web
noun /web/
/web/
- the Web, the web(also the World Wide Web)[singular] a system for finding information on the internet, in which documents are connected to other documents
- to surf/browse/search the web
- The service is available to anyone with access to the web.
- on the Web I found the information on the Web.
- I did a Web search to find the best price.
- a web browser/server
Collocations Email and the internetEmail and the internetEmail- receive/get/open an email
- write/send/answer/forward/delete an email
- check/read/access your email
- block/filter (out) junk/spam/unsolicited email
- exchange email addresses
- open/check your inbox
- junk mail fills/floods/clogs your inbox
- have/set up an email account
- open/send/contain an attachment
- sign up for/receive email alerts
- use/access/log onto the internet/the Web
- go online/on the internet
- have a high-speed/broadband/wireless (internet) connection
- access/connect to/locate the server
- use/open/close/launch a/your web browser
- browse/surf/search/scour the internet/the Web
- send/contain/spread/detect a(n) (computer/email) virus
- update your anti-virus software
- install/use/configure a firewall
- accept/enable/block/delete cookies
- visit/check a website/an internet site/somebody’s blog
- create/design/launch a website/social networking site
- start/write/post/read a blog
- update your blog/a website
- be in/meet somebody in/go into/enter an internet chat room
- download/upload music/software/a song/a podcast/a file/a copy of something
- share information/data/files
- post a comment/message on a(n) website/online message board/web forum/internet chat room
- stream video/audio/music/content over the internet
- join/participate in/visit/provide a(n) (web-based/web/online/internet/discussion) forum
- generate/increase/monitor internet traffic
Wordfinder- access
- blog
- browse
- chat
- navigate
- search engine
- unsubscribe
- visit
- the Web
Extra Examples- A Web search brought up 900 hits.
- I found this survey on the Web.
- Many people use the Web to make their travel plans.
- a broadband Web connection
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + the Web- access
- browse
- search
- …
- page
- address
- link
- …
- on the web
enlarge image(also spider’s web especially in British English)(also , spiderweb especially in North American English)[countable] a fine net of thread made by a spider to catch insects- A spider had spun a perfect web outside the window.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- spider
- spider’s
- build
- make
- spin
- …
- [countable] a complicated pattern of things that are closely connected to each other
- a web of streets
- We were caught in a tangled web of relationships.
- She discovered a web of intrigue in the company.
Extra Examples- More and more people were drawn into his web of deceit.
- The mass media form a web of communications.
- An increasingly complex web of legislation has been considered.
- Investigations have begun into a web of corruption within the government.
- a web of deceit/lies
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- complex
- complicated
- dense
- …
- create
- form
- weave
- …
- a web of deceit
- a web of deception
- a web of intrigue
- …
- [countable] a piece of skin that joins the toes of some birds and animals that swim, for example ducks and frogs
Word OriginOld English web(b) ‘woven fabric’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch web, also to weave.