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Definitions and meaning of net
net
Pronunciation
enPR: nĕt, IPA(key): /nɛt/
Rhymes: -ɛt
Etymology 1
From Middle Englishnett, from Old Englishnet, nett, from Proto-Germanic*natją, from Proto-Indo-European*ned-(“to turn, twist, knot”). Cognate with West Frisiannet, Low GermanNett, Dutchnet, GermanNetz, Danishnet, Swedishnät.
Noun
net (pluralnets)
A mesh of string, cord or rope.
A device made from such mesh, used for catching fish, butterflies, etc.
A device made from such mesh, generally used for trapping something.
Anything that has the appearance of such a device.
(by extension) A trap.
1611, Bible (King James Version), Proverbs xxix. 5
A man that flattereth his neighbor spreadeth a net for his feet.
(geometry) Of a polyhedron, any set of polygons joined edge to edge that, when folded along the edges between adjoining polygons so that the outer edges touch, form the polyhedron.
A system that interconnects a number of users, locations etc. allowing transport or communication between them.
a computer network; a road network; an electricity distribution network
(electronics) A conductor that interconnects two or more component terminals.
(sports) A framework backed by a mesh, serving as the goal in hockey, soccer, lacrosse, etc.
(sports, tennis) A mesh stretched to divide the court in tennis, badminton, volleyball, etc.
(tennis, by extension) The area of the court close to the net (mesh stretched to divide the court).
Synonyms
(mesh):mesh, network
(used for catching or trapping):
(figurative: a trap):snare, trap
(anything that has the appearance of a net):reticulation
(in geometry):development
(in computing):network
Derived terms
Translations
Verb
net (third-person singular simple presentnets, present participlenetting, simple past and past participlenetted)
(transitive) To catch by means of a net.
(transitive, figuratively) To catch in a trap, or by stratagem.
To enclose or cover with a net.
to net a tree
(transitive, soccer) To score (a goal).
Evans netted the winner in the 80th minute.
2012, Chelsea 6-0 Wolves [1]
Romeu then scored a penalty, Torres netted a header and Moses added the sixth from substitute Oscar's cross.
(tennis) To hit the ball into the net.
To form network or netting; to knit.
Synonyms
(catch by means of a net):catch
(to trap):catch, ensnare, entrap, snare, trap
Derived terms
benet
Translations
Etymology 2
From Middle Englishnet, nette, borrowed from Old Frenchnet, from Latinnitidus. Compare nitid, neat.
Alternative forms
nett
Adjective
net (not comparable)
(obsolete) Good, desirable; clean, decent, clear.
1590, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, III.xii:
Her brest all naked, as net iuory, / Without adorne of gold or siluer bright […]
Free from extraneous substances; pure; unadulterated; neat.
net wine
Remaining after expenses or deductions.
net profit; net weight
Final; end.
net result; net conclusion
Derived terms
Translations
Adverb
net (not comparable)
After expenses or deductions.
Translations
Noun
net (pluralnets)
The amount remaining after expenses are deducted; profit.
Translations
Verb
net (third-person singular simple presentnets, present participlenetting, simple past and past participlenetted)
(transitive) To receive as profit.
The company nets $30 on every sale.
(transitive) To yield as profit for.
The scam netted the criminals $30,000.
To fully hedge a position.
Every party is netting their position with a counter-party
Translations
Anagrams
-ent, ENT, TEN, ent, ent-, ten
Afrikaans
Etymology
From Dutchnet.
Adverb
net
only, just
Catalan
Etymology
From Old Catalan, from Old Occitan, from Latinnitidus, contracted to a Vulgar Latin*nittus. Doublet of nèdol, which came through a different Old Catalan form nèdeu. Compare also Frenchnet, Italiannetto.
Pronunciation
(Balearic) IPA(key): /ˈnət/
(Central) IPA(key): /ˈnɛt/
(Valencian) IPA(key): /ˈnet/
Adjective
net (feminineneta, masculine pluralnets, feminine pluralnetes)
clean
Antonyms:brut, sutze
net
(castells) (of a castell) built without a pinya, or without a folre or manilles when it would normally have these
Derived terms
netament
Related terms
netejar
Adverb
net
cleanly
Further reading
“net” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
“net” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
“net” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
“net” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Central Franconian
Alternative forms
nit(Kölsch)
Etymology
From Old High Germanniowiht.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /net/, /nət/
Adverb
net
(most dialects) not
Dat es jar net wohr!
That’s not true at all!
