internet

«internet» in Mova's school dictionary: the huge worldwide network that links millions of… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (the internet — uncountable; also the Internet)

meaning for a pupil

The internet is the huge worldwide network that links millions of computers, phones and other devices so they can share information, send messages and show websites and videos. tree →

sense in the lessons

In computing lessons, the internet carries websites, email, video calls and games; the World Wide Web is the set of web pages on it. In safety lessons: never share your full name, address, school, passwords or photos with strangers online; people may not be who they say; not everything on the internet is true, so check facts with trusted sources; tell a trusted adult if something online upsets you; balance screen time. Phrases: «on the internet», «go on the internet», «internet safety», «search the internet», «internet connection».

examples

• I looked up facts about sharks on the internet. tree →
• Never give your address to anyone on the internet. tree →
• Not everything on the internet is true. tree →
• Our internet connection is slow today. tree →
• Grandma talks to us on the internet every week. tree →
• We learned about internet safety at school. tree →
• Ask a parent before you download anything from the internet. tree →
• The internet links computers all over the world. tree →

note

Used with «the»: «on the internet». Older spelling with a capital I («the Internet») is also correct. The internet and the World Wide Web are not exactly the same: the web is one part of the internet. Short: «online».

In the corpora

• The internet also makes things that look real but are not: AI videos, fake screenshots, forum posts with no name.
• Abraham Lincoln, a US president, died in 1865, long before computers and the internet existed.
• His sister's online lesson cut out, the whole house lost the internet, and the game counted the loss anyway.
• All the devices in a house usually share one internet connection.
• Switching a router off and on cuts the internet for everyone in the house.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «internet» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.