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secure
English
Alternative forms
- secuer (obsolete)
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin securus (“of persons, free from care, quiet, easy; in a bad sense, careless, reckless; of things, tranquil, also free from danger, safe, secure”), from se- (“without”) + cura (“care”); see cure. Doublet of sure and the now obsolete or dialectal sicker (“certain, safe”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /s??kj??(?)/, /s??kj??(?)/
- (General American) IPA(key): /s??kj??/, /s??kj?/, /s??kj??/
- Rhymes: -??(?)
- Hyphenation: se?cure
Adjective
secure (comparative securer or more secure, superlative securest or most secure)
- Free from attack or danger; protected.
- Free from the danger of theft; safe.
- Free from the risk of eavesdropping, interception or discovery; secret.
- Free from anxiety or doubt; unafraid.
- But thou, secure of soul, unbent with woes.
- Firm and not likely to fail; stable.
- Free from the risk of financial loss; reliable.
- Confident in opinion; not entertaining, or not having reason to entertain, doubt; certain; sure; commonly used with of.
- (obsolete) Overconfident; incautious; careless.
- Certain to be achieved or gained; assured.
Antonyms
- insecure
Hyponyms
Derived terms
- securely
Related terms
- security
Translations
Verb
secure (third-person singular simple present secures, present participle securing, simple past and past participle secured)
- To make safe; to relieve from apprehensions of, or exposure to, danger; to guard; to protect.
- I spread a cloud before the victor's sight, / Sustained the vanquished, and secured his flight.
- To put beyond hazard of losing or of not receiving; to make certain; to assure; frequently with against or from, or formerly with of.
- to secure a creditor against loss; to secure a debt by a mortgage
- 1831, Thomas Dick, The Philosophy of Religion
- It secures its possessor of eternal happiness.
- To make fast; to close or confine effectually; to render incapable of getting loose or escaping.
- to secure a prisoner; to secure a door, or the hatches of a ship
- To get possession of; to make oneself secure of; to acquire certainly.
- to secure an estate
- 2014, Jamie Jackson, "Ángel di María says Manchester United were the ‘only club’ after Real", The Guardian, 26 August 2014:
- With the Argentinian secured United will step up their attempt to sign a midfielder and, possibly, a defender in the closing days of the transfer window. Juventus’s Arturo Vidal, Milan’s Nigel de Jong and Ajax’s Daley Blind, who is also a left-sided defensive player, are potential targets.
- (transitive, obsolete) To plight or pledge.
Derived terms
- securement
Translations
Further reading
- secure in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- secure in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
Anagrams
- Creuse, Rescue, cereus, ceruse, cursee, recuse, rescue, secuer
Italian
Adjective
secure
- feminine plural of securo
Latin
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /se?ku?.re/, [s???ku???]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /se?ku.re/, [s??ku???]
Noun
sec?re
- ablative singular of sec?ris
Etymology 2
securus +? -?
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /se??ku?.re?/, [s?e??ku??e?]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /se?ku.re/, [s??ku???]
Adverb
s?c?r? (comparative s?c?rius, superlative s?c?rissim?)
- carelessly
- fearlessly
- quietly
References
- secure in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- secure in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- secure in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
Romanian
Alternative forms
- s?cure (archaic)
Etymology
From Latin sec?ris, sec?rem. Compare Italian scure.
Noun
secure f (plural securi)
- axe, hatchet
- battle axe, halberd
Declension
Synonyms
- topor
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net
English
Pronunciation
- enPR: n?t, IPA(key): /n?t/
- Rhymes: -?t
Etymology 1
From Middle English nett, from Old English net, nett, from Proto-Germanic *natj?, from Proto-Indo-European *ned- (“to turn, twist, knot”). Cognate with West Frisian net, Low German Nett, Dutch net, German Netz, Danish net, Swedish nät.
Noun
net (plural nets)
- A mesh of string, cord or rope.
- A device made from such mesh, used for catching fish, butterflies, etc.
- A device made from such mesh, generally used for trapping something.
- Anything that has the appearance of such a device.
- (by extension) A trap.
- 1611, Bible (King James Version), Proverbs xxix. 5
- A man that flattereth his neighbor spreadeth a net for his feet.
