Net in Scrabble Dictionary

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Definitions and meaning of net

net

Pronunciation

• enPR: nĕt, IPA^(key): /nɛt/
• Rhymes: -ɛt

Etymology 1

From Middle English nett, from Old English net, nett, from Proto-Germanic *natją, from Proto-Indo-European *ned- (“to turn, twist, knot”). Cognate with West Frisian net, Low German Nett, Dutch net, German Netz, Danish net, Swedish nät.

Noun

net (plural nets)

1. A mesh of string, cord or rope.

2. A device made from such mesh, used for catching fish, butterflies, etc.
3. A device made from such mesh, generally used for trapping something.
4. Anything that has the appearance of such a device.

5. (by extension) A trap.
   • 1611, Bible (King James Version), Proverbs xxix. 5

     A man that flattereth his neighbor spreadeth a net for his feet.

6. (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.
7. 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

   1. (electronics) A conductor that interconnects two or more component terminals.
8. (sports) A framework backed by a mesh, serving as the goal in hockey, soccer, lacrosse, etc.

9. (sports, tennis) A mesh stretched to divide the court in tennis, badminton, volleyball, etc.
10. (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 present nets, present participle netting, simple past and past participle netted)

1. (transitive) To catch by means of a net.
2. (transitive, figuratively) To catch in a trap, or by stratagem.
3. To enclose or cover with a net.

   to net a tree

4. (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.

5. (tennis) To hit the ball into the net.
6. 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 English net, nette, from Old French net, from Latin nitidus. Compare nitid, neat.

Alternative forms

• nett

Adjective

net (not comparable)

1. (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 […]

2. Free from extraneous substances; pure; unadulterated; neat.

   net wine

3. Remaining after expenses or deductions.

   net profit; net weight

4. Final; end.

   net result; net conclusion

Derived terms

Translations

Adverb

net (not comparable)

1. After expenses or deductions.

Translations

Noun

net (plural nets)

1. The amount remaining after expenses are deducted; profit.

Translations

Verb

net (third-person singular simple present nets, present participle netting, simple past and past participle netted)

1. (transitive) To receive as profit.

   The company nets $30 on every sale.

2. (transitive) To yield as profit for.

   The scam netted the criminals $30,000.

3. To fully hedge a position.

   Every party is netting their position with a counter-party

Translations

Anagrams

• -ent, ENT, TEN, ent, ent-, ten

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Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch net.

Adverb

net

1. only, just

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Bavarian

Etymology

From Middle High German nicht, from Old High German niowiht. Cognates include German nicht and Luxembourgish net.

Pronunciation

• (Vienna) IPA^(key): /ˈnet/, /ˈnɛt/
• Hyphenation: net

Adverb

net

1. (Vienna) not

References

• Maria Hornung; Sigmar Grüner (2002), “ned, nęd, net, nęt”, in Wörterbuch der Wiener Mundart, 2nd edition, ÖBV & HPT
• Petr Šubrt (2010) Wiener dialekt (master thesis), Masaryk University, page 62

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Catalan

Etymology 1

From Old Catalan, from Old Occitan, from Latin nitidus, contracted to a Vulgar Latin *nittus. Doublet of nèdol, which came through a different Old Catalan form nèdeu. Compare also French net, Italian netto.

Pronunciation

• (Balearic) IPA^(key): /ˈnət/
• (Central) IPA^(key): /ˈnɛt/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /ˈnet/

Adjective

net (feminine neta, masculine plural nets, feminine plural netes)

1. clean

   Antonyms: brut, sutze

2. net
3. (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

1. cleanly

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central, Valencian) IPA^(key): /ˈnet/

Noun

net m (plural nets, feminine neta)

1. (2016 spelling reform) Alternative spelling of nét (“grandson”)

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.

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Central Franconian

Alternative forms

• nit (Kölsch)

Etymology

From Old High German niowiht.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /net/, /nət/

Adverb

net

1. (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

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Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nɛt/, [ˈnɛd̥]

Etymology 1

From German nett, from Old French net (“neat”), from Latin nitidus (“shining”).

Adjective

net (plural and definite singular attributive nette)

1. visually pleasing and proper; well-groomed

Inflection

Etymology 2

Older ned, from Old Norse net, from Proto-Germanic *natją, cognate with Swedish nät, English net, German Netz. The modern Danish form, with -t instead of regular -d, is influenced by Low German Nett.

