to connect to the internet
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2.0
- phrasal verb
- /kəˈnɛkt tə ði ˈɪntərˌnɛt/
- Texting
- I want to connect to the internet.
- a device connected to the internet
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Watch on YouTubePhone, however, Oh, that connects to the Internet.
- Phone, however, Oh, that connects to the Internet.
- And the first Bush administration and there the, the number of computers that were connected to the Internet were in the low millions.
- Jack, phones, devices, iPads, anything that is connected to the Internet to a child is like having a third arm.
Examples
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Make sure you're connected to the internet!
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With those organizations, they have an internal IT infrastructure that must never be connected to the internet.
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Every time I click on it, it says I am not connected to the internet when I clearly am.
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Is our air traffic system connected to the internet?
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More and more people are connected to the internet in more and more places at ever higher speeds.
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At the same time, I want to allow users to interact with the Win 8 app even when not connected to the internet.
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As business users increasingly find themselves connecting to the internet away from the office, the cloud and mobile devices grow ever more important.
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But I had trouble getting the Wii U connected to the internet.
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It has Wi-Fi, so I can connect to the Internet here by connecting to the Wi-Fi in the building.
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When you connect to the internet, your device can send and receive data quickly.
Synonyms
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2.7
Attach something to power or a network so it works
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3.7
To connect devices or systems so they can work together
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3.3
To join machines so they can share power or information using wires
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8.1
To connect to a computer system or network by logging on
Antonyms
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3.5
To separate something so it is no longer joined, for example remove a cable or turn off power
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: 'connect' (link/attach) combined with the directional preposition 'to' and 'the Internet' (the global network) yields the meaning 'establish a link to the Internet.' Function words do not obscure the sense and this construction is a common, cross-linguistic technical pattern, so a B1 learner who knows the constituent words will understand it.
Etymology
Connect to the internet comes from the simple image of joining a device to a big web of computers: the word connect means to join and the internet is that web. Imagine plugging in a cable so your device can 'send or receive information' to others — that's why it means making a device go 'online'.