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online

online [adjective]

Describes products, services, or information that can be bought or used on the internet

US /ˈɑːn.laɪn/ 
UK /ˈɒn.laɪn/ 
Example: 

An online newspaper/magazine/dictionary

Oxford Essential Dictionary

online

 adjective, adverb
using a computer or the Internet:
Online shopping is both cheap and convenient.
Bookings can be made online.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

online

on‧line /ˈɒnlaɪn $ ˈɑːn-, ˈɒːn-/ BrE AmE adjective
1. connected to other computers through the Internet, or available through the Internet OPP offline:
All the city’s schools will be online by the end of the year.
2. directly connected to or controlled by a computer OPP offline:
an online printer
—online adverb:
The reports are not available online yet.

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

online

▪ I. on·line [online]   [ˌɒnˈlaɪn]    [ˌɑːnˈlaɪn]    [ˌɔːnˈlaɪn]  adjective
controlled by or connected to a computer or to the Internet
• Online shopping is both cheap and convenient.
• an online database
• online dating (= using the Internet to meet people in order to start a romantic relationship)  
Collocations:
Email and the Internet
Email
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
Connecting to the Internet
use/access/log onto the Internet/the Web
go online/on the Internet
have a high-speed/dial-up/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 (computer/email) virus
update your anti-virus software
install/use/configure a firewall
accept/enable/block/delete cookies
Using the Internet
visit/check a website/an Internet site/sb's blog
create/design/launch a website/social networking site
start/write/post/read a blog
update your blog/a website
be in/meet sb in/go into/enter an Internet chat room
download/upload music/software/a song/a podcast/a file/a copy of sth
share information/data/files
post a comment/message on a website/an online message board/a web forum/an internet chat room
stream video/audio/music/content over the Internet
join/participate in/visit/provide a (web-based/web/online/Internet/discussion) forum

generate/increase/monitor Internet traffic

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition
 

online / ˈɒn.laɪn /   / ˈɑːn.laɪn / adjective [ before noun ]

A2 describes products, services, or information that can be bought or used on the internet:

an online newspaper/magazine/dictionary

online banking/shopping

© Cambridge University Press 2013

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

online

 

/ɒnlaɪn/
also on-line

1.
If a company goes online, its services become available on the Internet. (BUSINESS, COMPUTING)
...the first bank to go online.
...an online shopping centre.
...an online catalogue.
ADJ

2.
If you are online, your computer is connected to the Internet. Compare offline. (COMPUTING)
You can chat to other people who are online.
ADJ
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Online is also an adverb.
...the cool stuff you find online.
on line: see line
ADV: ADV after v

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary: 

online

on·line /ˈɑːnˌlaɪn/ adj
1 : connected to a computer, a computer network, or the Internet
• an online printer
• The city libraries are all online.
2 : done over the Internet
• He likes to engage in online chats/discussions.
• online shopping/banking
• the company's online sales
- opposite off-line
- online adv
• people who shop/chat online
• I went online to do a search for information about new cars.
• She spends a lot of her free time online.

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email

email [noun]

The system for using computers to send messages over the internet

US /ˈiː.meɪl/ 
UK /ˈiː.meɪl/ 
Example: 

I'll ​forward his email to you if you're ​interested.

Oxford Essential Dictionary

email

 (also e-mail) noun

1 (no plural) a system for sending messages from one computer to another:
to send a message by email
What's your email address?

2 (plural emails) a message that is written on one computer and sent to another:
I'll send you an email.

>> email (also e-mail) verb (emails, emailing, emailed ) :
Email me when you arrive.
I'll email the documents to her.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

email

I. e‧mail1 S2 W2 BrE AmE, e-mail /ˈiː meɪl/ noun
1. [uncountable] a system that allows you to send and receive messages by computer SYN electronic mail:
It’s usually best to contact him by email.
2. [uncountable and countable] a message that is sent from one person to another using the email system:
Send me an e-mail when you have any news.
• • •
COLLOCATIONS (for Meanings 1 & 2)
■ verbs
▪ send (somebody) an email Can you send me an email with all the details?
▪ get/receive an email Within seconds, I got an email confirming the booking.
▪ read an email It took most of the morning to read my emails.
▪ write an email Jack spent the evening writing emails and surfing the Internet.
▪ answer/reply to an email She did not bother replying to his email.
▪ check your email(s) The first thing I do every morning is check my email.
▪ delete an email I accidentally deleted your email.
▪ forward an email (=send an email you have received to someone else) Can you please forward this email on to Chris?
▪ fire off an email informal (=send it quickly, especially because you are angry about something) I fired off an email to the hotel, saying how disgusted I was with their level of service.
■ adjectives
▪ a group email (=one sent to several people at the same time) Those group emails telling you who is leaving and joining the company are so boring.
■ email + NOUN
▪ an email address What’s your email address?
▪ an email message I can send email messages on my phone.
▪ an email attachment (=a computer file sent in an email) Don’t open an email attachment unless you know who sent it.
• • •
THESAURUS
▪ email a message sent using the email system: Did you get my email? | There were about 20 emails in my inbox that morning.
▪ message an email – used when it is obvious that you are talking about a message sent by email, rather than a message sent by some other method: I deleted your message by mistake.
▪ attachment a document or file that is sent with an email: You can email the photo to me as an attachment.
▪ spam unwanted email messages from advertisers: I was getting so much spam that I changed my email address.
▪ phishing the activity of sending emails in order to trick someone into giving away information such as their bank account number or their computer password. This information is then used to get money or goods: Yahoo announced new measures to protect users from phishing.

