email

or e-mail

[ ee-meyl ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

a system for sending messages to one or more recipients via telecommunications links between computers using dedicated software or a web-based service:
Communication by email is almost instantaneous.
a message sent by email:
Send me an email about that idea, and I'll get back to you.
an address at which a person can receive email messages:
He’s got my phone number and email in case he needs to contact me.

verb (used with object)

to send (a message or file) to (a person or organization) by email: I emailed the company but haven’t heard back yet.
He emailed his response to the invitation.
I emailed the company but haven’t heard back yet.

verb (used without object)

to send an email; communicate by email or exchange emails: We emailed back and forth for three weeks before actually meeting.
She emailed to say she’ll be on vacation next week.
We emailed back and forth for three weeks before actually meeting.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of email¹

First recorded in 1975–80; e(lectronic) + mail ¹

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Example Sentences

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The five-day mandate landed in employees’ inboxes in February, in an email from the company’s chairman, who included the usual reasons behind the new policy: better collaboration, synergies, innovation, etc.

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“People are angry and afraid,” the organization wrote in an emailed statement.

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Participants in the latest study, set for release in late 2027 or early 2028, received an email Monday informing them they were being dismissed.

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Fox Sports, reached by email Tuesday morning, would only confirm that Dixon is no long employed by the company.

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Susan Meyers, the commander at the Space Force base there, sent an email to U.S. and allied service members at the base: Vance’s remarks do not reflect the views of the U.S. military.

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