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