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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

netsurf en · VERB

Etymology

From net + surf.

Meanings

  1. To surf the Internet.
    • After you've netsurfed around the world a few times, your imagination, creativity, and desire to participate in this phenomenon will come together […] 1996, Rick Stout, The World Wide Web Complete Reference, page xx:
    • We do not have the time, need or inclination to netsurf to meet people only in cyberspace. 1999, Susan Hawthorne, Renate Klein, Cyberfeminism: Connectivity, Critique and Creativity, page 27:

Forms

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netsurfs Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
netsurfed Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
netsurfed Tense=Past lexicographic
netsurfing Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic