net

CEFRA2

/nɛt/

noun · adjective

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    Material made of connected threads with open spaces.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Remaining after costs or other amounts are removed.

Examples

  • I cast my net into the sea.

  • The hunters captured the wild animal with a strong rope net.

At a glance

Sits at A2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A device made from such mesh, used for catching fish, butterflies, etc.

  2. A mesh of string, cord or rope.

  3. A device made from such mesh, generally used for trapping something.

More examples

In context

  • I captured butterflies with a net.

  • a hairnet; a mosquito net; a tennis net

  • caught in the prosecuting attorney's net

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

From Middle English net, from Old English net, nett, from Proto-West Germanic *nati, from Proto-Germanic *natją (“net”), from Proto-Indo-European *neHd- (“to knot, turn, twist”). Cognates Cognate with North Frisian näät (“net”), Saterland Frisian Nät (“net”), West Frisian and Dutch net (“net”), German and Luxembourgish Netz (“net”), Yiddish נעץ (nets, “net”), Danish, Elfdalian, Faroese, and Icelandic net (“net”), Norwegian Bokmål nett (“net”), Norwegian Nynorsk net, nett (“net”), Swedish nät (“net”), Gothic 𐌽𐌰𐍄𐌹 (nati, “net”).