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to connect; to link together
to tie; to fasten; to restrain
to maintain; to preserve; to keep
to transfer (phone call); to put a person through
to hedge; to buy or sell forward
ロープで二つの船を繋ぎました。
I connected the two boats with a rope.
犬を庭の木に繋いでおいた。
I tied the dog to a tree in the yard.
インターネットで世界中が繋がっている。
The whole world is connected by the internet.