Derived terms
nemmieh(contraction with mieh)
Related terms
nüüs, neist, nix
Danish
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /nɛt/, [ˈnɛd̥]
Etymology 1
From Germannett, from Old Frenchnet(“neat”), from Latinnitidus(“shining”).
Adjective
net (plural and definite singular attributivenette)
visually pleasing and proper; well-groomed
Inflection
Etymology 2
Older ned, from Old Norsenet, from Proto-Germanic*natją, cognate with Swedishnät, Englishnet, GermanNetz. The modern Danish form, with -t instead of regular -d, is influenced by Low GermanNett.
From Dutchnet, from Middle Dutchnet, nette, from Old Dutch*net, *netti, from Proto-Germanic*natją, from Proto-Indo-European*ned-(“to turn, twist, knot”).
Pronunciation
IPA(key): [ˈnɛt̪]
Hyphenation: nèt
Noun
net (plural, first-person possessivenetku, second-person possessivenetmu, third-person possessivenetnya)
(sports)net, a mesh stretched to divide the court in tennis, badminton, volleyball, etc.
Hyponym:jaring
Further reading
“net” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.
Latin
Verb
net
third-person singular present active subjunctive of nō
References
net in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
net in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
Luxembourgish
Etymology
From Old High Germanniowiht, from nio(“never”) + wiht(“thing, being”), from Proto-Germanic*ne(“not”) + *aiw-(“ever”) + *wiht-(“thing”). Compare Englishnot, Germannicht, Dutchniet, West Frisiannet.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /net/, [nət]
Rhymes: -ət
Adverb
net
not
Meänkieli
Pronoun
net
they
Norman
Alternative forms
naette (Guernsey)
Etymology
From Old Frenchnet, from Vulgar Latin*nittus, from Latinnitidus(“shiny”).
form removed with the spelling reform of 2012;superseded bynett
Old English
Alternative forms
nett
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic*natją, whence also Old Frisiannette, nitte, Old Saxonnet, nett, netti, Old High Germannezzi, Old Norsenet, Gothic𐌽𐌰𐍄𐌹(nati). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European*ned-(“to turn, twist, knot”). Perhaps related to Albanianneth(“sprout, bud”) and Russianнить(nitʹ, “thread”).
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /net/
Noun
netn
net
Declension
Descendants
Middle English: nett
English: net
Scots: net
Old Irish
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic*nisdos, from Proto-Indo-European*nisdós.
Noun
netm (genitivenit, nominative pluralnit)
nest
Inflection
Descendants
Irish: nead
Scottish Gaelic: nead
References
Gregory Toner, Maire Ní Mhaonaigh, Sharon Arbuthnot, Dagmar Wodtko, Maire-Luise Theuerkauf, editors (2019) , “net”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Old Norse
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic*natją, whence also Old Englishnet, nett, Old Frisiannette, nitte, Old Saxonnet, nett, netti, Old High Germannezzi, Gothic𐌽𐌰𐍄𐌹(nati). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European*ned-(“to turn, twist, knot”).
Noun
netn
net
Descendants
References
net in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
net in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
Pennsylvania German
Etymology
Compare Germannicht, Dutchniet, Englishnot.
Adverb
net
not
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Englishnet.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ˈnɛ.t(ʃ)(i)/
Rhymes: -ɛt(ʃ)i
Noun
netf (uncountable)
(colloquial) Net; the Internet
Synonyms:rede, Internet, web
(colloquial, by extension) Internet connection
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from Frenchnet, itself from Latinnitidus. Doublet of the inherited neted.
Adjective
netm or n (feminine singularnetă, masculine pluralneți, feminine and neuter pluralnete)
net
clear, clear-cut, plain
Declension
Synonyms
(clear):clar
Adverb
net
clearly, distinctly
plainly, flatly
directly, bluntly, point blank, crisply
avowedly
Turkish
Adjective
net (comparativedaha net, superlativeen net)
clear
manifest
Noun
net (definite accusativeneti, pluralnetler)
(sports) The net used in ping-pong or tennis.
Declension
West Frisian
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /nɛt/
Etymology 1
Ultimately from Proto-Germanic*ne(“not”) + *aiw-(“ever”) + *wihtą(“thing”).
Adverb
net
not
Inflection
“net (II)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
Etymology 2
From Old Frisiannette, nitte, from Proto-West Germanic*nati, from Proto-Germanic*natją, from Proto-Indo-European*ned-(“to turn, twist, knot”).
Noun
netn (pluralnetten, diminutivenetsje)
net
Further reading
“net (I)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011