net

Meaning

Noun

1. (neuter) net (mesh)
2. (neuter) net (device for catching and trapping)
3. (neuter) television channel
4. (neuter) omentum, caul
5. (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, just now

Concepts

net

just

network

handsome

fine

neat

lovely

beautiful

beautifully

elegant

honest

tidy

exactly

grid

fair

right

pretty

accurately

staunch

straightforward

⬆️

honourable

mesh

trig

trim

true

trusty

upright

web

okay

nicely

just now

precise

forthright

proper

elegantly

only

appropriately

precize

above-board

adequately

aright

clean

correctly

decently

decorous

duly

equitably

expediently

fairly

faithful

Synonyms

juist

mooi

schoon

precies

knap

fraai

zojuist

pas

netwerk

elegant

piekfijn

zwierig

bevallig

pal

fatsoenlijk

eerlijk

fijn

OK

okay

okee

oké

proper

degelijk

🔉

prachtig

straks

eerzaam

goed

👍

zoëven

zonet

zuiver

puur

keurig

rein

loyaal

exact

getrouw

slechts

daarnet

trouw

trouwhartig

maar

elektriciteitsnet

zoeven

zo-even

bekoorlijk

behoorlijk

nog net

alleen

op geschikte wijze

gewoon

Translations

Netz

rede

red

réseau

xarxa

rete

filet

schön

gerade

beau

formoso

belo

soeben

ehrlich

Pronounced as (IPA)

/nɛt/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch: net

Inherited from Old Dutch: *net

In summary

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.