connect up

phrasal verb

connected up; connecting up; connects up
: to join or link (a device, piece of equipment, etc.) to something
I'm having trouble connecting the speakers up to the TV.
An electrician will be connecting up the new lights tomorrow.

Examples of connect up in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web These space travellers and their spacecraft will be connected up with Mission Control and the cybersphere via SpaceX’s Starlink satellite constellation, enhanced via super-speed laser links. Kevin Holden Platt, Forbes, 12 Sep. 2024 The $7-per-month Standard subscription lets users connect up to three apps from their phone directly to the glasses. Will Greenwald, PCMAG, 12 Sep. 2024 The tracks to Minooka connect up with this semicircle in Plainfield. John Lippert, Chicago Tribune, 22 June 2024 Those businesses will be able to connect up to eight cameras to a device that streams the feeds to police. James Hartley, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 June 2024 For Final Cut Pro, Apple introduced a live multicam feature, in which a user can connect up to four cameras. Felecia Wellington Radel, USA TODAY, 7 May 2024 Like its 13-inch sibling, the 15-inch model is a great laptop for general use, one that can now connect up to two external displays when closed. Sheena Vasani, The Verge, 5 Apr. 2024 The new Call of Duty: Warzone Mobile game promises to connect up to 120 players across console, PC, and mobile platforms. Simon Hill, WIRED, 24 Mar. 2024 Tapo’s hub includes 16GB of internal storage that’s expandable by connecting up to a 16TB hard drive or SSD. Wes Davis, The Verge, 9 Jan. 2024

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“Connect up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/connect%20up. Accessed 4 Nov. 2024.

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