Internet

A1 Topic:Technology & Computing

US /ˈɪn(t)əɹˌnɛt/ UK /ˈɪntəˌnɛt/ See IPA manual

Freq #2329

Meanings

1

noun
the worldwide computer network that lets people share information and communicate.

Most newspapers are available on the internet now.
2

noun
a connection to the internet.

My internet is down, so I can't check my email.
3

verb
to use the internet, especially to search for information.

I spent the evening internetting to find a good recipe.

Verb forms

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Thesaurus

Word family

Forms internets

Derived forms anternetinternettedinternettinginternettyinterwebinterwebspostinternetsplinternet

Related forms web

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Phrases (1)

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internet site
a collection of related pages available at a particular address on the internet

Noun + noun

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Italic *ənter Latin inter Latin inter-bor. English inter- Proto-Indo-European *neHd- Proto-Indo-European *-yós Proto-Germanic *natją Proto-West Germanic *nati Old English nett Middle English net English net Proto-Indo-European *werǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Indo-European *wérǵom Proto-Germanic *werką Proto-West Germanic *werk Old English weorc Middle English werk English work English network English internetwork English Internet Coined by the U.S. Defense Department in 1986. Shortening of internetwork.

Topics

Technology & Computing

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# Internet

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A1
**Part of speech:** noun, verb
**IPA (US):** /ˈɪn(t)əɹˌnɛt/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈɪntəˌnɛt/
**Frequency rank:** 2329

## Meanings
1. the worldwide computer network that lets people share information and communicate.
2. a connection to the internet.
3. to use the internet, especially to search for information.

## Examples
- Most newspapers are available on the internet now.
- My internet is down, so I can't check my email.
- I spent the evening internetting to find a good recipe.

## Derived Forms
- anternet
- internetted
- internetting
- internetty
- interweb
- interwebs
- postinternet
- splinternet

## Related Forms
- web

## Roots and Affixes
- Affix: inter- - between

## Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Italic *ənter Latin inter Latin inter-bor. English inter- Proto-Indo-European *neHd- Proto-Indo-European *-yós Proto-Germanic *natją Proto-West Germanic *nati Old English nett Middle English net English net Proto-Indo-European *werǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Indo-European *wérǵom Proto-Germanic *werką Proto-West Germanic *werk Old English weorc Middle English werk English work English network English internetwork English Internet Coined by the U.S. Defense Department in 1986. Shortening of internetwork.

## AI Etymology
Internet Coined by the U.S. Defense Department in 1986. Shortening of internetwork. The historical chain includes Proto-Indo-European *h₁én, Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér, Proto-Italic *ənter, Middle English werk, English work, English network, English internetwork, and English Internet.

## Topics
- Technology & Computing

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