inbox
- noun
- /ˈɪnˌbɑks/
- Texting
- By that evening, her email inbox was overflowing.
- email inbox
What is your step by step inbox management triage?
- What is your step by step inbox management triage?
- That's when you knew, like, damn, man, look at my inbox, my inbox running over.
- Their name's the same and it's in my primary inbox and I go, Oh my gosh.
- Please check your e-mail inbox tomorrow morning.
- So do keep an eye on your inbox for all the new things happening.
- John, That's what I get repeatedly all day long in my inbox.
Examples
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Did you leave your inbox empty or was it full?
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Please check your e-mail inbox tomorrow morning.
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So do keep an eye on your inbox for all the new things happening.
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I remember receiving a note in my inbox from Don.
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Did you check your inbox?
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When I woke up the next morning, my inbox was flooded with responses from around the world.
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For many, it boils down to using the inbox as a to-do list.
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Please check your e-mail inbox tomorrow morning.
Synonyms
A place on your phone or computer where new email messages are kept
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Inbox is made of in- (meaning 'in' or 'into') and box, so think of a real box where new mail is put; on computers this became the folder that holds incoming messages, which is why an inbox is where new emails arrive.