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message

message

1.0
A short note or text someone sends to give information
  • noun
  • /ˈmɛsɪdʒ/
translation icon : mensaje
  • You said Ken has a message for you about your son.
  • text message
  • email message
  • send messages

They're the people that I want that message to get to.

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Examples

  • A couple hours later we get the message saying he was Kia.

  • She left a message on my voicemail for further details.

  • I have a message from the king.

  • Towards the end, he offers to take a message to their loved ones.

  • Do you think you could give my mom a message for me?

  • So, I got your message, Daddy.

  • I'm not available right now, but leave a message, and I will call you right back.

  • Send a message to the police chief of Gary, Indiana.

  • Amy, any message for Blake as he starts his new prison sentence?

  • Carmichael, hope this message finds you in the best of health.

Synonyms

letter
vsmessage
1.0

A written message sent to a person or organization, often by mail

is often shorter and less formal than addressed written communications
note
vsmessage
1.0

A short written message to remind or tell someone something

is broader, covering spoken, written, or signaled acts of informing
email
vsmessage
  • Texting
724 1.0

A message sent over the internet to another person

is a general short act of sharing information not only through electronic means
memo
vsmessage
341 1.8

A short written note used at work to inform or remind people

is more general and not limited to business written records
text
vsmessage
  • Texting
338 1.0

A short written message sent by phone or app

is more general, covering spoken, written, or signaled information not only via mobile
communication
vsmessage
247 2.3

A message sent from one person or group to another

is usually a shorter, single act of sharing information
mail
vsmessage
  • Texting
203 1.0

Messages sent or received over the internet

is more general and also covers spoken or hand delivered information
wire
vsmessage
  • Archaic
117 7.3

A short message sent by telegram

is general and used for ordinary information, not only urgent dispatches
notification
vsmessage
76 3.3

A message that tells you about something, often sent by email or an app

is often informal and used for general information rather than formal alerts
memorandum
vsmessage
  • Formal
48 5.4

A short written message used at work to give information or reminders

is more general and used in everyday short exchanges
cable
vsmessage
  • Archaic
44 5.9

A message sent over a telegraph line to a distant place

is modern and general, used in many informal and formal settings
phone message
vsmessage
19 1.0

A short voice recording someone leaves on a phone when the person cannot answer

is not limited to voice calls and includes other short information exchanges
missive
vsmessage
  • Formal
14 8.1

A formal letter that gives important information

is less formal and used for everyday short exchanges
com
vsmessage
  • Texting
8 8.0

A short message sent by computer or phone

is wider and includes spoken or signaled information as well as written items
comm
vsmessage
  • Jargon
7 7.4

A short message sent by radio or an electronic device

is broader and applies to formal or informal acts of sharing information
e-mail message
vsmessage
  • Texting
6 1.0

A message sent by email over the internet

is broader and applies to spoken, written, or signaled information
email message
vsmessage
  • Texting
5 1.0

A message that someone sends by computer to another person over the internet

is not tied to a specific sending method or medium
telephone message
vsmessage
3 1.1

A spoken message left on a phone when the person cannot answer

is broader and can be written, spoken, or signaled, not only by call
msg
vsmessage
  • Texting
1 4.4

A short written note sent by phone or email

is the full written word rather than the shortened form
e-mail
vsmessage
  • Texting
1.0

A message sent over the internet to another person

is used more broadly for any short information exchange, not only networked ones

Idioms

on message
  • Literature
8 6.9

Speaking or acting so your words match the official view

To start and finish a task without needing instructions or help

Compounds

mixed message
  • Informal
20 4.9

A statement that gives unclear or opposite signals, causing confusion

19 1.0

A short voice recording someone leaves on a phone when the person cannot answer

e-mail message
  • Texting
6 1.0

A message sent by email over the internet

email message
  • