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to network

to network

20 3.7
Make work contacts by talking to people
  • verb
  • /ˈnɛtˌwɜrk/
translation icon : hacer contactos
  • To advance your career, it is essential to network with professionals in your field.
  • an opportunity to network
  • ability to network
  • network with professionals

The best way to get people to read your script is to network, go to.

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Examples

  • You go, and you network with people and if you really love what you do then the whole guy thing is easier.

  • On completion of the scheme, opportunities to network with other practitioners can be invaluable.

    Academic text (2010)
  • And yeah, I just want to network and, and create opportunity.

  • If you want to break in, you got to network... ...and I know how to network.

  • You know, yeah, but you just have to be careful who you talk to, who you network with, okay?

  • Get to where you gotta get to, network with who you gotta network with and make it to the top.

  • Waiting in line provides the opportunity to meet and network with other professionals.

    Academic text (2012)
  • Teachers also need to network with other professionals, both within and outside Africa.

    Academic text (2003)
  • Eventually, I managed to network with other general music teachers, which has helped enormously.

    Academic text (2001)
  • At international conferences or workshops, I often meet individuals with whom I have been networking for years.

    Academic text (1994)

Synonyms

to connect
vsto network
572 1.8

Build a friendly relationship with someone by talking or listening

is focused on developing professional or business relationships through information exchange
to connect with people
vsto network
16 3.5

Make others feel understood and build a friendly relationship

is aimed at exchanging information and building professional contacts
to network with
vsto network
7 4.1

To meet and talk to people to build work contacts

has identical meaning and differs only in phrasing or prepositional use
to network effectively
vsto network
5.1

To meet and keep in contact with people who can help your career

focuses on interacting more generally to exchange information and develop contacts

Phrasal Verbs

To meet and talk to people to build work contacts

To meet and keep in contact with people who can help your career

Compounds

computer network
  • Specialized
19 2.8

A group of computers and devices that are connected to share files and printers

old boy network
  • Literature
3 7.9

Men from the same schools who use connections to help each other get jobs and often keep others out

neural network
  • Specialized
2 4.8

A computer system made of connected parts that learns from data

local area network
  • Specialized
1 3.5

A network that connects computers and devices in one building like an office

electronic network
  • Specialized
1 3.9

An electrical system of connected parts that sends or changes signals between devices

espionage network
  • Specialized
1 6.4

A secret group of people who gather information for a government

network architecture
  • Specialized
1 3.9

The design and structure of a computer or communication network showing how parts connect and work together

neural network
  • Specialized
1 4.7

A group of connected nerve cells that work together to control body functions

wide area network
  • Specialized
1 3.3

A system that links groups of computers in different cities or countries

bus network
  • Specialized
3.7

A set of computers and other machines connected to one main cable to share data

9.3

A joking name for CNN that says it supports the Clintons or the Democratic Party

8.6

A mocking name for a news channel people use to say it supports the political left

espionage network
  • Specialized
6.5

A hidden system of computers and accounts used to steal information

A part of the US government that works to stop money laundering and other crimes with money

network army
  • Literature
6.7

A large group of people who work together online to support a cause or project

network architecture
  • Specialized
4.3

The arrangement of layers and connections in a computer model that learns from data

network bridge
  • Specialized
5.0

A device that connects parts of a computer network so they work as one

The schedule of TV or radio shows many stations broadcast

network topology
  • Specialized
6.0

How devices like computers and cables are arranged and connected in a communication system

network topology
  • Specialized
5.3

How layers and simple units connect in a computer model that learns

Purkinje network
  • Specialized
7.1

A network of special heart fibers that carry electrical signals to make the heart's lower chambers contract

8.1

A computer method that finds a clear boundary to separate different groups of data

T-network
  • Specialized
7.5

An electronic circuit with two parts in line and one across them forming a T shape

4.2

A system that sends data over short distances without wires, like in an office

How Connected

to cultivate
82 4.1
to connect with
236 3.2
to network
20 3.7
to speak to
1.7
to meet
1.0

Surface Forms

network infinitive
networked past
networked past participle
networking present participle
networks third person singular

Etymology

To network comes from the idea of making a net ('a web of connections') by work ('making' or acting), so you build links with people like threads in a net. That's why to network means to meet and connect with others to share information and help each other.