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Definition of disconnect verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

disconnect

verb
 
/ˌdɪskəˈnekt/
 
/ˌdɪskəˈnekt/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they disconnect
 
/ˌdɪskəˈnekt/
 
/ˌdɪskəˈnekt/
he / she / it disconnects
 
/ˌdɪskəˈnekts/
 
/ˌdɪskəˈnekts/
past simple disconnected
 
/ˌdɪskəˈnektɪd/
 
/ˌdɪskəˈnektɪd/
past participle disconnected
 
/ˌdɪskəˈnektɪd/
 
/ˌdɪskəˈnektɪd/
-ing form disconnecting
 
/ˌdɪskəˈnektɪŋ/
 
/ˌdɪskəˈnektɪŋ/
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  1. [transitive] disconnect something (from something) to remove a piece of equipment from a supply of gas, water or electricity
    • First, disconnect the boiler from the water mains.
    Topics Engineeringc1
  2. [transitive] [usually passive] to officially stop the supply of phone lines, water, electricity or gas to a building
    • be disconnected You may be disconnected if you do not pay the bill.
    Topics Phones, email and the internetc1
  3. [transitive, often passive] to separate something from something
    • be/become disconnected (from something) The ski had become disconnected from the boot.
  4. [transitive] [usually passive] to break the contact between two people who are talking on the phone
    • be disconnected We were suddenly disconnected.
    Topics Phones, email and the internetc1
  5. [transitive, often passive, intransitive] to end a connection to the internet
    • be/get disconnected (from something) I keep getting disconnected when I'm online.
    • disconnect (from something) My old tablet kept disconnecting from the internet.
    Topics Phones, email and the internetc1
  6. [transitive] disconnect somebody (from something) to remove somebody's connection to a piece of equipment, especially a life support machine
    • It was the family's decision to disconnect her from the life support machine.
  7. opposite connect
See disconnect in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

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