net

Meaning

Noun

1. (neuter) net (mesh)
2. (neuter) net (device for catching and trapping)
3. (neuter) television channel
4. (neuter) television network
5. (neuter) omentum, caul
6. (neuter) a network, especially the Internet

Adj

1. clean, tidy
2. decent, proper

Adv

1. tidily, neatly
2. decently, properly
3. just, nearly, barely
4. just recently

Pronounced as (IPA)

/nɛt/

Etymology

From Middle Dutch net, nette, from Old Dutch *net, *netti, from Proto-Germanic *natją, from Proto-Indo-European *ned- (“to turn, twist, knot”).

Sentences

Die brief heb ik dus net vandaag gestuurd .

I therefore sent this letter only today.

Het toernooi was net begonnen , maar het team moest al naar huis .

The tournament had just started, but the team already had to go home.

De vloer van het hotel was net schoongemaakt .

The hotel floor had just been cleaned.

De ziekenwagen kwam net te laat .

The ambulance arrived just too late.

Haar vader is schrijnwerker en hij is net van job veranderd .

Her father is a carpenter and he has just changed jobs.

De slagboom sloot net voordat hij aankwam .

The barrier closed just before it arrived.

Fiscale statistieken worden , net als alle andere statistieken, vaak herzien .

Fiscal statistics, like any other statistics, are subject to revision.

Ik heb net alle seizoenen van “Friends” in één ruk uitgekeken .

I just watched all the seasons of “Friends” in one fell swoop.