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Verb connect has 11 senses
- connect, link, tie, link up - connect, fasten, or put together two or more pieces; "Can you connect the two loudspeakers?"; "Tie the ropes together"; "Link arms"
 
Antonyms:  disconnect
 
Sample sentences: 
 Somebody ----s something 
 Something ----s something 
 Somebody ----s somebody PP 
 Somebody ----s something PP 
 - associate, tie in, relate, link, colligate, link up, connect - make a logical or causal connection; "I cannot connect these two pieces of evidence in my mind"; "colligate these facts"; "I cannot relate these events at all"
 
--2 is one way to think, cogitate, cerebrate 
Sample sentences: 
 Somebody ----s somebody with something 
 Somebody ----s something with something 
 - connect, link, link up, join, unite - be or become joined or united or linked; "The two streets connect to become a highway"; "Our paths joined"; "The travelers linked up again at the airport"
 
Sample sentences: 
 Something ----s 
 Somebody ----s 
 - connect - join by means of communication equipment; "The telephone company finally put in lines to connect the towns in this area"
 
--4 is one way to join, bring together 
Sample sentences: 
 Somebody ----s something 
 Something ----s something 
 - connect - land on or hit solidly; "The brick connected on her head, knocking her out"
 
--5 is one way to hit, strike, impinge on, run into, collide with 
Sample sentence: 
 Something is ----ing PP 
- connect - join for the purpose of communication; "Operator, could you connect me to the Raffles in Singapore?"
 
--6 is one way to join, bring together 
Sample sentence: 
 Somebody ----s somebody PP 
 - connect - be scheduled so as to provide continuing service, as in transportation; "The local train does not connect with the Amtrak train"; "The planes don't connect and you will have to wait for four hours"
 
--7 is one way to be 
Sample sentences: 
 Something ----s 
 Something is ----ing PP 
 - connect - establish a rapport or relationship; "The President of this university really connects with the faculty"
 
--8 is one way to relate 
Sample sentence: 
 Somebody ----s PP 
 - get in touch, touch base, connect - establish communication with someone; "did you finally connect with your long-lost cousin?"
 
--9 is one way to interact 
Sample sentences: 
 Somebody ----s 
 Somebody ----s PP 
 - plug in, connect - plug into an outlet; "Please plug in the toaster!"; "Connect the TV so we can watch the football game tonight"
 
--10 is one way to insert, infix, enter, introduce 
Sample sentences: 
 Somebody ----s something 
 Somebody ----s something PP 
 - connect - hit or play a ball successfully; "The batter connected for a home run"
 
--11 is one way to hit 
Sample sentence: 
 Somebody ----s PP 
   
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