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message
[ mes-ij ]
/ ËmÉs ÉȘdÊ /
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noun
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.
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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
1250â1300; Middle English <Old French <Vulgar Latin *missÄticum, equivalent to Latin miss(us) sent (past participle of mittere to send) + -Äticum-age
OTHER WORDS FROM message
in·ter·mes·sage, noun, adjectiveWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH message
massage, messageWords nearby message
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British Dictionary definitions for message
message
/ (ËmÉsÉȘdÊ) /
noun
verb
(tr) to send as a message, esp to signal (a plan, etc)
Word Origin for message
C13: from Old French, from Vulgar Latin missÄticum (unattested) something sent, from Latin missus, past participle of mittere to send
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Other Idioms and Phrases with message
message
see get the message.
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