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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
子どもの手をつないで歩いた。
I walked holding the child's hand.
二つの島を橋でつなぐ計画がある。
There's a plan to connect the two islands with a bridge.
命をつなぐために水を探した。
We searched for water to survive.