net

See also Net, .net, and nét

English

Wikipedia

A fishing net

A net of a dodecahedron

Pronunciation

• enPR: nĕt, IPA: /nɛt/, SAMPA: /nEt/

• Audio (US)

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ɛt

Etymology 1

From Old English net, from Proto-Germanic *natjan.

Noun

net (plural nets)

1. A mesh of string, cord or rope.
2. A device made from such mesh, generally used for catching fish.
3. A device made from such mesh, generally used for trapping something.
4. Anything that has the appearance of such a device.

   Petri net

5. (by extension) A trap.

   caught in the prosecuting attorney's net

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. (computing) A computer network.
8. (sports) A framework backed by a mesh, serving as the goal in hockey, soccer, lacrosse, etc.

   The striker headed the ball into the net to make it 1-0.

   • 2010 December 29, Mark Vesty, “Wigan 2 - 2 Arsenal”, BBC:

     Wigan had N'Zogbia sent off late on but Squillaci headed into his own net to give the home side a deserved point.

9. (sports, tennis) A mesh stretched to divide the court in tennis, badminton, volleyball, etc.

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

Terms derived from net (noun)

fishnet hairnet hit the net

internet netting network

neural net Petri net safety net

Translations

used for catching fish

Acholi: ohwoo Albanian: rrjetë f. Arabic: شبكة (ar) (shábaka) f. Armenian: ցանց (hy) (c’anc’) Basque: sare (eu) Catalan: xarxa (ca) f. Chamicuro: rete Chinese: Cantonese: 網 (mong(5)) Mandarin: 網 (zh), 网 (zh) (wǎng) Croatian: mreža (hr) f. Czech: síť (cs) f. Danish: garn (da), vod (da) Dutch: net (nl) n. Esperanto: reto (eo) Faroese: nót (fo) f., garn (fo) n. Finnish: verkko (fi) French: filet (fr) m. Georgian: ბადე (ka) (bade) German: Netz (de) n. Greek: for large fish: δίχτυ (dikhti) n. for small fish: απόχη (apokhe) f.

Hebrew: רשת (he) (réshet) f. Hungarian: háló (hu) Icelandic: net (is) n. Italian: rete (it) f., retino (it) m. Japanese: 網 (ja) (あみ, ami) Korean: 그물 (ko) (geumul) Kurdish: داو Latin: plaga (la) f., rete (la) f. Latvian: tīkls (lv) m. Malay: Jaring (ms), jala (ms) Malayalam: വല (vala) Ngarrindjeri: kandari Polish: sieć (pl) f. Portuguese: rede (pt) f. Romanian: rețea (ro), plasă (ro) Russian: сеть (ru) (set') f. Slovene: mreža (sl) f. Spanish: red (es) f. Swahili: kiandarua (sw) Swedish: nät (sv) n. Telugu: వల (vala)

used for trapping something

Armenian: ցանց (hy) (c’anc’) Dutch: net (nl) n. Finnish: verkko (fi), haavi (fi) Hebrew: רשת (he) (réshet) f. Icelandic: net (is) n. Kurdish: داو

Latvian: tīkls (lv) m. Polish: sieć (pl) f. Russian: сеть (ru) (set') f. Slovene: mreža (sl) f. Swahili: kiandarua (sw) Swedish: nät (sv) n.

mesh

Catalan: xarxa, f. Danish: net (da) n.(je) Dutch: net (nl) n. Faroese: net (fo) n. Finnish: verkko (fi), sihti (fi) German: Netz (de) n. Greek: δίχτυ (dikhti) n., πλέγμα (plegma) n., βρόγχος (vronkhos) m. Hebrew: רשת (he) (réshet) f. Icelandic: net (is) n. Italian: rete (it) f.

