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connect

/kəˈnekt/verb

उच्चारण कनेक्ट

जोड़ना; जुड़ना

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SSC MTS 2021SSC Exams before 2018
verb
  1. 1

    [I, T] ~ (A and B) | ~ (A to/with B)

    to join together two or more things; to be joined together

    जोड़ना; जुड़ना

    • A bridge connects the two villages.
    • Connect the printer to the computer.
    • This cable connects the camera to the laptop.
    + 2 more examples
    • A new highway will connect the port with the capital.
    • The two rooms are connected by a narrow corridor.

    Synonyms join link attach couple unite

    Opposite disconnect separate detach divide

  2. 2

    [T] ~ sb/sth (with sb/sth)

    to notice or make a link between people, things or events

    संबंध जोड़ना

    • Police connected him with the robbery.
    • Nobody could connect the missing files with the new clerk.
    • Nobody connected the strange smell with the old drain.
    + 2 more examples
    • The detectives connected the two crimes through a single fingerprint.
    • Many people connect this festival with the harvest season.

    Synonyms associate link relate tie in

    Opposite dissociate

  3. 3

    [I] ~ (with sb)

    to form a good relationship with somebody so that you like and understand each other

    (भावनात्मक रूप से) जुड़ना

    • A good teacher connects with students.
    • He struggles to connect with colleagues who are much younger.
    • She connects well with her students because she listens to them.
    + 2 more examples
    • The singer connected with the audience from the very first song.
    • I find it hard to connect with people online.

    Synonyms relate to bond with get on with click with

§Structures (grammar patterns) 5

connect A to / with B

Use to or with for joining two things, and the object comes right after the verb.

दो चीज़ों को जोड़ने के लिए 'to' या 'with' आता है, और object verb के तुरंत बाद आता है।

  • Connect the printer to the laptop.
  • This road connects the village with the highway.

connect (intransitive)

Without an object, connect means to join or to make a link, as in trains or calls.

Object के बिना 'connect' का अर्थ जुड़ना है, जैसे ट्रेनों या फ़ोन कॉल में।

  • The Delhi train connects with the Jaipur train at noon.
  • The call would not connect.

connect sb / sth with / to sth (link in the mind)

To connect a person or event with a crime or cause is to see a link between them.

किसी व्यक्ति या घटना को अपराध या कारण से 'connect' करने का अर्थ दोनों के बीच संबंध देखना है।

  • Nothing connects him with the robbery.

be connected to / with

Be connected to is for physical or online links; be connected with is for relation or association.

'Be connected to' भौतिक या ऑनलाइन जुड़ाव के लिए और 'be connected with' संबंध या जुड़ाव के लिए आता है।

  • The house is connected to the power grid.
  • He is connected with the school committee.

connect with sb (emotionally)

In a figurative sense, connect with means to feel understood by a person or audience.

आलंकारिक अर्थ में 'connect with' का अर्थ किसी व्यक्ति या श्रोता से भावनात्मक रूप से जुड़ना है।

  • The teacher connects well with her students.
+Collocations 4

adverb + connect

directlycloselyfirmlylooselywirelessly

  • The device connects wirelessly to the phone.

connect + noun

a cablea calltwo citiesthe dotsa device

  • A new bridge will connect the two cities.

be + connected

wellpoorlycloselydirectlypolitically

  • The village is well connected by bus.

connect + preposition

to the internetwith friendsthrough a linkacross the region

  • Students connect to the class through an app.
“More examples 5
  • The new metro line connects the airport to the city centre.

नई मेट्रो लाइन हवाई अड्डे को शहर के केंद्र से जोड़ती है।

  • I could not connect to the internet during the storm.

तूफ़ान के दौरान मैं इंटरनेट से नहीं जुड़ सका।

  • The police found nothing to connect the owner with the fire.

पुलिस को मालिक को आग से जोड़ने वाला कुछ नहीं मिला।

  • Radhika's speech connected with the audience at once.

राधिका का भाषण तुरंत श्रोताओं से जुड़ गया।

  • Our train connects at Itarsi with the train to Nagpur.

हमारी ट्रेन इटारसी में नागपुर वाली ट्रेन से जुड़ती है।

!Common mistakes 3

✗ The road connects between the two villages.

✓ The road connects the two villages.

Connect is transitive; do not add between.

'Connect' transitive है; उसके साथ 'between' नहीं जोड़ते।

✗ I am connected with this school since 2015.

✓ I have been connected with this school since 2015.

Since needs the present perfect, and association takes with.

'Since' के साथ present perfect चाहिए, और संबंध के लिए 'with' आता है।

✗ Please connect me to with the manager.

✓ Please connect me to the manager.

Use only one preposition before the object.

Object से पहले केवल एक preposition का प्रयोग करें।

◇Word family
≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

join link attach couple unite associate relate tie in relate to bond with get on with click with

Antonyms

disconnect separate detach divide dissociate

AaSpelling

con·nect

§Grammar and usage

Connect A to or with B.

'Connect A to B' और 'connect A with B' दोनों सही हैं, जिनका अर्थ है A को B से जोड़ना।

Words that connect clauses (and, but, because, although) are connectives or conjunctions.

Clauses जोड़ने वाले शब्द (and, but, because, although) connectives या conjunctions कहलाते हैं।