7. (v.i.)connect to become connected; join or unite.
8. connect (of trains, buses, etc.) to run so as to make connections (often fol. by with).
9. connect to establish a sympathetic or harmonious relationship.
10. connect Informal. to meet or establish communication; makecontact.
11. connect to make contact for the illegal sale or purchase of drugs.
12. connect to hit successfully or solidly: The batter connected for a home run.
Etymology: (1400–50; late ME < L connectere=con-con - +nectere to tie; cf. nexus)
Definition of 'connect'
Princeton's WordNet
1. (verb)connect, link, tie, link up connect, fasten, or put together two or more pieces "Can you connect the two loudspeakers?"; "Tie the ropes together"; "Link arms"
2. (verb)associate, tie in, relate, link, colligate, link up, connect make a logical or causal connection "I cannot connect these two pieces of evidence in my mind"; "colligate these facts"; "I cannot relate these events at all"
3. (verb)connect, link, link up, join, unite be or become joined or united or linked "The two streets connect to become a highway"; "Our paths joined"; "The travelers linked up again at the airport"
4. (verb)connect join by means of communication equipment "The telephone company finally put in lines to connect the towns in this area"
5. (verb)connect land on or hit solidly "The brick connected on her head, knocking her out"
6. (verb)connect join for the purpose of communication "Operator, could you connect me to the Raffles in Singapore?"
7. (verb)connect be scheduled so as to provide continuing service, as in transportation "The local train does not connect with the Amtrak train"; "The planes don't connect and you will have to wait for four hours"
8. (verb)connect establish a rapport or relationship "The President of this university really connects with the faculty"
9. (verb)get in touch, touch base, connect establish communication with someone "did you finally connect with your long-lost cousin?"
10. (verb)plug in, plug into, connect plug into an outlet "Please plug in the toaster!"; "Connect the TV so we can watch the football game tonight"
11. (verb)connect hit or play a ball successfully "The batter connected for a home run"
1. (verb)connect ≠ disconnect to connect the pipes; to connect the red wire to the red port
2. connect to show or understand the relationship between two ideas, events, etc. Police have not been able to connect the victim with the suspects.
3. connect to join to a system that supplies electricity, gas, etc. They connected the gas yesterday.; We're still not connected to the Internet.
4. connect (of people) to quickly feel a goodrelationship The two women connected right away.
5. connect (of planes, buses, trains) to have schedules arranged so that one arrives before another leaves to catch a connecting flight in Dallas
Definition of 'connect'
Webster Dictionary
1. (verb)connect to join, or fasten together, as by something intervening; to associate; to combine; to unite or link together; to establish a bond or relation between
2. (verb)connect to associate (a person or thing, or one's self) with another person, thing, business, or affair
3. (verb)connect to join, unite, or cohere; to have a close relation; as, one line of railroad connects with another; one argument connect with another
Sense: to join or be joined in some way; to tie or fasten or link together He connected the radio to the mains; This road connects the two farms; a connecting link; This telephone line connects with the President.
Definitions of connect 
Afrikaans: verbind, saamvoeg; koppel
Arabic: يَصِل
Bulgarian: свързвам
Brazilian: ligar
Czech: spojovat, připojit
German: verbinden
Danish: forbinde; sætte i forbind
Greek: συνδέω
Spanish: unir, enlazar, conectar
Estonian: ühendama, ühenduses olema
Farsi: وصل کردن؛ مرتبط کردن
Finnish: kytkeä
French: relier
Hebrew: לְחַבֵּר
Hindi: जोड़ना
Croatian: spojiti, povezati
Hungarian: összeköt
Indonesian: menghubungkan
Icelandic: tengja
Italian: collegare
Japanese: つなぐ
Korean: 접속하다
Lithuanian: (su)jungti, jungtis,įjung
Latvian: savienot
Malay: menyambung
Dutch: verbinden
Norwegian: forbinde, knytte sammen, 
Polish: łączyć
Persian: وصل کردن؛ مرتبط کردن
Pashto: مښلول، سره لګول، سره تړل:
Portuguese: ligar
Romanian: a face legătura (cu); a c
Russian: соединять; связывать
Slovak: spojiť, pripojiť
Slovenian: povezati, zvezati
Serbian: povezati
Swedish: ansluta, förbinda, förena
Thai: เชื่อมต่อ
Turkish: birleştirmek, bağlamak
Taiwanese: 連接
Ukrainian: з'єднувати(ся), сполучати
Urdu: جوڑنا، ملنا، ملانا
Vietnamese: kết nối
Chinese: 连接