Noun

net n (singular definite nettet, plural indefinite net)

1. net
2. web
3. reusable bag of cloth

Declension

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Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nɛt/
• Hyphenation: net
• Rhymes: -ɛt

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch net, nette, from Old Dutch *net, *netti, from Proto-Germanic *natją, from Proto-Indo-European *ned- (“to turn, twist, knot”).

Noun

net n (plural netten, diminutive netje n)

1. net (mesh)
2. net (device for catching and trapping)
3. television channel

   Synonyms: kanaal, zender

4. television network (Can we verify⁽⁺⁾ this sense?)
5. omentum, caul
6. a network, especially the Internet

   Synonyms: internet, web

Derived terms

• grote net
• netvlies
• vlindernet

Descendants

• Negerhollands: net
• → Indonesian: net
• → Papiamentu: nèt

Etymology 2

From Middle Dutch net, which is borrowed from Old French net, from Latin nitidus.

Adjective

net (comparative netter, superlative netst)

1. clean, tidy
2. decent, proper

Inflection

Derived terms

• netheid
• netjes

Descendants

• Negerhollands: net
• → Papiamentu: nèt

Adverb

net

1. tidily, neatly
2. decently, properly
3. just, nearly, barely
4. just recently

Derived terms

• net als

Descendants

• → Indonesian: necis (“neatly”)
• → Papiamentu: nèchi, netsje, netjes

Anagrams

• ent, ten

References

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Elfdalian

Noun

net n

1. net

Inflection

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Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse net, from Proto-Germanic *natją, from Proto-Indo-European *ned- (“to turn, twist, knot”).

Noun

net n (genitive singular nets, plural net)

1. (fowling, sports) mesh, the material to make a "nót" (fishing net)
2. A network (computing)
3. A net for carrying hay

Declension

Derived terms

• eiturkoppanet

Related terms

• tráður
• silkitráður
• lokkanet

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Finnish

Etymology

ne with the regular nominative plural suffix (-t)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnet/, [ˈne̞t̪]
• Rhymes: -et
• Syllabification: net

Pronoun

net

1. (now dialectal, demonstrative) Alternative form of ne
2. (dialectal, personal) they

Declension

Same as ne except for the nominative plural form.

Synonyms

• (personal pronoun): het (dialectal)

Anagrams

• -ten, ent.

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French

Etymology

From Old French net, inherited from Latin nitidus (“shiny”) through a contracted Vulgar Latin form *nittus. Doublet of nitide, a borrowing.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nɛt/
• Rhymes: -ɛt
• Homophones: nets, nette, nettes

Adjective

net (feminine singular nette, masculine plural nets, feminine plural nettes)

1. clean, tidy
2. clear
3. neat
4. net (as opposed to gross).

Derived terms

Related terms

• nettoyer

Descendants

• → Romanian: net
• → Spanish: neto
• → Turkish: net

Further reading

• “net” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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Friulian

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *nittus, from Latin nitidus.

Adjective

net

1. clean, neat

Derived terms

• netâ

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Gallo

Etymology

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Adverb

net

1. completely, entirely

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German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nɛt/, /nət/

Adverb

net

1. (colloquial, regional, Austria, southern Germany, parts of central Germany) Alternative form of nicht (“not”)

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Hungarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈnɛt]
• Hyphenation: net
• Rhymes: -ɛt

Noun

net (plural netek)

1. (informal, computing, Internet) Internet

   Synonym: internet

Declension

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Hunsrik

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /net/

Adverb

net

1. not
   • 2018 João Cabral de Melo Neto, Cléo V. Altenhofen, Der Moint om Stricke:

     En Hoohn alleen strickt noch net en Moint

Further reading

• Online Hunsrik Dictionary

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Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse net, from Proto-Germanic *natją, from Proto-Indo-European *ned- (“to turn, twist, knot”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nɛːt/
• Rhymes: -ɛːt

Noun

net n (genitive singular nets, nominative plural net)

1. net
2. (computing) network
3. (computing, usually definite) the Internet

Declension

Synonyms

• (Internet): Internet

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Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch net, from Middle Dutch net, nette, from Old Dutch *net, *netti, from Proto-Germanic *natją, from Proto-Indo-European *ned- (“to turn, twist, knot”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈnɛt̚]
• Hyphenation: nèt

Noun

net (first-person possessive netku, second-person possessive netmu, third-person possessive netnya)

1. (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.

