internet
To use the internet; specifically, to search for information by using the internetTo use the internet; specifically, to search for information by using the internet.
» Tom has a fast internet connection.
Tom hat eine schnelle Internetverbindung. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
У Тома высокоскоростное соединение с интернетом. — odexed
У Тома швидкий інтернет. — deniko
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3 senses(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.
(ambitransitive, specifically)To connect (a computer, an electronic device, etc.) into a computer network (in particular, the Internet).
(ambitransitive, archaic, rare)To entwine or link (several things) together, so as to form a network; to interconnect, to network.
Examples
838 sentencesTom has a fast internet connection.
У Тома швидкий інтернет. — deniko
ruУ Тома высокоскоростное соединение с интернетом. — odexed
deTom hat eine schnelle Internetverbindung. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
How has the Internet changed your job?
Як Інтернет змінив твою роботу? — deniko
ruКак Интернет изменил твою работу? — marafon
What was life like before the internet?
Яким було життя до інтернету? — deniko
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
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- (prefixThe 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 form | internet · to internet |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | internets |
| Present participle | internetting |
| Past simple | internetted |
| Past participle | internetted |
irregular
Synonyms
1 synonymsWord family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A2Word stress — Because the lesson uses it
- B1Technology and the internet — Because the lesson uses it
- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
Collocations
3 patterns- internet connection
- to the internet
- the internet is