[{"word":"connecting","phonetic":"/kəˈnɛktɪŋ/","phonetics":[{"text":"/kəˈnɛktɪŋ/","audio":""}],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"(of an object) To join (to another object): to attach, or to be intended to attach or capable of attaching, to another object.","synonyms":["affix","join","put together","unite"],"antonyms":[],"example":"I think this piece connects to that piece over there."},{"definition":"(of two objects) To join: to attach, or to be intended to attach or capable of attaching, to each other.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"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."},{"definition":"(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.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"The new railroad will connect the northern part of the state to the southern part."},{"definition":"(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.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"I connected the printer to the computer, but I couldn't get it work."},{"definition":"To join an electrical or telephone line to a circuit or network.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"When the technician connects my house, I'll be able to access the internet."},{"definition":"To associate; to establish a relation between.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"I didn't connect my lost jewelry with the news of an area cat burglar until the police contacted me."},{"definition":"To make a travel connection; to switch from one means of transport to another as part of the same trip.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"I'm flying to London where I connect with a flight heading to Hungary."}],"synonyms":["affix","join","put together","unite"],"antonyms":["disconnect"]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/connect","https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/connecting"]}]