to connect with

Examples

• All

• There's nothing like when you connect with somebody else.

  Theo Von

• Social media present amazing opportunities to connect with clients and influencers who can help you build your business.

  Academic text (2011)

• And I connected with you and yeah.

• We want you to connect with our young people.

• And then how do you actually connect with these people, right?

  Apollonia Ponti

• I think that can help us connect with the journey that others are on.

  Adam Savage’s Tested

• It's when you connect with someone in a really strong way.

  Z-O-M-B-I-E-S 3 (2022)

• Do you have a hard time making friends or connecting with people?

  People Like Us (2012)

• First we have to just connect with them emotionally.

  Film Courage

• The goal of the workshop is to help participants connect with each other on a deeper level.

Synonyms

C

to connect

vsto connect with

572 1.8

Build a friendly relationship with someone by talking or listening

is more about emotional closeness than simple contact or communication

R

to relate

vsto connect with

283 2.8

To understand and share the feelings of someone

is more about forming a deep emotional relationship than mere understanding

T

to tie

vsto connect with

254 3.9

To form a close connection with other people

is broader, meaning general relationship or close feeling

A

to attach

vsto connect with

239 2.9

To feel a strong connection to a person or thing

is more about forming everyday relationships than intense feeling

B

to bond

vsto connect with

149 2.9

To form a close relationship with someone

is used for forming general relationships rather than intense closeness

M

to make friends

vsto connect with

134 1.0

Begin to be friendly with someone

is focused on deeper emotional closeness rather than beginning friendships

B

to bind

vsto connect with

105 4.2

To make people feel close to each other

is about building wider relationships rather than intense links

B

to bond with

vsto connect with

68 3.7

To form a close, trusting relationship with someone, like a friend or pet

focuses on general relationship building not just trust

C

to connect with people

vsto connect with

16 3.5

Make others feel understood and build a friendly relationship

is focused on emotional closeness rather than general rapport

V

to vibe with

vsto connect with

• Informal

1 8.3

Feel a natural connection with someone or something

is about building a lasting emotional relationship rather than a casual feeling

Antonyms

D

to disconnect

161 3.5

To separate something so it is no longer joined, for example remove a cable or turn off power

A

to alienate

123 6.7

To make someone feel alone and lose support from others

How Connected

to bond with

68 3.7

to connect with

236 3.2

to relate

283 2.8

to talk

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology