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to network with

to network with

7 4.1
To meet and talk to people to build work contacts
  • phrasal verb
  • /ˈnɛtˌwɜrk wɪð/
translation icon : establecer contactos
  • She made an effort to network with professionals in her field to enhance her career prospects.
  • opportunity to network with
  • network with professionals
  • network with peers

Depends how much I network with mom groups, women's groups.

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Examples

  • We must provide ongoing workshops and support for teachers and artists to network with each other and share their accomplishments.

    Academic text (1993)

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

    Academic text (2010)

  • And the fourth thing is you got to network with people that have stuff.

  • Talk to people, network with people, go to trade shows and talk to people, meet people.

  • How do I better network with them, work with them, support them so they do the same for me.

    Tom Ferry

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

    Academic text (2012)

  • In the domestic arena, social workers might network with community leaders to develop these and other services.

    Academic text (2008)

  • Teachers also need to network with other professionals, both within and outside Africa.

    Academic text (2003)

  • And the idea was to be able to meet and network with people who you wouldn't necessarily meet but might be useful for you.

  • Eventually, I managed to network with other general music teachers, which has helped enormously.

    Academic text (2001)

Synonyms

to connect
vsto network with
572 1.8

Build a friendly relationship with someone by talking or listening

focuses on exchanging information and building professional contacts rather than general contact
to network
vsto network with
20 3.7

Make work contacts by talking to people

is limited to exchanging information and making professional contacts rather than social ones
to connect with people
vsto network with
16 3.5

Make others feel understood and build a friendly relationship

aims mainly to exchange information and develop professional contacts instead of just rapport

Antonyms

to avoid
∞ 1.0

To stay away from something or not do it to stop something bad from happening

to isolate
256 4.2

To keep someone or something apart from others

How Connected

to network with
7 4.1
to mingle
64 3.1
to meet
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

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

Morphology

network + with

The meaning 'to interact with others to exchange information or develop contacts' is directly and transparently built from 'network' (to interact and make contacts) plus the relational preposition 'with'. This verb + with pattern is compositional and cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the MWE meaning.

Etymology

Network with comes from the image of a web of people. A network is like threads that connect people, so to network with someone is to join your thread with theirs to share information and 'make professional contacts'.