message (ˈmɛsɪdʒ
)
Definitions
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) Scottish shopping ⇒
going for the messages
- See get the message
verb
- (tr) to send as a message, esp to signal (a plan, etc)
Word Origin
C13: from Old French, from Vulgar Latin missāticum (unattested) something sent, from Latin missus, past participle of mittere to sendSynonyms
View thesaurus entry=
communication,
note,
bulletin,
word,
letter,
notice,
memo,
dispatch,
memorandum,
communiqué,
missive,
intimation,
tidings,
email or e-mail text or text message
SMS,
IMS,
MSG,
tweet,
mention or @mention
Translations
- British English:
message
A message is a piece of information or a request that you send to someone or leave for them when you cannot speak to them directly.I got a message you were trying to reach me.ˈmɛsɪdʒ NOUN I got a message you were trying to reach me.
- Spanish:
mensaje
nm
- French:
message
nm
- German:
Botschaft
nf
- Chinese: 讯息 n
- Arabic: رِسَالَةٌ n
- Portuguese: mensagem nf
- Russian: сообщение nnt
- Croatian: poruka nf
- Czech: vzkaz nm
- Danish: besked nutr
- Dutch: bericht nnt
- Finnish: viesti n
- Greek: μήνυμα nnt
- Italian: messaggio nm
- Japanese: 伝言 n
- Korean: 메시지 n
- Norwegian: melding nm
- Polish: wiadomość nf
- Brazilian Portuguese: mensagem nf
- European Spanish:
mensaje
nm
- Swedish: meddelande nnt
- Thai: ข่าวสาร n
- Turkish: mesaj n
- Vietnamese: thông điệp n
Usage examples
The message was in his stare; there's no safety-net out here.
, CHAMELEON (2002)Or at least that's the message you might have expected to receive.
Yachting Boating World (2004)It seems like Hollywood will never get the message that less is more.
Irish Times (2002)One of America's leading management consultants, Kenneth Blanchard, in a foreword, spells out what the book's bottom-line message is.
Glasgow Herald (2001)The operator had to pedal hard, but his hands were free to tap out his Morse message.
, THE MEDICAL MYSTERIES E-OMNIBUS (2001)