1. Noun: This is the most common usage. It refers to the World Wide Web, a network of interconnected documents and other resources accessible through the internet.
* Example: "I spent hours browsing the web for information."
2. Adjective: In some cases, "web" can act as an adjective, describing something related to the World Wide Web.
* Example: "He works in the web development industry."
3. Verb: Less commonly, "web" can be a verb, meaning "to entangle in a web."
* Example: "The spider webbed its prey."
It's important to look at the sentence and understand the context to determine which part of speech "web" is acting as.