460
1.0
- noun
- /meɪl/
- Yeah, and this came in the mail the other day.
- open the mail
- regular mail
- mail-order
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Watch on YouTubeBut I recently got this box in the mail from Charlotte Tilbury.
- But I recently got this box in the mail from Charlotte Tilbury.
- OK, we got some mail to go through.
- Anyway, I almost never at home get mail that I want.
Examples
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I received a package in the mail yesterday that I had been eagerly waiting for.
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We sent these materials through first-class mail to all of the panelists by the end of autumn.
Academic text (1997) -
So you will get it in the mail as soon as you possibly can.
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Probably your award might get lost in the mail, but I want my award.
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You must have received my check in the mail for the rent.
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I just received this tape in the mail a few minutes ago, and what can I say?
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I received another check in the mail.
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I went back to the office to see if I had any mail.
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I just received my invitation in the mail today, as a matter of fact.
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I'll bet it gets lost in the mail.
Synonyms
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1.0
Letters and packages that are delivered to people
7
3.4
Letters and packages that are sent and delivered by the postal service
3
2.0
A large strong bag for carrying letters and packages
1
3.7
A large strong bag that carries mail for delivery
Idioms
Compounds
87
3.2
A phone service that lets people leave messages and hear them later when no one answers
- Texting
7
2.8
A way to send messages and documents between computers over the Internet
6
1.0
An official system that sends letters and packages between places, often run by the government
- Texting
5
2.8
An online service that sends, receives, and stores electronic messages for users
- Formal
3
3.2
Mail the post office records and sends with extra security and a signature on delivery
- Formal
2
2.2
A fast mail service for letters and small packages that is delivered before other mail
- Archaic
1
3.5
A train carriage where postal workers sort and carry mail while the train moves
- Texting
1
3.3
Large amounts of email sent at once to many people, often ads or unwanted messages
- Archaic
1
9.9
A piece of clothing with small metal rings linked together that protects the body in battle
- Specialized
A sea animal with eight overlapping hard plates that clings to rocks
How Much
- Texting
1
3.3
460
1.0
Surface Forms
Etymology
Mail for letters and packages comes from an old word for a bag used to carry things, so the word first meant the things you find inside the mail bag. That's why 'mail' now means the letters and parcels you receive.