Japanese: メッシュ (ja) (messhu) Korean: 그물 (ko) (geumul) Portuguese: malha (pt) f. Romanian: rețea (ro) Russian: сетка (ru) (sétka) f. Slovene: mreža (sl) f. Spanish: red (es) f. Swahili: kiandarua (sw) Swedish: nät (sv) n. Telugu: వల (vala)

figurative: a trap

Catalan: xarxa, malla f. Dutch: val (nl), valstrik, strikken Finnish: verkko (fi) German: Netz (de) n. Greek: δίχτυ (dikhti) n. Hebrew: רשת (he) (réshet) f. Icelandic: net (is) n. Italian: rete (it) f.

Polish: sieć (pl) f. Portuguese: rede (pt) f. Russian: сети (ru) (séti) f. pl. Slovene: mreža (sl) f. Spanish: red (es) f. Swahili: kiandarua (sw) Telugu: వల (vala)

anything that has the appearance of a net

Catalan: xarxa (ca) Dutch: net (nl) n. Finnish: verkko (fi) German: Netz (de) n. Greek: δίχτυωτό (dikhtioto) n.

Hebrew: רשת (he) (réshet) f. Italian: rete (it) f. Polish: sieć (pl) f., siatka (pl) f. Russian: сеть (ru) (set') f., сетка (ru) (sétka) f. Slovene: mreža (sl) f.

in geometry

Finnish: verkko (fi) Greek: ανάπτυγμα (el) (anáptighma) n.

Polish: siatka wielościanu (pl) f. Russian: развёртка (ru) (razvjórtka) f.

in computing

Armenian: ցանց (hy) (c’anc’) Catalan: xarxa (ca) Chinese: Mandarin: 網絡 (zh), 网络 (zh) (wǎngluò), (Taiwan) 網路 (zh), 网路 (zh) (wǎnglù) Danish: net (da) n. Dutch: net n., netwerk n. Esperanto: reto (eo) Faroese: net (fo) n. Finnish: verkko (fi), netti (fi) French: réseau (fr) m., réseau (fr) m. German: Netz (de) n. Greek: δίκτυο (diktio) n., βρόγχος (vronkhos) m.

Hebrew: רשת (he) (réshet) f. Icelandic: net (is) n. Ido: reto (io) Italian: rete (it) f. Japanese: ネットワーク (ja) (nettowāku) Latvian: tīkls (lv) m. Malagasy: tetitsipika (mg) Polish: sieć (pl) f. Portuguese: rede (pt) f. Russian: сеть (ru) (set') f. Slovene: mreža f., omrežje n. Spanish: red (es) f. Swedish: nät (sv) n.

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Breton: roued f. -où pl. (1,2), griped m. (3), kenrouedad f. (5) Interlingua: rete n. Latin: rete f. Romanian: rețea f. Tok Pisin: umben, taunem (mosquito net)

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.
3. (transitive) (soccer) To score (a goal).

   Evans netted the winner in the 80th minute.

4. (tennis) To hit the ball into the net.
   • 2011 June 28, David Ornstein, “Wimbledon 2011: Victoria Azarenka beats Tamira Paszek in quarters”, BBC Sport:

     Azarenka whipped a sensational forehand around the net post to break for 2-0 in the second set, followed it up with a love hold and moved to 5-1 when Paszek netted a forehand.

Synonyms

• (catch by means of a net): catch
• (to trap): catch, ensnare, entrap, snare, trap

Translations

catch by means of a net

Finnish: pyytää verkolla, pyydystää verkolla, haavia German: mit einem Netz fangen Hebrew: תפס (he) (tafás) Interlingua: attrappar con un rete

Italian: impigliare in una rete, intrappolare con una rete, irretire Portuguese: aprisionar com uma rede, enredar Romanian: a prinde cu o rețea Swahili: kiandarua (sw)

figurative: to catch in a trap

Finnish: saada verkkoon Hebrew: תפס (he) (tafás)

Swahili: kiandarua (sw)

Etymology 2

From Anglo-Norman neth, Middle 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. Remaining after expenses or deductions.

   net profit ; net weight

3. Final.

   net result; net conclusion

Antonyms

• gross

Derived terms

terms derived from net (adjective) after expenses; final

net income net loss

net weight

Translations

remaining after expenses or deductions

Catalan: net (ca) Dutch: netto (nl) Finnish: netto- (in compounds), puhdas French: net (fr) m. German: netto, Netto- Hebrew: נקי (he) (nakí) Icelandic: nettó (is)

