Emotions & feelings
connect with
feel emotionally linked
To connect with someone or something is to feel that you understand it or share something important with it.
Hear it in real life
Did you enjoy the exhibition?
Yes, I really connected with the photographs of family life.
I connected with the main character because she was starting over in a new city.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: I connected to the film because it was familiar.
Say: I connected with the film because it was familiar.
Use “connect with” for an emotional or personal response; “connect to” is usually physical or technical.
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
connect with someone; connect with something; connected with
Your turn: say it out loud
I connected with the main character because she was starting over in a new city.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
connect with
feel emotionally linked
“I connected with the main character because she was starting over in a new city.”
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