Meaning

3 senses
  1. (Internet, informal, intransitive)To use the internet; specifically, to search for information by using the internet.

    Having no idea what that means, I am internetting like mad.

  2. (ambitransitive, specifically)To connect (a computer, an electronic device, etc.) into a computer network (in particular, the Internet).

  3. (ambitransitive, archaic, rare)To entwine or link (several things) together, so as to form a network; to interconnect, to network.

Examples

838 sentences
  1. Tom has a fast internet connection.

    У Тома швидкий інтернет. — deniko

    ruУ Тома высокоскоростное соединение с интернетом. — odexed

    deTom hat eine schnelle Internetverbindung. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  2. How has the Internet changed your job?

    Як Інтернет змінив твою роботу? — deniko

    ruКак Интернет изменил твою работу? — marafon

  3. What was life like before the internet?

    Яким було життя до інтернету? — deniko

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

    Ти пам'ятаєш, яким повільним був колись інтернет? — deniko

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

  5. I can't connect to the Internet.

    Я не можу підключитись до інтернету. — older

    ruЯ не могу подключиться к Интернету. — Lenin_1917

    deIch habe keine Internetverbindung. — Sudajaengi

Origin

The noun is a variant of Internet. The verb is derived from the noun. From inter- (prefix

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

From inter- (prefix meaning ‘amid, among; between’) + net (“to form a netting or network”).

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Forms

internets, internetting, internetted, internetted
Base forminternet · to internet
3rd person singularinternets
Present participleinternetting
Past simpleinternetted
Past participleinternetted

irregular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyinternet
he, she, itinternets

Past simpleLesson

all personsinternetted

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave internetted
he, she, ithas internetted

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill internet

Synonyms

1 synonyms

Word family

3 related words

Collocations

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

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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