connected with sb/sth
phrasal verb.phrasal verb. To have a relationship with someone, or to be related to or involved with something.
phrasal verb. To be associated with or have a relationship to a person, group, or subject; can also describe forming an empathetic bond with someone.
The crime is connected with a local gang.
Police believe the recent robbery is connected with a series of similar crimes in the area.
The philosophical concept of existential dread is deeply connected with the societal alienation experienced during rapid industrialization.
- related to
- linked to
- associated with
- involved with
- unrelated to
- separate from
- disconnected from
- Particles
- with
- Separability
- inseparable
- Pattern
- connect + with + object
Often used in passive constructions to show a link between two things, people, or events.
Contrast with 'related to' (very similar, slightly more formal) and 'linked to' (often implies a stronger, more direct causal or physical connection).
He is connected the project.He is connected with the project.The preposition 'with' (or 'to') is necessary to link the subject to the object.
Last updated April 24, 2026