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Connected

/kəˈnɛktɪd/

(of an object) To join (to another object): to attach, or to be intended to attach or capable of attaching, to another object.

📖 Definitions of "Connected"

verb
  1. 1

    (of an object) To join (to another object): to attach, or to be intended to attach or capable of attaching, to another object.

    "I think this piece connects to that piece over there."

  2. 2

    (of two objects) To join: to attach, or to be intended to attach or capable of attaching, to each other.

    "Both roads have the same name, but they don't connect: they're on opposite sides of the river, and there's no bridge there."

  3. 3

    (of an object) To join (two other objects), or to join (one object) to (another object): to be a link between two objects, thereby attaching them to each other.

    "The new railroad will connect the northern part of the state to the southern part."

  4. 4

    (of a person) To join (two other objects), or to join (one object) to (another object): to take one object and attach it to another.

    "I connected the printer to the computer, but I couldn't get it work."

adjective
  1. 1

    (usually with "well-"): Having favorable rapport with a powerful entity.

  2. 2

    Having relationships; involved with others.

  3. 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.

  4. 4

    Intimate; Having bonds of affection.

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