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Definition of connected adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

connected

adjective
 
/kəˈnektɪd/
 
/kəˈnektɪd/
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  1. (of two or more things or people) having a link between them
    • We do not believe that the incidents are connected.
    • The two issues are closely connected.
    • market prices and other connected matters
    • connected with somebody/something The fall in retail sales is directly connected with the decline in employment.
    • jobs connected with the environment
    • connected to somebody/something Many computer files connected to the case have been erased.
    • connected by something They are connected by marriage.
    opposite unconnected see also well connected
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryConnected is used with these nouns:
    • speech
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    Extra Examples
    • Bad diet is closely connected with many common illnesses.
    • I think Seb was connected to the murder.
    • I was feeling alive and connected to nature.
    • The entire family is connected to the Mafia.
    • Those details are only loosely connected to the plot.
    • I've been applying for jobs connected with the environment.
    • The two factors are directly connected.
    • The two subjects are closely connected.
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