INTERNET


Meaning of INTERNET in English

noun

ADJECTIVE

▪ wireless

▪ broadband , high-speed

▪ cable

VERB + INTERNET

▪ access , go on , navigate , use

She went on the ~ to check air fares.

▪ browse , surf

He likes watching movies, reading, and surfing the ~.

▪ comb , scan , scour , search

They began scouring the ~ for information about his condition.

▪ censor , regulate

Attempts to regulate the ~ are usually doomed to failure.

INTERNET + NOUN

▪ site , website

▪ gateway , portal

▪ bulletin board , chat room

▪ ad , magazine , radio

▪ auction , broadcast , link

Thousands logged on to view the live ~ broadcast of the concert.

The auction was held in Paris with an ~ link to New York.

▪ chat

She often talks to fans via live ~ chats.

▪ cafe

You can check your email at the ~ cafe in the town.

▪ address , domain

Registering an ~ domain name is now an essential part of setting up a company.

▪ access , usage , use

unlimited/unmetered ~ access

▪ search

A quick ~ search will give you dozens of possible destinations.

▪ connection

a broadband/high-speed ~ connection

▪ connectivity

the challenges of providing ~ connectivity to rural communities

▪ browser , search engine

▪ provider , service provider (abbreviated to ISP )

▪ customer , surfer , user

▪ traffic

the laying of fast networks to carry ~ traffic

▪ brand , group

▪ services

▪ arm ( esp. BrE ), division , operation ( BrE )

the bank's ~ arm

▪ entrepreneur

▪ analyst , expert

▪ banking , betting , dating , gambling , porn ( informal ), pornography , shopping , telephony

▪ advertising , commerce , marketing

▪ bank , business , company , firm , retailer , start-up , venture

▪ industry , sector

▪ fraud

▪ security

▪ economy

▪ file

software for downloading ~ files

▪ image

▪ software

▪ appliance , infrastructure , server

▪ protocol , technology

▪ age

issues facing the music industry in the ~ age

▪ boom , bubble , revolution

Many of the sites launched at the peak of the ~ boom have now disappeared.

PREPOSITION

▪ on the ~

More and more people are shopping on the ~.

▪ over the ~

It is possible to earn a degree over the ~.

Oxford Collocations English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь словосочетаний .