network
To interact with others to exchange information and develop professional or social contacts. It involves building and maintaining a supportive system of sharing information and services among individuals and groups having a common interest.
Exemplos
3 de 5I went to the local meet-up to network with other small business owners in the area.
I attended the local gathering to meet and share information with other small business owners.
The international symposium provides an excellent platform for scholars to network and discuss future research.
The global conference offers a great chance for academics to connect and talk about their work.
I'm just going to grab a drink and network for a bit before the main event starts.
I will get a drink and talk to some people before the event begins.
Antônimos
Família de palavras
Dica de memorização
Visualize a 'net' catching 'work' opportunities. The more you network, the bigger your net becomes, and the more work opportunities you catch.
Quiz rápido
At the conference, Sarah managed to ________ with several CEOs from leading tech companies.
Correto!
A resposta correta é: network
Exemplos
I went to the local meet-up to network with other small business owners in the area.
everydayI attended the local gathering to meet and share information with other small business owners.
The international symposium provides an excellent platform for scholars to network and discuss future research.
formalThe global conference offers a great chance for academics to connect and talk about their work.
I'm just going to grab a drink and network for a bit before the main event starts.
informalI will get a drink and talk to some people before the event begins.
Graduate students are encouraged to network extensively at academic conferences to improve their job prospects.
academicStudents are told to make many professional contacts at conferences to help them find jobs later.
Effective sales managers know how to network within their industry to identify new leads.
businessGood sales managers understand how to build professional relationships to find new customers.
Antônimos
Família de palavras
Colocações comuns
Frases Comuns
build a network
to start and grow a group of professional contacts
old boy network
an informal system through which men use their positions to help others who went to the same school
tap into a network
to make use of an existing system of contacts
Frequentemente confundido com
'Connect' is a general term for joining things, whereas 'network' specifically implies building relationships for professional or social benefit.
Broadcasting is sending information to a wide audience, while networking is a two-way exchange of information.
Notas de uso
The verb 'network' is most commonly used in professional contexts regarding career growth. While it can also refer to connecting computers together, in IELTS and general B2 English, it usually refers to human interaction.
Erros comuns
Learners sometimes use 'network' as a transitive verb (e.g., 'I networked him'), but it is usually intransitive followed by 'with' (e.g., 'I networked with him').
Dica de memorização
Visualize a 'net' catching 'work' opportunities. The more you network, the bigger your net becomes, and the more work opportunities you catch.
Origem da palavra
Originally from 'net' (an openwork fabric) + 'work', first used in the 16th century to describe things resembling nets, and later applied to social connections in the 1940s.
Padrões gramaticais
Contexto cultural
In many Western corporate cultures, networking is considered a vital 'soft skill' that is just as important as technical qualifications for career success.
Quiz rápido
At the conference, Sarah managed to ________ with several CEOs from leading tech companies.
Correto!
A resposta correta é: network
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