message
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.
to send a message, especially an electronic message.
to send (a person) a message.
to send as a message.
Idioms about message
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.
Origin of message
1Other words from message
- in·ter·mes·sage, noun, adjective
Words that may be confused with message
- massage, message
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How to use message in a sentence
These generally come from the outside, from cultural pressures and messages.
How Skinny Is Too Skinny? Israel Bans ‘Underweight’ Models | Carrie Arnold | January 8, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTBut consider how citizens here in the States are now being arrested for posting threatening messages aimed at police on Facebook.
Politicians Only Love Journalists When They're Dead | Luke O’Neil | January 8, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTIn short, we found ways to couch messages of failure or inadequacy.
Random Hook-Ups or Dry Spells: Why Millennials Flunk College Dating | Ellie Schaack | January 1, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTMuslim Dost played on those sentiments in the messages he left me.
ISIS Targets Afghanistan Just as the U.S. Quits | Sami Yousafzai, Christopher Dickey | December 19, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTOn and offline, offenses ranged from awful Tinder messages to violent threats on Twitter to street stalking.
10 Things That Made Us Want to Turn Off the Internet Forever in 2014 | The Daily Beast | December 15, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
Captain Duffield wrote two messages, giving one to Harry, and the other to the soldier who was to accompany him.
The Courier of the Ozarks | Byron A. DunnAs there were no telegraph lines, another way had to be provided by which messages might be quickly sent.
Our Little Korean Cousin | H. Lee M. PikeIn France these reports would have been impersonal messages arriving from afar.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I | Ian HamiltonNo one knows better than we do how much store K. sets on having all these messages addressed to him personally.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I | Ian HamiltonShe was to tell him that he might go into the room, but he did not move, and Mary alone went in and out with messages.
The Daisy Chain | Charlotte Yonge
British Dictionary definitions for message
/ (ˈmɛsɪdʒ) /
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) Scot shopping: going for the messages
get the message informal to understand what is meant
(tr) to send as a message, esp to signal (a plan, etc)
Origin of message
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Other Idioms and Phrases with message
see get the message.
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