connecting

adjjoining

Synonyms for connecting

adj joining

Word Origin & History

mid-15c., from Latin conectere "join together" (see connection). Displaced 16c. by connex (1540s), from Middle French connexer, from Latin *connexare, a supposed frequentative of conectere (past participle stem connex-). Connect was re-established 1670s.

A similar change took place in French, where connexer was superseded by connecter. Meaning "to establish a relationship" (with) is from 1881. Slang meaning "get in touch with" is attested by 1926, from telephone connections. Meaning "awaken meaningful emotions, establish rapport" is from 1942. Of a hit or blow, "to reach the target," from c.1920. Related: Connected; connecting; connectedness.

Example Sentences for connecting

Panting for breath I blundered at the task of connecting the light.

Connecting links, or the preparation for the entire expulsion of the poets in Book X.

They rise above sense, and become a connecting link with the world of ideas.

The starting switch is then closed, connecting the starting motor to the battery.

The principal line is that connecting Launceston with Hobart.

They still insist on connecting you in some way with the shooting.

I went through the connecting corridor to the adjacent building.

Potan was there now, superintending the men who were connecting it.

Paul opens the connecting door, and I explain how the mistake occurred.

No doubt all Shorne Mills was connecting his name with hers.

connecting

Synonyms for connecting

assembly

combining

concatenation

confluent

convergent

connecting

Synonyms for connecting

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