Having favorable rapport with a powerful entity.
Of course, he has very little money, and is rather shy in manner, but he is very well-connected.
Having relationships; involved with others.
By his father's side Mr Trumbull was connected with one of the most honorable and conspicuous families of his native state.
Involved with organized crime, specifically someone not (yet) working for a crime organization, but referred to as a "friend" by made guys/wise guys inside the organization.
It wasn't as though there were groups of kids from mob-connected families who socialized exclusively; in fact, a consequence of growing up in a huge city like New York was that you had several groups of friends, simply due to the number and density of people.
simple past and past participle of connect
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