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- noun
- /ˈiːmeɪl/
- Texting
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correo electrónico
- Thank you, Brian, for sending this e-mail because this is great.
- send an email
- receive an email
- an email message
After that we have an e-mail from Postmaster.
- After that we have an e-mail from Postmaster.
- Now it's time to answer some emails and relax.
- And there are so many emails that would exonerate me.
- I get at least one or two of those emails a week, literally.
- I'm like, you send emails, like explain.
- I can write software which turns emails into web pages.
Examples
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After checking her inbox, she found an important email from her boss.
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I will send you a really fun, encouraging e-mail every single day.
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I'll buy you dinner, like I said in the email, and we can talk about things.
Fiction book (1999) -
The following morning, she sent him a short email reporting on the visit.
Fiction book (2002) -
Now it's time to answer some emails and relax.
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I get at least one or two of those emails a week, literally.
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We received the email with your medical records, Mr. Kramer.
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I recently received an email with a headline that made me do a double-take.
Academic text (2011) -
Four community tennis association presidents sent an email invitation to their membership.
Academic text (2008) -
Didn't you get my emails?
Synonyms
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A message sent from one person or group to another
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Messages sent or received over the internet
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A message sent by email over the internet
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A message that someone sends by computer to another person over the internet
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Sending messages and information using computers or the Internet
A message sent over the internet to another person
Idioms
- Informal
A comment that a meeting is unnecessary because the information can be sent by email
Compounds
- Texting
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A message that someone sends by computer to another person over the internet
- Texting
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An email that asks you to forward it to many people, often with threats or promises
How Immediate
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2.8
7
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- Specialized
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3.4
- Texting
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2.6
- Texting
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Email is short for electronic + mail, which you can remember as 'mail that uses computers'. So an email is a message sent by computer instead of by post.