- 1611, Bible (King James Version), Proverbs xxix. 5
- (geometry) Of a polyhedron, any set of polygons joined edge to edge that, when folded along the edges between adjoining polygons so that the outer edges touch, form the polyhedron.
- A system that interconnects a number of users, locations etc. allowing transport or communication between them.
- a computer network; a road network; an electricity distribution network
- (electronics) A conductor that interconnects two or more component terminals.
- (sports) A framework backed by a mesh, serving as the goal in hockey, soccer, lacrosse, etc.
- (sports, tennis) A mesh stretched to divide the court in tennis, badminton, volleyball, etc.
- (tennis, by extension) The area of the court close to the net (mesh stretched to divide the court).
Synonyms
- (mesh): mesh, network
- (used for catching or trapping):
- (figurative: a trap): snare, trap
- (anything that has the appearance of a net): reticulation
- (in geometry): development
- (in computing): network
Derived terms
Translations
Verb
net (third-person singular simple present nets, present participle netting, simple past and past participle netted)
- (transitive) To catch by means of a net.
- (transitive, figuratively) To catch in a trap, or by stratagem.
- To enclose or cover with a net.
- to net a tree
- (transitive, soccer) To score (a goal).
- Evans netted the winner in the 80th minute.
- 2012, Chelsea 6-0 Wolves [1]
- Romeu then scored a penalty, Torres netted a header and Moses added the sixth from substitute Oscar's cross.
- (tennis) To hit the ball into the net.
- To form network or netting; to knit.
Synonyms
- (catch by means of a net): catch
- (to trap): catch, ensnare, entrap, snare, trap
Derived terms
- benet
Translations
Etymology 2
From Middle English net, nette, from Old French net, from Latin nitidus. Compare nitid, neat.
Alternative forms
- nett
Adjective
net (not comparable)
- (obsolete) Good, desirable; clean, decent, clear.
- 1590, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, III.xii:
- Her brest all naked, as net iuory, / Without adorne of gold or siluer bright […]
- 1590, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, III.xii:
- Free from extraneous substances; pure; unadulterated; neat.
- net wine
- Remaining after expenses or deductions.
- net profit; net weight
- Final; end.
- net result; net conclusion
Derived terms
Translations
Adverb
net (not comparable)
- After expenses or deductions.
Translations
Noun
net (plural nets)
- The amount remaining after expenses are deducted; profit.
Translations
Verb
net (third-person singular simple present nets, present participle netting, simple past and past participle netted)
- (transitive) To receive as profit.
- The company nets $30 on every sale.
- (transitive) To yield as profit for.
- The scam netted the criminals $30,000.
- To fully hedge a position.
- Every party is netting their position with a counter-party
Translations
Anagrams
- -ent, ENT, TEN, ent, ent-, ten
Afrikaans
Etymology
From Dutch net.
Adverb
net
- only, just
Catalan
Etymology 1
From Old Catalan, from Old Occitan, from Latin nitidus, contracted to a Vulgar Latin *nittus. Doublet of nèdol, which came through a different Old Catalan form nèdeu. Compare also French net, Italian netto.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic) IPA(key): /?n?t/
- (Central) IPA(key): /?n?t/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /?net/
Adjective
net (feminine neta, masculine plural nets, feminine plural netes)
- clean
- Antonyms: brut, sutze
- net
- (castells) (of a castell) built without a pinya, or without a folre or manilles when it would normally have these
Derived terms
- netament
Related terms
- netejar
Adverb
net
- cleanly
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central, Valencian) IPA(key): /?net/
Noun
net m (plural nets, feminine neta)
- (2016 spelling reform) Alternative spelling of nét (“grandson”)
Further reading
- “net” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “net” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
- “net” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “net” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Central Franconian
Alternative forms
- nit (Kölsch)
Etymology
From Old High German niowiht.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /net/, /n?t/
Adverb
net
- (most dialects) not
- Dat es jar net wohr!
- That’s not true at all!
- Dat es jar net wohr!
Derived terms
- nemmieh (contraction with mieh)
Related terms
- nüüs, neist, nix
Danish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /n?t/, [?n?d?]
Etymology 1
From German nett, from Old French net (“neat”), from Latin nitidus (“shining”).
Adjective
net (plural and definite singular attributive nette)
- visually pleasing and proper; well-groomed
Inflection
Etymology 2
Older ned, from Old Norse net, from Proto-Germanic *natj?, cognate with Swedish nät, English net, German Netz. The modern Danish form, with -t instead of regular -d, is influenced by Low German Nett.