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

email

email (also e-mail) noun, verb   [ˈiːmeɪl]    [ˈiːmeɪl] 

noun
1. (also formal ˌelectronic ˈmail) uncountable a way of sending messages and data to other people by means of computers connected together in a network

• to send a message by email

2. countable, uncountable a message sent by email
• Thanks for your email.  
Word Origin:
late 20th cent.: abbreviation of electronic mail.  
Thesaurus:
email (also e-mail) noun C, U
• I check my email daily.
mail • • message • |formal communication • • correspondence •
an email/mail/a message/a communication/correspondence from/to sb
send/receive an email/mail/a message/a communication/correspondence
open an email/a message 
Collocations:
Email and the Internet
Email
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
Connecting to the Internet
use/access/log onto the Internet/the Web
go online/on the Internet
have a high-speed/dial-up/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 (computer/email) virus
update your anti-virus software
install/use/configure a firewall
accept/enable/block/delete cookies
Using the Internet
visit/check a website/an Internet site/sb's blog
create/design/launch a website/social networking site
start/write/post/read a blog
update your blog/a website
be in/meet sb in/go into/enter an Internet chat room
download/upload music/software/a song/a podcast/a file/a copy of sth
share information/data/files
post a comment/message on a website/an online message board/a web forum/an internet chat room
stream video/audio/music/content over the Internet
join/participate in/visit/provide a (web-based/web/online/Internet/discussion) forum
generate/increase/monitor Internet traffic 
Example Bank:
• An email arrives in your inbox.
• Each of the rooms has Internet and email access.
• I sent an email asking about their products.
• If a member does not have email, a letter is sent.
• Most people check their email several times a day.
• She is in constant email contact with a number of college staff.
• Some companies monitor all employee email.
• Some members used email to renew their membership.
• The email contains a link to the retailer's website.
• The next day I got 400 email responses.
• Users receive email notification of special offers.
• Web-based email providers
• When I saw what he'd written I fired off an angry email.
• You can sign up to receive email alerts.
• a free email service
• an email announcing his promotion
• filtering devices that block unwanted email
• the rise in corporate email traffic
• I got an email from Andrew last week.

• I have to check my email.

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition
 

email ( also ˈ e-mail ) / ˈiː.meɪl / noun

A1 [ U ] the system for using computers to send messages over the internet:

You can contact us by email or fax.

What's your email address ?

A1 [ C ] a message or document sent using this system:

I got an email from Danielle last week.

© Cambridge University Press 2013

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

e-mail

also E-mail, email
(e-mails, e-mailing, e-mailed)

1.
E-mail is a system of sending written messages electronically from one computer to another. E-mail is an abbreviation of ‘electronic mail’.
You can contact us by e-mail...
Do you want to send an E-mail?...
First you need to get an e-mail address.
N-VAR

2.
If you e-mail someone, you send them an e-mail.
Jamie e-mailed me to say he couldn’t come...
Email your views to sport@times.co.uk
VERB: V n, V n to n

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary: 

1e–mail /ˈiːˌmeɪl/ noun, pl -mails
1 [noncount] : a system for sending messages from one computer to another computer
• They communicate with each other by e-mail.
• an e-mail message
2 a [noncount] : messages that are sent electronically from one computer to another
• I seem to spend most of my time these days reading e-mail.
b [count] : an e-mail message
• She sent me an e-mail.

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the internet

the internet [noun]

The large system of connected computers around the world that allows people to share information and communicate with each other

US /ˈɪn.t̬ɚ.net/ 
UK /ˈɪn.tə.net/ 

اينترنت‌

Example: 

I ​learned about it on the Internet.

من در مورد آن در اینترنت یاد گرفتم.

Oxford Essential Dictionary

Internet

 noun the Internet (also informal) the Net) (no plural)
(computing) the international system of computers that makes it possible for you to see information from all around the world on your computer and to send information to other computers:
You can find out almost anything on the Internet.
Do you have Internet access?

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

Internet

In‧ter‧net S2 W2 BrE AmE, internet /ˈɪntənet $ -tər-/ noun
the Internet a computer system that allows millions of computer users around the world to exchange information:
Do you have access to the Internet?
on the Internet
You can find all kinds of information on the internet.
• • •
COLLOCATIONS
■ verbs
▪ use the Internet More and more companies are using the Internet to conduct their business.
▪ go on the Internet I went on the Internet to find some information for my assignment.
▪ access the Internet/connect to the Internet You can access the Internet from your mobile phone.
▪ surf the Internet (=look at different websites) She spends hours surfing the Internet every evening.
▪ download something from the Internet I downloaded the file from the Internet.
▪ buy something on the Internet He bought the chairs on the Internet.
■ Internet + NOUN
▪ an Internet connection a high-speed Internet connection
▪ Internet access Not everyone has Internet access at home.
▪ an Internet address (=the address of a website) The company charges $100 to register a new internet address.
▪ an Internet service provider (=a company that allows you to connect to the Internet) Your Internet service provider should be able to solve the problem.
▪ Internet shopping/banking The new regulations will increase customer confidence in Internet shopping. | Internet banking saves customers a lot of time.
▪ an Internet user The number of Internet users is doubling every six months.
▪ Internet use The software allows parents to control children’s Internet use.
▪ Internet traffic (=the number of people using the Internet) An estimated 40% of the nation’s Internet traffic begins or ends in California.
▪ Internet dating (=using the Internet to meet people for a romantic relationship) Internet dating websites are becoming increasingly popular.
▪ an Internet café (=a café with computers, where people can pay to use the Internet) The message had been sent from an Internet café in Leeds.
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THESAURUS
■ things you do when using the Internet
▪ surf the net verb to look quickly through information on the Internet, looking for anything that interests you: He spends his evenings surfing the net.
▪ search to look for a specific piece of information on the Internet, for example by entering text into a box: Try searching for his name on Google.
▪ shop/book online to buy things or reserve tickets using the Internet: More and more people are preferring to shop online. | It’s easier to book online.
▪ visit a website to look at a particular Internet site: You can check to see how many people visit your website.
▪ download to get files, programs, music, films etc from the Internet and put them on your own computer: I downloaded the software for free from the Internet.
▪ chat to communicate with several people in a ↑chat room on the Internet: Using the Internet, you can chat to people from around the world.

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Internet

Inter·net (also inter·net)  [ˈɪntənet]    [ˈɪntərnet]  noun (usually the Internet) (also informal the Net) singular
an international computer network connecting other networks and computers from companies, universities, etc
• I looked it up on the Internet.
• You can buy our goods over the Internet.
• All the rooms have access to the Internet/Internet access.
• an Internet service provider (= a company that provides you with an Internet connection and services such as email, etc.)
see also  intranet, WWW
See also: internet  
Word Origin:
[Internet] 1970s (denoting a computer network connecting two or more smaller networks): from inter-  ‘reciprocal, mutual’ + network.  
Collocations:
Email and the Internet
Email
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
Connecting to the Internet
use/access/log onto the Internet/the Web
go online/on the Internet
have a high-speed/dial-up/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 (computer/email) virus
update your anti-virus software
install/use/configure a firewall
accept/enable/block/delete cookies
Using the Internet
visit/check a website/an Internet site/sb's blog
create/design/launch a website/social networking site
start/write/post/read a blog
update your blog/a website
be in/meet sb in/go into/enter an Internet chat room
download/upload music/software/a song/a podcast/a file/a copy of sth
share information/data/files
post a comment/message on a website/an online message board/a web forum/an internet chat room
stream video/audio/music/content over the Internet
join/participate in/visit/provide a (web-based/web/online/Internet/discussion) forum
generate/increase/monitor Internet traffic 
Example Bank:
• Attempts to regulate the Internet are usually doomed to failure.
• He likes watching movies, reading, and surfing the Internet.
• It is possible to earn a degree over the Internet.
• Many of the sites launched at the peak of the Internet boom have now disappeared.
• More and more people are shopping on the Internet.
• Registering an Internet domain name is now an essential part of setting up a company.
• She likes to go on the Internet in the evenings.
• She often talks to fans via live Internet chats.
• She went on the Internet to check air fares.
• The auction was held in Paris with an Internet link to New York.
• They began scouring the Internet for information about his condition.
• Thousands logged on to view the live Internet broadcast of the concert.
• Travellers can check their email at the Internet cafe in the square.
• a broadband/high-speed Internet connection
• issues facing the music industry in the Internet age
• software for downloading Internet files
• the bank's Internet arm
• the challenges of providing Internet connectivity to rural communities
• the laying of fast networks to carry Internet traffic

• unlimited/unmetered Internet access

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition
 

the internet / ˈɪn.tə.net /   / -t̬ɚ- / noun [ S ] ( informal the Net )

A1 the large system of connected computers around the world that allows people to share information and communicate with each other:

I found out about the bombings from/on the internet.

Word partners for the internet

browse / surf the internet • post sth on the internet • download sth from the internet • on the internet • internet access • an internet chatroom / site • an internet provider / service provider • an internet account / address

© Cambridge University Press 2013

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary: 

Internet

In·ter·net /ˈɪntɚˌnɛt/ noun
the Internet : a system that connects computers throughout the world
• She spent hours surfing the Internet.
- compare intranet, world wide web
- Internet adj always used before a noun
• an Internet connection
• an Internet site

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