“Operator, can you 'connect' me to the front desk?” [=can you link my telephone with the telephone at the front desk so that I can talk to the person there?]
An electrician will be 'connecting up' the new lights tomorrow. [=joining the lights to a source of electricity]
They 'are' somehow 'connected' to the royal family. [=they are related in some way to the royal family]
(..) KYLE: So you get it working? MARCUS: Almost. Good. Look, I figure we head east, right? We go through the desert, then we can connect with the Resistance there. -I'm heading north. KYLE: No, no, no. No you are not. The machines control the whole northern sector, up to San Francisco. (..)2009 Terminator Salvation