Noun
net n (singular definite nettet, plural indefinite net)
- net
- web
- reusable bag of cloth
Declension
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /n?t/
- Hyphenation: net
- Rhymes: -?t
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch net, nette, from Old Dutch *net, *netti, from Proto-Germanic *natj?, from Proto-Indo-European *ned- (“to turn, twist, knot”).
Noun
net n (plural netten, diminutive netje n)
- net (mesh)
- net (device for catching and trapping)
- television channel
- Synonyms: kanaal, zender
- omentum, caul
Derived terms
- grote net
- netvlies
Descendants
- ? Indonesian: net
Etymology 2
From Middle Dutch net, which is borrowed from Old French net, from Latin nitidus.
Adjective
net (comparative netter, superlative netst)
- clean, tidy
- decent, proper
Inflection
Derived terms
- netheid
- netjes
Adverb
net
- tidily, neatly
- decently, properly
- just, nearly, barely
- just recently
Derived terms
- net als
Descendants
- ? Indonesian: necis (“neatly”)
Anagrams
- ent, ten
References
Elfdalian
Noun
net n
- net
Inflection
Faroese
Etymology
From Old Norse net, from Proto-Germanic *natj?, from Proto-Indo-European *ned- (“to turn, twist, knot”).
Noun
net n (genitive singular nets, plural net)
- (fowling, sports) mesh, the material to make a "nót" (fishing net)
- A network (computing)
- A net for carrying hay
Declension
Derived terms
- eiturkoppanet
Related terms
- tráður
- silkitráður
- lokkanet
Finnish
Etymology
ne with the regular nominative plural suffix (-t)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?net/, [?ne?t?]
- Rhymes: -et
- Syllabification: net
Pronoun
net
- (now dialectal, demonstrative) Alternative form of ne
- (dialectal, personal) they
Declension
Same as ne except for the nominative plural form.
Synonyms
- (personal pronoun): het (dialectal)
Anagrams
- -ten, ent.
French
Etymology
From Old French net, inherited from Latin nitidus (“shiny”) through a contracted Vulgar Latin form *nittus. Doublet of nitide, a borrowing.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /n?t/
- Rhymes: -?t
- Homophones: nets, nette, nettes
Adjective
net (feminine singular nette, masculine plural nets, feminine plural nettes)
- clean, tidy
- clear
- neat
- net (as opposed to gross).
Derived terms
Related terms
- nettoyer
Descendants
- ? Romanian: net
- ? Spanish: neto
Further reading
- “net” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Friulian
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin *nittus, from Latin nitidus.
Adjective
net
- clean, neat
Derived terms
- netâ
Gallo
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Adverb
net
- completely, entirely
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /n?t/, /n?t/
Adverb
net
- (colloquial, regional, Austria, southern Germany, parts of central Germany) Alternative form of nicht (“not”)
Hungarian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [?n?t]
- Hyphenation: net
- Rhymes: -?t
Noun
net (plural netek)
- (informal, computing, Internet) Internet
- Synonym: internet
Declension
Hunsrik
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /net/
Adverb
net
- not
- 2018 João Cabral de Melo Neto, Cléo V. Altenhofen, Der Moint om Stricke:
- En Hoohn alleen strickt noch net en Moint
- 2018 João Cabral de Melo Neto, Cléo V. Altenhofen, Der Moint om Stricke:
Further reading
- Online Hunsrik Dictionary
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse net, from Proto-Germanic *natj?, from Proto-Indo-European *ned- (“to turn, twist, knot”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /n??t/
- Rhymes: -??t
Noun
net n (genitive singular nets, nominative plural net)
- net
- (computing) network
- (computing, usually definite) the Internet
Declension
Synonyms
- (Internet): Internet
Indonesian
Etymology
From Dutch net, from Middle Dutch net, nette, from Old Dutch *net, *netti, from Proto-Germanic *natj?, from Proto-Indo-European *ned- (“to turn, twist, knot”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [?n?t?]
- Hyphenation: nèt
Noun
net (first-person possessive netku, second-person possessive netmu, third-person possessive netnya)
- (sports) net, a mesh stretched to divide the court in tennis, badminton, volleyball, etc.
