Meanings
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1
noun
A large group of people, things, or places that are connected to each other.
A network of roads crosses the whole country.
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2
noun
A group of computers or devices connected so they can share information.
All the office computers are linked on the same network.
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3
noun
A company that broadcasts the same TV or radio programs through many stations.
The networks compete to broadcast important football matches.
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4
verb
To meet and talk with people in order to make useful contacts for work.
Many people network at conferences to find new job opportunities.
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Etymology
Etymology tree 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 From net + work; the nonliteral sense and its subsenses are extended from the literal sense; they are now the dominant senses. Cognate with German Netzwerk.