DISCONNECT


Meaning of DISCONNECT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ dɪskənekt ]

( disconnects, disconnecting, disconnected)

1.

To disconnect a piece of equipment means to separate it from its source of power or to break a connection that it needs in order to work.

The device automatically disconnects the ignition when the engine is switched off...

She ran back to the phone. The line was disconnected.

≠ connect

VERB : V n , be V-ed

2.

If you are disconnected by a gas, electricity, water, or telephone company, they turn off the connection to your house, usually because you have not paid the bill.

You will be given three months to pay before you are disconnected.

≠ connect

VERB : usu passive , be V-ed

3.

If you disconnect something from something else, you separate the two things.

He disconnected the IV bottle from the overhead hook.

≠ connect

VERB : V n from n

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