- 1[transitive] disconnect something (from something) to remove a piece of equipment from a supply of gas, water or electricity First, disconnect the boiler from the water mains. It was the family’s decision to disconnect her from the life-support machine. See related entries: Electronics
- 2[transitive] disconnect somebody/something [usually passive] to officially stop the supply of telephone lines, water, electricity or gas to a building You may be disconnected if you do not pay the bill. See related entries: Phone services
- 3[transitive] disconnect something (from something) to separate something from something The ski had become disconnected from the boot.
- 4[transitive] disconnect somebody [usually passive] to break the contact between two people who are talking on the telephone We were suddenly disconnected. See related entries: Making calls
- 5[transitive, intransitive, often passive] to end a connection to the Internet disconnect somebody (from something) I keep getting disconnected when I'm online. disconnect (from something) My computer crashes every time I disconnect from the Internet. See related entries: Using the Internet opposite connect
disconnect
verbBrE BrE//ˌdɪskəˈnekt//; NAmE NAmE//ˌdɪskəˈnekt//
Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they disconnect BrE BrE//ˌdɪskəˈnekt//; NAmE NAmE//ˌdɪskəˈnekt//
he / she / it disconnects BrE BrE//ˌdɪskəˈnekts//; NAmE NAmE//ˌdɪskəˈnekts//
past simple disconnected BrE BrE//ˌdɪskəˈnektɪd//; NAmE NAmE//ˌdɪskəˈnektɪd//
past participle disconnected BrE BrE//ˌdɪskəˈnektɪd//; NAmE NAmE//ˌdɪskəˈnektɪd//
-ing form disconnecting BrE BrE//ˌdɪskəˈnektɪŋ//; NAmE NAmE//ˌdɪskəˈnektɪŋ//
Electronics, Making calls, Phone services, Using the InternetCheck pronunciation: disconnect