Italian: netto (it) Polish: netto (pl) n. Portuguese: líquido (pt) m. Scottish Gaelic: lom (gd) Slovene: neto (sl) Spanish: neto (es) m.

final

Dutch: uiteindelijk, finaal Finnish: lopullinen, loppu- Hebrew: סופי (he) (sofí)

Italian: finale (it) Portuguese: final (pt)

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Interlingua: nette (1), final (2) Romanian: netto (1), final (2)

Noun

net (plural nets)

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

Translations

The amount remaining after expenses are deducted, profit

Dutch: netto (nl) n. Finnish: netto (fi) French: netto (fr) m. German: Netto (de) n. Greek: καθάρο κέρδος m. (katharo kerdos)

Hebrew: נטו (he) (néto), רווח נקי (he) (révakh nakí) Interlingua: saldo Portuguese: lucro (pt) m., saldo (pt) m. Romanian: net m., netă f. Swedish: netto (sv) n.

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

To receive as profit

Dutch: netto vangen/verdienen Finnish: netota (fi), voittaa (fi) German: netto verdienen Hebrew: הרוויח (he) (hirvíakh)

Interlingua: lucrar Portuguese: lucrar Romanian: câștiga (ro), lucra (ro)

Anagrams

• ent , ENT
• ten

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Catalan

Adjective

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

1. clean
2. net

Adverb

net

1. cleanly

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Dutch

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɛt

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *natjan.

Noun

net n. (plural netten, ^??? please provide the diminutive!)

1. net (mesh)

Derived terms

• netvlies

Etymology 2

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

Adjective

net (comparative netter, superlative netst)

1. clean, tidy

Declension

Declension of net

		positive	comparative	superlative
				attributive	predicative/adverbial
predicative/adverbial		net	netter
neuter singular	indefinite	net	netter
	definite	nette	nettere	netste	het netst(e)
common singular		nette	nettere	netste	de netste
plural		nette	nettere	netste	de netste
partitive		nets	netters

Derived terms

• netheid
• netjes

Adverb

net (not comparable)

1. just, nearly
2. just recently

Derived terms

• net als

Anagrams

• ent, ten

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Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse net, from Proto-Germanic *natjan.

Noun

net n.

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

Declension

n3	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	net	netið	net	netini
Accusative	net	netið	net	netini
Dative	neti	netinum	netum	netunum
Genitive	nets	netsins	neta	netanna

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French

Etymology

From Latin nitidus (“shiny”).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /nɛt/, X-SAMPA: /nEt/

• Audio (France, Paris)

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ɛt
• Homophone: nets

Adjective

net m. (f. nette, m. plural nets, f. plural nettes)

1. clean, tidy
2. clear
3. neat
4. net

Derived terms

• nettement
• netteté

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Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse net, from Proto-Germanic *natjan.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /nɛːt/
• Rhymes: -ɛːt

Noun

net n.

1. net
2. (computing) network
3. (computing, usually definite) the Internet
   • Ég þoli þetta ekki, ég kemst ekki á netið.

     I can't stand it, I can't connect to the internet.

Declension

declension of net

n-s	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	net	netið	net	netin
accusative	net	netið	net	netin
dative	neti	netinu	netum	netunum
genitive	nets	netsins	neta	netanna

Synonyms

• (Internet): Internet

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Kven

Pronoun

net

1. (personal) they

Synonyms

• het

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Latin

Verb

net

1. third-person singular present active subjunctive of nō

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Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *natjan, whence also Old High German nezzi, Old Norse net, Gothic 𐌽𐌰𐍄𐌹 (nati).

Noun

net n.

1. net

Descendants

• English: net

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Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *natjan, whence also Old English net (English net).

Noun

net n.

1. net

Descendants

Danish: net Faroese: net Icelandic: net

Norwegian: nett, net Swedish: nät

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West Frisian

Adverb

net

1. not