message

[ mes-ij ]

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.

message

/ 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. get the message informal.
   to understand what is meant

verb

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

Other Words From

• inter·message noun adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of message¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of message¹

C13: from Old French, from Vulgar Latin missāticum (unattested) something sent, from Latin missus, past participle of mittere to send

Idioms and Phrases

Idioms

1. 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

Lee Zeldin, who Trump has nominated to become administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, also confirmed he was targeted, saying a "pipe bomb threat" was sent to his home with a “pro-Palestinian themed message”.

From BBC

Then, on Nov. 11, another of Kobayashi’s aunts started getting “alarming” text messages from her, expressing concern that someone had stolen her identity and all of her money, according to Pidgeon.

From Los Angeles Times

The detective and lieutenant assigned to the case did not return messages from The Times.

From Los Angeles Times

The organization found that on top of urgent messaging, some sellers on the online marketplace Etsy are using fake countdown timers on deals that don’t expire.

From Los Angeles Times

Moreover, I would suggest that “MAGA” is one of the most successful brands in recent advertising history in its unity of Trump the symbolic leader, the message, emotions and sense of community.

From Salon

Related Words

• directive
• information
• letter
• memo
• memorandum
• news
• note
• notice
• report
• word