To Connect Something
To Tie Something To, To Maintain Something
transitive verb, godan verb
This word consists of kanji with hiragana attached. Because the hiragana ends with an う sound, you know this word is a verb. The kanji itself means connect, and this verb means to connect something or to tie something to something else. Like connect people, hold hands, connect a cable to a charger, etc.
Figuratively, when you want to connect something over time, like a conversation, then you want to maintain something over time as well.
Since this word has okurigana (hiragana attached to the kanji) you know that it's probably going to be the kun'yomi reading, which you already know from the kanji.
ネットに繋ぐ
to connect to the internet
パソコンに繋ぐ
to connect to a computer
くさりに繋ぐ
to tie to a chain, to connect something with a chain
次に繋ぐ
to link to the next, to segue into the next
リードに繋ぐ
to tether with a leash
人を繋ぐ
to connect people
手を繋ぐ
to hold hands
命を繋ぐ
to sustain one’s life
くさりで繋ぐ
to tether with a chain
ケーブルで繋ぐ
to connect with a cable
いつも何回目のデートで手を繋ぐ？
After how many dates do you usually hold hands?
音楽は人と人を繋ぎます。
Music connects people.
今はケーブルがなくてもWi-Fiでパソコンとデジカメを繋ぐことができます。
Nowadays, even without cables, you can connect your computer and digital camera using Wi-Fi.