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Meaning of "net" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD NET

Old English net; related to Gothic nati, Dutch net.
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PRONUNCIATION OF NET

net  [nɛt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF NET

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Net is a verb and can also act as a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb net in English.

WHAT DOES NET MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Net

Net or net may refer to: ▪ Net, a grid-like device or object such as that used in fishing, usually made from woven fibers ▪ Net, a textile in which the warp and weft yarns are looped or knotted at their intersections ▪ Net, the sum or difference of two or more economic variables. ▪ In mathematics and physics: ▪ a filter-like generalization of a sequence ▪ a linear system of divisors of dimension 2 ▪ an arrangement of polygons that can be folded up to form a polyhedron ▪ operator algebras in local quantum-field theory ▪ In electronic design, a connection in a netlist ▪ Network ▪ In computing, the Internet...

Definition of net in the English dictionary

The first definition of net in the dictionary is an openwork fabric of string, rope, wire, etc; mesh related adjective retiary. Other definition of net is a device made of net, used to protect or enclose things or to trap animals. Net is also a thin light mesh fabric of cotton, nylon, or other fibre, used for curtains, dresses, etc.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO NET

PRESENT

Present
I net
you net
he/she/it nets
we net
you net
they net
Present continuous
I am netting
you are netting
he/she/it is netting
we are netting
you are netting
they are netting
Present perfect
I have netted
you have netted
he/she/it has netted
we have netted
you have netted
they have netted
Present perfect continuous
I have been netting
you have been netting
he/she/it has been netting
we have been netting
you have been netting
they have been netting
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I netted
you netted
he/she/it netted
we netted
you netted
they netted
Past continuous
I was netting
you were netting
he/she/it was netting
we were netting
you were netting
they were netting
Past perfect
I had netted
you had netted
he/she/it had netted
we had netted
you had netted
they had netted
Past perfect continuous
I had been netting
you had been netting
he/she/it had been netting
we had been netting
you had been netting
they had been netting
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will net
you will net
he/she/it will net
we will net
you will net
they will net
Future continuous
I will be netting
you will be netting
he/she/it will be netting
we will be netting
you will be netting
they will be netting
Future perfect
I will have netted
you will have netted
he/she/it will have netted
we will have netted
you will have netted
they will have netted
Future perfect continuous
I will have been netting
you will have been netting
he/she/it will have been netting
we will have been netting
you will have been netting
they will have been netting
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would net
you would net
he/she/it would net
we would net
you would net
they would net
Conditional continuous
I would be netting
you would be netting
he/she/it would be netting
we would be netting
you would be netting
they would be netting
Conditional perfect
I would have net
you would have net
he/she/it would have net
we would have net
you would have net
they would have net
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been netting
you would have been netting
he/she/it would have been netting
we would have been netting
you would have been netting
they would have been netting
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you net
we let´s net
you net
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to net
Past participle
netted
Present Participle
netting
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE NET

net asset value
Net Book Agreement
net cord
net curtains
net domestic product
net fishing
net national product
net play
net present value
net profit
net realizable value
net surfer
net ton
net weight
net-net
Netaji
Netanyahu
netball
netballer

WORDS THAT END LIKE NET

basket
bet
budget
cabinet
carpet
diet
et
factory outlet
feet
forget
get
gilet
het
in the secret
internet
jet
let
magnet
man in the street
on the market

Synonyms and antonyms of net in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «NET»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «net» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of net

Translation of «net» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF NET

Find out the translation of net to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of net from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «net» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

red
570 millions of speakers

English

net
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

नेट
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

شَبَكَةٌ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

сеть
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

rede
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

নেট
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

filet
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bersih
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Netz
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Net
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

lưới
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நிகர
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

निव्वळ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

rete
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

sieć
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

сітка
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

plasă
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

δίχτυ
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

netto
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

nät
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

nett
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of net

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «NET»

The term «net» is very widely used and occupies the 196 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of net
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «NET» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «net» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «net» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about net

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10 QUOTES WITH «NET»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word net.
1
Franklin Pierce Adams
Years ago we discovered the exact point, the dead center of middle age. It occurs when you are too young to take up golf and too old to rush up to the net.
2
Aeschylus
You have been trapped in the inescapable net of ruin by your own want of sense.
3
Marco Arment
As long as I manage investments properly and don't spend recklessly, Tumblr has given my family a strong safety net and given me the freedom to work on whatever I want. And that's exactly what I plan to do.
4
John Ashcroft
An FBI agent ought to be able to surf the net and look for sites that instruct people how to make bombs.
5
Richard Attias
Africa's informal economy is one of the most innovative and inventive environments in the world. Yet it is an environment with little regulation in which workers are often exposed to hard conditions and live without a safety net.
6
Steve Ballmer
Certainly, we continue to bring in new people. We'll hire, net new, over 4,000 people this year, and attract great people into the company. I'm very bullish about the employee base and what it can accomplish.
7
Shirley Bassey
I was a wild kid. I was left to climb trees. And you know those railways logs, they piled them up, six feet apart, and I'd jump from one to the other. Without a safety net! I was an incredible tomboy.
8
Justine Bateman
Net Neutrality is what makes the Internet so great - and so vital for innovation and creativity.
9
Cara Black
One of my assets is my fitness. My fitness around the net and my movement: that's my defense to the power.
10
Charlotte Bronte
I am no bird; and no net ensnares me; I am a free human being with an independent will.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «NET»

