Standard Lemma guide

connected

adj · verb · 13 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /kəˈnɛktɪd/
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  • CMU ARPABET: K AH0 N EH1 K T IH0 D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Having favorable rapport with a powerful entity.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: usually

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Having relationships; involved with others.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adj

Meaning 3

Involved with organized crime, specifically someone not (yet) working for a crime organization, but referred to as a "friend" by made guys/wise guys inside the organization.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Canada, US

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

adj

Meaning 4

Intimate; having bonds of affection.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

adj

Meaning 5

That cannot be partitioned into two nonempty open sets.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: mathematics, sciences, topology

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

adj

Meaning 6

Having a path, either directed or undirected, connecting every pair of vertices.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: graph-theory, mathematics, sciences

Examples

  • In a connected graph, there is no section (proper subset that includes all edges from each vertex in said subset) of the graph that is isolated from the rest.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

7

adj

Meaning 7

Having or supporting connections, especially when through technology such as networking software or a transportation network.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

8

verb

Meaning 8

simple past and past participle of connect

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, participle, past

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

9

adjective

Meaning 9

joined or linked together

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: unconnected

10

adjective satellite

Meaning 10

stored in, controlled by, or in direct communication with a central computer

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: machine-accessible

Antonyms: none provided

11

adjective satellite

Meaning 11

plugged in

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • first check to see whether the appliance is connected

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

12

adjective satellite

Meaning 12

being joined in close association

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • affiliated clubs
  • all art schools whether independent or attached to universities

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: affiliated, attached

Antonyms: none provided

13

adjective satellite

Meaning 13

wired together to an alarm system

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • all the window alarms are connected

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Latin nectō Latin cōnectō Latin connectō English connect Old English -ed Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh2tos Proto-Germanic *-ōdaz Old English -od Middle English -ed English -ed English connected From connect + -ed.

Across languages

Translations

24 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Latin: cōnexus — having relationships; involved with others
  • Māori: tūhonohono — having relationships; involved with others
  • Eastern Mari: лишыл (ĺišyl) — having relationships; involved with others
  • Polish: ze znajomościami — having relationships; involved with others
  • Spanish: conectado — having relationships; involved with others
  • Czech: souvislý — topology: cannot be partitioned into two nonempty open sets
  • Danish: sammenhængende — topology: cannot be partitioned into two nonempty open sets
  • Esperanto: koneksa — topology: cannot be partitioned into two nonempty open sets
  • Finnish: yhtenäinen — topology: cannot be partitioned into two nonempty open sets
  • German: zusammenhängend — topology: cannot be partitioned into two nonempty open sets
  • Hebrew: קשיר (kashír) — topology: cannot be partitioned into two nonempty open sets
  • Icelandic: samanhangandi — topology: cannot be partitioned into two nonempty open sets
  • Polish: spójny — topology: cannot be partitioned into two nonempty open sets
  • Romanian: conectat — topology: cannot be partitioned into two nonempty open sets
  • Romanian: legat — topology: cannot be partitioned into two nonempty open sets
  • Romanian: unit — topology: cannot be partitioned into two nonempty open sets
  • Spanish: conexo — topology: cannot be partitioned into two nonempty open sets
  • Ukrainian: зв'язний (zvʺjaznyj) — topology: cannot be partitioned into two nonempty open sets
  • Danish: sammenhængende — graph theory: having a path connecting every pair of vertices
  • French: connexe — graph theory: having a path connecting every pair of vertices
  • German: zusammenhängend — graph theory: having a path connecting every pair of vertices
  • Italian: connesso — graph theory: having a path connecting every pair of vertices
  • Polish: spójny — graph theory: having a path connecting every pair of vertices
  • Spanish: conexo — graph theory: having a path connecting every pair of vertices
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