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message
[ mes-ij ]
noun
- a communication containing some information, news, advice, request, or the like, sent by messenger, telephone, email, or other means.
- an official communication, as from a chief executive to a legislative body:
the president's message to Congress.
- Digital Technology. a post or reply on an online message board.
- the inspired utterance of a prophet or sage.
- the point, moral, or meaning of a gesture, utterance, novel, motion picture, etc.
- Computers. a warning, permission, etc., communicated by the system or software to the user:
an error message;
a message to allow blocked content.
verb (used without object)
- to send a message, especially an electronic message.
verb (used with object)
- to send (a person) a message.
- to send as a message.
message
/ ˈɛɪ /
noun
- a communication, usually brief, from one person or group to another
- an implicit meaning or moral, as in a work of art
- a formal communiqué
- an inspired communication of a prophet or religious leader
- a mission; errand
- plural shopping
going for the messages
- get the message informal.to understand what is meant
verb
- tr to send as a message, esp to signal (a plan, etc)
Other Word Forms
- t·ȴ noun adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of message1
Idioms and Phrases
- get the message, Informal. to understand or comprehend, especially to infer the correct meaning from circumstances, hints, etc.:
If we don't invite him to the party, maybe he'll get the message.
More idioms and phrases containing message
see get the message .Example Sentences
“At the same time, a stern message was conveyed to the Syrian regime: Israel expects it to act to prevent harm to the Druze,” the statement said.
A Los Angeles Unified message to parents did not specify the age or gender of the student or the precise time of the incident:
Meta, formerly known as Facebook, includes the social media network in addition to the photo sharing app Instagram and the messaging service sApp.
“Know that I’m keeping your positive messages in my heart.”
King Charles has sent a personal message to fellow cancer patients, speaking of the "daunting and at times frightening experience" for cancer sufferers and their loved ones.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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