Discover the use of net in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to net and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Caught in the Net: How to Recognize the Signs of Internet ...
Describes the symptoms of Internet addiction, explores why the network is so seductive to some users, and offers techniques for helping addicts regulate their use
Kimberly S. Young, 1998
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Net Smart: How to Thrive Online
In Net Smart, cyberculture expert Howard Rheingold shows us how to use social media intelligently, humanely, and, above all, mindfully.
Howard Rheingold, Anthony Weeks, 2012
3
Ext.Net Web Application Development
This is a step-by-step tutorial packed with examples and tips to learn Ext.NET from scratch. This book is written for .NET Web Application Developers who are familiar with ASP.NET looking to build .NET based Rich Internet Applications.
Anup Shah, 2012
4
Pro ASP.NET MVC 5
What you’ll learn Gain a solid architectural understanding of ASP.NET MVC 5 Explore the entire ASP.NET MVC Framework as a cohesive whole Learn what's new in version 5 and how best to apply these new features to your own work See how MVC ...
Adam Freeman, 2013
5
Net Worth: Shaping Markets when Customers Make the Rules
Argues that in the future, customers will control and provide information about themselves only through intermediaries that work in their interest
John Hagel, Marc Singer, 1999
6
Essential ASP. NET with Examples in C#
" --DARYL RICHTER, software architect "This book greatly improves the understanding of ASP.NET. The text is concise and examples are well written. The signal-to-noise ratio of this book is very high.
Fritz Onion, 2003
7
Professional ASP.NET 3.5 SP1 Edition: In C# and VB
With this book, a stellar author team covers the new controls in the AJAX toolbox, the back button history, and script combining, and they also examine the new capabilities of WCF including changes to DataContractSerializer.
Bill Evjen, Scott Hanselman, Devin Rader, 2011
8
ASP.NET: Tips, Tutorials, and Code
Introduces the programming framework that enables the development of Web applications and services in the Microsoft.NET environment.
Scott Mitchell, 2002
9
ASP.NET 4 Unleashed
The most comprehensive book on Microsoft’s new ASP.NET 4, ASP.NET 4 Unleashed covers all facets of ASP.NET development. Led by Microsoft ASP.NET program manager Stephen Walther, an expert author team thoroughly covers the entire platform.
Stephen Walther, Kevin Scott Hoffman, Nate Dudek, 2010
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Professional ASP.NET Design Patterns
Professional ASP.NET Design Patterns: Demonstrates how to use the Gang of Four design patterns to improve your ASP.NET code Shows how Fowler's enterprise patterns fit into an enterprise-level ASP.NET site Provides details on how to layer an ...
Scott Millett, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «NET»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term net is used in the context of the following news items.
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Top 10 new features in ASP.Net 5
Net vNext -- is the latest release of Microsoft's popular and flexible framework for ... Net has come a long way in the past decade, but ASP.Net 5 ... «InfoWorld, Jul 15»
2
Senate Dems fail to strip net neutrality rider from spending bill
Democrats were unsuccessful Thursday in stripping out a net neutrality rider in a Senate spending bill that would bar the Federal ... «The Hill, Jul 15»
3
Biocon Q1 Net jumps 23% to Rs 126 crore
The company's net sales grew by 15 percent at Rs 857 crore for the period under review as compared to Rs 742 crore in the year-ago period, ... «Moneycontrol.com, Jul 15»
4
Agency proposes more net metering capacity
Rooftop solar officials say that without quick action by the Public Utilities Commission to address the net metering cap, the industry could grind ... «Las Vegas Review-Journal, Jul 15»
5
Tax assessments based on your net worth: be prepared
You see, there's something called a “net worth assessment” that the ... the change in your net worth (your assets less your liabilities) will be ... «The Globe and Mail, Jul 15»
6
Janus Capital records net inflows for third straight quarter, but AUM flat
Net inflows slowed to $200 million for the quarter ended June 30, but the money manager recorded its third straight quarter of net inflows after ... «Pensions & Investments, Jul 15»
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Plans for wild salmon coastal net catching ban
Plans for a complete ban on catching wild salmon using coastal nets have been announced by the Scottish government. The proposal followed ... «BBC News, Jul 15»
8
Donald Trump's net worth at least $1.4 billion, election filing shows
Presidential wannabe Donald Trump put his money where his big mouth is, releasing a detailed list of his finances that shows his net worth is at ... «New York Daily News, Jul 15»
9
Net neutrality could raise costs for ISPs, customers
WASHINGTON – Net neutrality may have been grudgingly accepted among Internet service providers and lobbyists, but the Title II order of the ... «RCR Wireless News, Jul 15»
10
CB&I reports net profit, new contracts
CB&I energy engineering and construction giant reported a net profit for the second quarter, but President and CEO Philip Asherman said he ... «Chron.com, Jul 15»

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