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# disconnect

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

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

## Everyday

1. To separate two things that were joined, especially to unplug or cut off power, water or a machine. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disconnect/#m1)
2. To end a phone call or internet connection, or to be cut off. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disconnect/#m2)
3. (informal, noun) A lack of connection or understanding between people or ideas: «a disconnect between what he says and what he does». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disconnect/#m3)
4. To stop feeling close to others or to the world. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disconnect/#m4)

### 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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disconnect/#x1)
- Our call got disconnected in the tunnel. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disconnect/#x2)
- Disconnect the battery to stop the circuit. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disconnect/#x3)
- The power company disconnected the old house. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disconnect/#x4)
- We disconnect from screens an hour before bed. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disconnect/#x5)
- There is a disconnect between the rules and what really happens. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disconnect/#x6)

### 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.

## On Mova

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