connected

[ kuh-nek-tid ]

adjective

1. united, joined, or linked.
2. having a connection.
3. joined together in sequence; linked coherently:

   connected ideas.

4. related by family ties.
5. having social or professional relationships, especially with influential or powerful persons.
6. Mathematics. pertaining to a set for which no cover exists, consisting of two open sets whose intersections with the given set are disjoint and nonempty.

connected

/ kəˈnɛktɪd /

adjective

1. joined or linked together
2. (of speech) coherent and intelligible
3. logic maths (of a relation) such that either it or its converse holds between any two members of its domain

Derived Forms

• conˈnectedly, adverb

Other Words From

• con·nect·ed·ly adverb
• con·nect·ed·ness noun
• sub·con·nect·ed·ly adverb
• well-con·nect·ed adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of connected¹

First recorded in 1705–15; connect + -ed ²

Example Sentences

"The Good Place" is still a workplace fable connected to a post-life, rules-defined bureaucracy that's eventually defeated and rebooted by a few souls pursuing the meaning of goodness.

From Salon

He added: "4,500 homes could have been connected during this price period, and there is the potential for 18,500 to be connected if developer contributions are included".

From BBC

The Construction Employers Federation has criticised the Department for Infrastructure and NI Water over thousands of homes which cannot be connected to the waste water system.

From BBC

O'Dowd would not be drawn on questions of specific new build developments which are yet to be connected to the waste water system, and said: "You've clearly done a lot of research which you could have shared with me beforehand, you chose not to."

From BBC

The provider blamed underfunding, and a backlog in necessary upgrades and expansions is delaying new housing developments being connected to the existing network.

From BBC

Related Words

• akin
• associated
• linked
• united