Which is correct connected with or connected to?
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Which is correct connected with or connected to?
‘Connected to’ usually means a physical connection. E.g. ‘Your computer is connected to a printer’. ‘Connected with’ someone or something means a relationship. E.g. ‘He is still connected with his school colleagues’, ‘symptoms connected with kidney stones’.
What does connect with someone mean?
Connecting with others is a sense of being open and available to another person, even as you feel they are open and available to you. Other ingredients of human connection are empathy and compassion – we feel goodwill to the person we are connecting with.
Can you connect me to or with?
I would use to, though put me through to sounds more natural to me. I would use connect with if I asked someone to help me meet or get in touch with someone in the department, not just the switchboard.
Is it connect with or connect to?
Perhaps “connect with” would be used colloquially in a person-to-person context to mean “get to know”, “become familiar with” or “think similar thoughts as” someone or even “become intimate” with someone. “Connect to” is more in the context of joining parts of things together to make something whole or complete.
Can we connect meaning?
connect (up) with (someone or something) To have a positive or meaningful connection with someone, often quickly.
What are the words used to connect sentences?
Conjunctions. Words which connect words, phrases, clauses or sentences are called conjunctions (see “to conjoin” = join, unite).
How do you say in this connection?
synonyms for in connection with
- concerning.
- about.
- as to.
- in respect to.
- referring to.
- relating to.
- with reference to.
- with regard to.
What does it mean to connect with someone?
To ‘connect with’ implies something more ethereal, less physical and something that works both ways. “I really connect with my doctor.” (If you were ‘connected to’ your doctor you would think there was a physical tie between the two of you.) Connect with your target audience. e.g. : Can I connect my printer to your computer?
How do you start a sentence with he/him?
Start by temporarily dropping off the He or Him, and see what you have left. Would you say, “I went to the movies,” or “Me went to the movies”? You’re right: “I went to the movies.” Remember the “I.” Now, leave the “I” for a minute and look at He/Him.
What is the difference between ‘bound up with’ and ‘connected with’?
“Bound up with” can also be used instead “connect with”. “Connect to”: often used with things and devices like computers. Your computer is connected to the internet. The printer is connected to the computer’s USB port. or contexts like these. But “connect with”: often used with people, e.g. someone connects with someone.
Is it correct to say “I and he went to the movies”?
(Yes, it is also correct to say, “I and he went to the movies,” but this sounds stilted and awkward. It is not wrong, however.) Before we look at another sentence, this is a good time to mention that Steve’s work is available as affordable prints, cards, phone cases, pillows, duvet covers, tote bags and more.