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/kəˈnekt/ 
| present tense | |
| I/you/we/they | connect |
| he/she/it | connects |
| present participle | connecting |
| past tense | connected |
| past participle | connected |
She carefully connected the two wires.
The boxes are connected by lines that show their mathematical relationships.
It has speakers inside, which you can connect to your sound card.
This cable connects to the back of the TV.
Please wait, we are trying to connect you.
The operator connected her to the police station.
Your modem enables you to connect to the Internet.
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