- Hyponym: jaring
Further reading
- “net” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.
Kven
Etymology
From Finnish ne, from Proto-Finnic *nek. Cognates include Meänkieli net.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?net/
Determiner
net
- these, those
Pronoun
net
- these, those
- they
Declension
Synonyms
- (they): het
See also
References
- Eira Söderholm (2017) Kvensk grammatikk, Tromsø: Cappelen Damm Akademisk, ?ISBN, page 278
Latin
Verb
net
- third-person singular present active subjunctive of n?
References
- net in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
Luxembourgish
Etymology
From Old High German niowiht, from nio (“never”) + wiht (“thing, being”), from Proto-Germanic *ne (“not”) + *aiw- (“ever”) + *wiht- (“thing”). Compare English not, German nicht, Dutch niet, West Frisian net.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /net/, [n?t]
- Rhymes: -?t
Adverb
net
- not
Meänkieli
Pronoun
net
- they
Middle English
Alternative forms
- nette
Etymology
Borrowed from Anglo-Norman neit, a variant of Old French net, nette, from Latin nitidus (“gleaming”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /n??t/, /n?t/
Adjective
net
- worthy, good, pure, fine, elegant
- net
Descendants
- English: neat, net
- Yola: naate, nate, neatt
References
- “n??t, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Norman
Alternative forms
- naette (Guernsey)
Etymology
From Old French net, from Vulgar Latin *nittus, from Latin nitidus (“shiny”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
net m
- (Jersey) clean
- Synonym: propre
Derived terms
- netti (“to clean”)
Related terms
Norwegian Nynorsk
Noun
net n (definite singular netet, indefinite plural net, definite plural neta or neti)
- form removed with the spelling reform of 2012; superseded by nett
Old English
Alternative forms
- nett
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *natj?, whence also Old Frisian nette, nitte, Old Saxon net, nett, netti, Old High German nezzi, Old Norse net, Gothic ???????????????? (nati). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ned- (“to turn, twist, knot”). Perhaps related to Albanian neth (“sprout, bud”) and Russian ???? (nit?, “thread”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /net/
Noun
net n
- net
Declension
Descendants
- Middle English: nett
- English: net
- Scots: net
Old Irish
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *nisdos, from Proto-Indo-European *nisdós.
Noun
net m (genitive nit, nominative plural nit)
- nest
Inflection
Descendants
- Irish: nead
- Scottish Gaelic: nead
References
- Gregory Toner, Maire Ní Mhaonaigh, Sharon Arbuthnot, Dagmar Wodtko, Maire-Luise Theuerkauf, editors (2019) , “net”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Old Norse
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *natj?, whence also Old English net, nett, Old Frisian nette, nitte, Old Saxon net, nett, netti, Old High German nezzi, Gothic ???????????????? (nati). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ned- (“to turn, twist, knot”).
Noun
net n
- net
Descendants
References
- net in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
Pennsylvania German
Etymology
Compare German nicht, Dutch niet, English not.
Adverb
net
- not
Portuguese
Etymology
Clipping of internet.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: net
- Rhymes: -?t(?)i, -?t?
Noun
net f (uncountable)
- (colloquial) Net; the Internet
- Synonyms: rede, Internet, web
- (colloquial, by extension) Internet connection
References
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French net, itself from Latin nitidus. Doublet of the inherited neted.
Adjective
net m or n (feminine singular net?, masculine plural ne?i, feminine and neuter plural nete)
- net
- clear, clear-cut, plain
Declension
Synonyms
- (clear): clar
Adverb
net
- clearly, distinctly
- plainly, flatly
- directly, bluntly, point blank, crisply
- avowedly
Turkish
Adjective
net (comparative daha net, superlative en net)
- clear
- manifest
Noun
net (definite accusative neti, plural netler)
- (sports) The net used in ping-pong or tennis.
Declension
West Frisian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /n?t/
Etymology 1
Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *ne (“not”) + *aiw- (“ever”) + *wiht? (“thing”).
Adverb
net
- not
Inflection
- “net (II)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
Etymology 2
From Old Frisian nette, nitte, from Proto-West Germanic *nati, from Proto-Germanic *natj?, from Proto-Indo-European *ned- (“to turn, twist, knot”).
Noun
net n (plural netten, diminutive netsje)
- net
Further reading
- “net (I)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
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