connected

adjective

con·​nect·​ed kə-ˈnek-təd 

1

: joined or linked together

2

: having the parts or elements logically linked together

presented a thoroughly connected view of the problem

3

: related by blood or marriage

4

: having social, professional, or commercial relationships

a well-connected lawyer

5

of a set : having the property that any two of its points can be joined by a line completely contained in the set

also : incapable of being separated into two or more closed disjoint subsets

connectedly adverb

connectedness noun

Examples of connected in a Sentence

a series of connected rooms

Recent Examples on the Web

Lane tries hard to stay connected to the memory of Dunne’s daughter and her killer, but the Menendez connection never quite lands. —Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 25 Sep. 2024

By Jennifer Pattison Tuohy, a smart home reporter who’s been testing connected gadgets since 2013. —Jennifer Pattison Tuohy, The Verge, 24 Sep. 2024

The rule also bans technology with a nexus to the PRC or Russia from selling connected vehicles that incorporate hardware or software in the United States, even if the vehicle was made in the United States. —Luke Barr, ABC News, 23 Sep. 2024

Driving the news: The Commerce Department today proposed the creation of a rule that would prohibit the import or sale of any software and hardware used in connected and autonomous vehicles from China and Russia. —Nathan Bomey, Axios, 23 Sep. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1712, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing connected

• simply connected
• well-connected