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Kven

Etymology

From Finnish ne, from Proto-Finnic *nek. Cognates include Meänkieli net.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnet/

Determiner

net

1. these, those

Pronoun

net

1. these, those
2. they

Declension

Synonyms

• (they): het

See also

References

• Eira Söderholm (2017) Kvensk grammatikk, Tromsø: Cappelen Damm Akademisk, →ISBN, page 278

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Latin

Verb

net

1. third-person singular present active subjunctive of nō

References

• net in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers

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Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Old High German niowiht, from nio (“never”) + wiht (“thing, being”), from Proto-Germanic *ne (“not”) + *aiw- (“ever”) + *wiht- (“thing”). Compare English not, German nicht, Dutch niet, West Frisian net.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /net/, [nət]
  • Rhymes: -ət

Adverb

net

1. not

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Meänkieli

Pronoun

net

1. they

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Middle English

Alternative forms

• nette

Etymology

Borrowed from Anglo-Norman neit, a variant of Old French net, nette, from Latin nitidus (“gleaming”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nɛːt/, /nɛt/

Adjective

net

1. worthy, good, pure, fine, elegant
2. net

Descendants

• English: neat, net
• Yola: naate, nate, neatt

References

• “nē̆t, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

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Norman

Alternative forms

• naette (Guernsey)

Etymology

From Old French net, from Vulgar Latin *nittus, from Latin nitidus (“shiny”).

Pronunciation

Adjective

net m

1. (Jersey) clean

   Synonym: propre

Derived terms

• netti (“to clean”)

Related terms

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

net n (definite singular netet, indefinite plural net, definite plural neta or neti)

1. form removed with the spelling reform of 2012; superseded by nett

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Old English

Noun

net n

1. Alternative form of nett

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Old Irish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *nisdos, from Proto-Indo-European *nisdós.

Noun

net m (genitive nit, nominative plural nit)

1. 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

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Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *natją, whence also Old English net, nett, Old Frisian nette, nitte, Old Saxon net, nett, netti, Old High German nezzi, Gothic 𐌽𐌰𐍄𐌹 (nati). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ned- (“to turn, twist, knot”).

Noun

net n

1. net

Descendants

• Icelandic: net
• Faroese: net
• Norwegian: nett, net
• Old Swedish: næt
  • Swedish: nät
• Danish: net
• Westrobothnian: net

References

• net in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press

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Pennsylvania German

Etymology

Compare German nicht, Dutch niet, English not.

Adverb

net

1. not

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Portuguese

Etymology

Clipping of internet.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: net
• Rhymes: -ɛt(ʃ)i, -ɛtɨ

Noun

net f (uncountable)

1. (colloquial) Net; the Internet

   Synonyms: rede, Internet, web

2. (colloquial, by extension) Internet connection

References

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Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French net, itself from Latin nitidus. Doublet of the inherited neted.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /net/

Adjective

net m or n (feminine singular netă, masculine plural neți, feminine and neuter plural nete)

1. net
2. clear, clear-cut, plain

Declension

Synonyms

• (clear): clar

Adverb

net

1. clearly, distinctly
2. plainly, flatly
3. directly, bluntly, point blank, crisply
4. avowedly

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Turkish

Etymology 1

From French net.

Adjective

net

1. clear
2. manifest

Related terms

• netleşmek

Etymology 2

From English net, from Proto-Germanic *natją.

Noun

net (definite accusative neti, plural netler)

1. (sports) The net used in ping-pong or tennis.

Declension

References

• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “net1”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “net2”, in Nişanyan Sözlük

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West Frisian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nɛt/

Etymology 1

Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *ne (“not”) + *aiw- (“ever”) + *wihtą (“thing”).

Adverb

net

1. not

Inflection

• “net (II)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011

Etymology 2

From Old Frisian nette, nitte, from Proto-West Germanic *nati, from Proto-Germanic *natją, from Proto-Indo-European *ned- (“to turn, twist, knot”).

Noun

net n (plural netten, diminutive netsje)

1. net

Further reading

• “net (I)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011

Source: wiktionary.org

• to catch in an openwork fabric.
  (source: Collins Scrabble Dictionary)