Usage of 「～に繋げる」


I am not sure I understand the role of the ～に繋げる【つなげる】 in the following
sentence. I feel, that the direct translation as "being connected" is not that
good one... So I tried a frivolous translation:

> 売上【うりあげ】・利益【りえき】の拡大【かくだい】を目指し【めざし】、将来【しょうらい】のための積極的な【せっきょくてきな】投資【とうし】
> **に繋げる【つなげる】**
>
> Invest actively for the future, by aiming the expansion of sales and
> profits.

How far am I from the reality and which role does ～に繋げる【つなげる】 play in this
sentence?




I think you are quite close to the intended meaning.

繋げる, while literally meaning

> To connect/tie things together, to anchor

can also have the nuance of

> to continue to something, or to shift (attention/focus/whatever) to
> something.

So the sentence could be translated as

> Aiming for sales and profit maximization, focus on actively investing for
> the future.

Reminds me of the phrase 次に繋げる "to lead to the next step".




I think you are quite close to the intended meaning.

繋げる, while literally meaning

> To connect/tie things together, to anchor

can also have the nuance of

> to continue to something, or to shift (attention/focus/whatever) to
> something.

So the sentence could be translated as

> Aiming for sales and profit maximization, focus on actively investing for
> the future.

Reminds me of the phrase 次に繋げる "to lead to the next step".

