English dictionary
network
nounPronunciation
nɛtwɜːk
Audio pronunciation
Parts of speech
Definitions
noun
- an open fabric of string or rope or wire woven together at regular intervals
noun
- (broadcasting) a communication system consisting of a group of broadcasting stations that all transmit the same programs
noun
- (electronics) a system of interconnected electronic components or circuits
noun
- a system of intersecting lines or channels
noun
- an interconnected system of things or people
verb
- communicate with and within a group
Example sentences
the networks compete to broadcast important sports events
a railroad network
a network of canals
he owned a network of shops
retirement meant dropping out of a whole network of people who had been part of my life
tangled in a web of cloth
You have to network if you want to get a good job