves of the town. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/connect/#x5)
- Our train connects with the ferry at the harbour. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/connect/#x6)
- Grandma connects with every child she meets. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/connect/#x7)
- He finally connected with the ball and it flew into the net. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/connect/#x8)
- Join the points A, B and C to connect them into a triangle. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/connect/#x9)
- This trait connects her with Medusa, and the three sister Baba Yagas with the three Gorgones. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/connect/#x10)

### 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 Jewish tradition

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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/connect/#x1)

### 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.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «connect» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/connect/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«connect» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/connect.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «connect» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/connect/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«connect» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/connect.html) on Mova free.