connecting
/kəˈnektɪŋ/adjective
उच्चारण कनेक्टिंग
जोड़ने वाला
Core word
- 1
[only before noun]
joining two things together
जोड़ने वाला
- a connecting door between the two rooms
- connecting wires
- There is a connecting corridor between the two buildings.
+ 2 more examples
- He used connecting rods to fix the pipes together.
- The hotel offers connecting rooms for families.
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[only before noun]
(of a train, bus or flight) that you take after another one to continue your journey
(आगे की यात्रा के लिए) जुड़ने वाली, कनेक्टिंग
- We missed our connecting flight to Chennai.
- Allow at least two hours for a connecting flight at Delhi.
- Our connecting train from Kolkata was running late.
+ 2 more examples
- We had a four-hour wait for the connecting bus at the junction.
- Check your connecting flight time carefully before booking.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
connecting + noun (attributive)
Before a noun it means joining two things, such as a connecting door or a connecting flight.
संज्ञा से पहले इसका अर्थ दो चीज़ों को जोड़ने वाला है, जैसे connecting door या connecting flight।
- The two rooms have a connecting door.
- We missed the connecting train at Itarsi.
connecting flight/train/bus
This is the transport you change to after the first leg of a journey.
यह वह साधन है जिसमें यात्रा के पहले चरण के बाद बदलकर बैठा जाता है।
- Our connecting flight to Chennai was delayed.
connecting + between/with
It can follow a noun phrase to show what is being linked.
यह संज्ञा-पद के बाद आकर बताता है कि क्या जोड़ा जा रहा है।
- A bridge connecting the island with the mainland opened.
present participle of connect
In -ing form it also acts as a verb in continuous tenses.
-ing रूप में यह continuous tenses में क्रिया की तरह भी चलता है।
- He is connecting the speakers to the laptop.
connecting rod / wire (technical use)
In engineering, a connecting rod links the piston to the crankshaft.
इंजीनियरिंग में connecting rod piston को crankshaft से जोड़ती है।
- A bent connecting rod stopped the engine.
+Collocations 5
connecting + noun
flighttrainbusdoorroadrod
- The connecting road reduced travel time by an hour.
adverb + connecting
directlycloselynewlyphysically
- A newly built bridge connecting the two towns opened.
connecting + word
wordslinkpassagecorridorwire
- Use connecting words such as however and therefore.
verb + connecting
misscatchwait forboard
- We had to wait for the connecting flight in Delhi.
transport phrases
connecting flight toconnecting train fromconnecting timeconnecting passengers
- The connecting time at Delhi was only forty minutes.
“More examples 6
- Passengers for Guwahati must take the connecting train at Lucknow.
गुवाहाटी के यात्रियों को लखनऊ में connecting train लेनी होगी।
- A connecting tunnel joins the library to the main building.
एक जोड़ने वाली सुरंग पुस्तकालय को मुख्य भवन से जोड़ती है।
- Words like 'because' and 'although' are connecting words.
'Because' और 'although' जैसे शब्द जोड़ने वाले शब्द हैं।
- The airline booked a hotel because the connecting flight was cancelled.
connecting flight रद्द होने के कारण एयरलाइन ने होटल बुक किया।
- Radhika is connecting the printer to the school network.
राधिका प्रिंटर को विद्यालय के network से जोड़ रही है।
- The connecting corridor between the two blocks stays closed at night.
दोनों भवनों के बीच का जोड़ने वाला गलियारा रात में बंद रहता है।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ I missed my connected flight at Mumbai.
✓ I missed my connecting flight at Mumbai.
The flight you change to is a connecting flight, not a connected one.
जिस उड़ान में बदलकर जाना हो, उसे 'connecting flight' कहते हैं, 'connected flight' नहीं।
✗ We took a connection flight to Pune.
✓ We took a connecting flight to Pune.
The adjective needed here is connecting, not the noun connection.
यहाँ adjective 'connecting' चाहिए, noun 'connection' नहीं।