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message

American  
[mes-ij] / ˈmɛs ɪdʒ /

noun

  1. a communication containing some information, news, advice, request, or the like, sent by messenger, telephone, email, or other means.

  2. an official communication, as from a chief executive to a legislative body.

    the president's message to Congress.

  3. Digital Technology. a post or reply on an online message board.

  4. the inspired utterance of a prophet or sage.

  5. the point, moral, or meaning of a gesture, utterance, novel, motion picture, etc.

  6. 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)

  1. to send a message, especially an electronic message.

verb (used with object)

  1. to send (a person) a message.

  2. to send as a message.

idioms

  1. get the message, 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.
message British  
/ ˈmɛsɪdʒ /

noun

  1. a communication, usually brief, from one person or group to another

  2. an implicit meaning or moral, as in a work of art

  3. a formal communiqué

  4. an inspired communication of a prophet or religious leader

  5. a mission; errand

  6. (plural) shopping

    going for the messages

  7. informal to understand what is meant

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. (tr) to send as a message, esp to signal (a plan, etc)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
message More Idioms  

  1. see get the message.

Other Word Forms

  • intermessage noun

Etymology

Origin of message

First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English, from Old French, from Vulgar Latin missāticum (unrecorded), equivalent to Latin miss(us) “sent” (past participle of mittere “to send”) + -āticum -age

Example Sentences

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In an affidavit, seen by the BBC, the messaging platform added that users could continue using the app even if they opted out of sharing data with Meta for advertising.

From BBC

Until recently, AI messaging from the business and tech elite in public has been largely focused on the benefits to economic growth, innovation and, naturally, bottom lines.

From The Wall Street Journal

“It is a very simple message,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times

The mixed messages kept coming after US and Iranian officials met in Geneva on Thursday.

From Barron's

"It's a very simple message," the president said from his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida.

From BBC

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