Meaning

4 senses
  1. (uncountable)Internet access or connection; internet connectivity.

    Do you have internet at your place? My internet is down and I want to check my email.

  2. (countable)Any set of computer networks that communicate using the Internet Protocol; an intranet.

  3. (Internet, countable, humorous, uncountable)A fictitious unit of scoring awarded for making outstanding posts on the internet.

  4. (Internet, countable, humorous, uncountable)The knowledge or ability to read the room, especially to avoid being politically incorrect, chiefly to make light of someone's lack of such knowledge, implied to be gained only from active use of social media.

More definitions
  • a computer network consisting of a worldwide network of computer networks that use the TCP/IP network protocols to facilitate data transmission and exchange

Examples

838 sentences
  1. Tom has a fast internet connection.

    У Тома швидкий інтернет.

    ruУ Тома высокоскоростное соединение с интернетом.

    deTom hat eine schnelle Internetverbindung.

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  2. How has the Internet changed your job?

    Як Інтернет змінив твою роботу?

    ruКак Интернет изменил твою работу?

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  3. What was life like before the internet?

    Яким було життя до інтернету?

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  4. Can you remember how slow the Internet used to be?

    Ти пам'ятаєш, яким повільним був колись інтернет?

    ruТы можешь вспомнить, каким медленным был когда-то Интернет?

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  5. I can't connect to the Internet.

    Я не можу підключитись до інтернету.

    ruЯ не могу подключиться к Интернету.

    deIch habe keine Internetverbindung.

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Origin

The noun is a variant of Internet. The verb is derived from the noun.

The noun is a variant of Internet. The verb is derived from the noun.

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Forms

plural: internets
Singularinternet
Pluralinternets

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • a computer network consisting of a worldwide network of computer networks that use the TCP/IP network protocols to facilitate data transmission and exchange:netcyberspace

Word family

11 related words

Collocations

3 patterns
  • internet connection
  • to the internet
  • the internet is

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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