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seize
English
Etymology
Earlier seise, from Middle English seisen, sesen, saisen, from Old French seisir (“to take possession of; invest (person, court)”), from Medieval Latin sac?re (“to lay claim to, appropriate”) (8th century) in the phrase ad propriam sacire, from Old Low Frankish *sakjan (“to sue, bring legal action”), from Proto-Germanic *sakjan?, *sak?n? (compare Old English sacian (“to strive, brawl”)), from Proto-Germanic *sakan? (compare Old Saxon sakan (“to accuse”), Old High German sahhan (“to bicker, quarrel, rebuke”), Old English sacan (“to quarrel, claim by law, accuse”). Cognate to sake and Latin sagio (“to perceive acutely”).
Pronunciation
- enPR: s?z, IPA(key): /si?z/
- Homophones: seas, sees
Verb
seize (third-person singular simple present seizes, present participle seizing, simple past and past participle seized)
- (transitive) To deliberately take hold of; to grab or capture.
- Synonyms: clasp, grasp, grip; see also Thesaurus:grasp
- (transitive) To take advantage of (an opportunity or circumstance).
- Synonym: jump on
- (transitive) To take possession of (by force, law etc.).
- Synonyms: arrogate, commandeer, confiscate
- (transitive) To have a sudden and powerful effect upon.
- 2010, Antonio Saggio, A Secret van Gogh: His Motif and Motives, ?ISBN, 11:
- This sensation of an object becoming alive is a characteristic that, I believe, seizes all viewers of a van Gogh. The Bible goes beyond being a simple still-life object to become a living thing, an expression of strength, an existence that emanates from itself, beyond the painting surface to participate in our very lives.
- 2010, Antonio Saggio, A Secret van Gogh: His Motif and Motives, ?ISBN, 11:
- (transitive, nautical) To bind, lash or make fast, with several turns of small rope, cord, or small line.
- (transitive, obsolete) To fasten, fix.
- (intransitive) To lay hold in seizure, by hands or claws (+ on or upon).
- (intransitive) To have a seizure.
- (intransitive) To bind or lock in position immovably; see also seize up.
- 2012, Martha Holmberg, Modern Sauces: More Than 150 Recipes for Every Cook, Every Day (page 235)
- Chocolate seizes if a small amount of water (or watery liquid such as brandy) finds its way into the chocolate while it is melting. […] If chocolate seizes, it will look grainy and matte rather than glossy and smooth.
- 2012, Martha Holmberg, Modern Sauces: More Than 150 Recipes for Every Cook, Every Day (page 235)
- (Britain, intransitive) To submit for consideration to a deliberative body.
- (law) (with of) To cause (an action or matter) to be or remain before (a certain judge or court).
- This Court will remain seized of this matter.
Derived terms
Related terms
- seizure
Translations
References
- seize in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- “seize”, in OED Online ?, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000
French
Etymology
From Middle French seze, from Old French seize, seze, from Latin s?decim.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /s?z/
- (Quebec) IPA(key): [saiz]
- Rhymes: -?z
Numeral
seize
- sixteen
Derived terms
- seizième
Related terms
- six
- dix
Further reading
- “seize” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Norman
Etymology
From Old French seize, from Latin s?decim.
Pronunciation
Numeral
seize
- (Jersey, Guernsey) sixteen
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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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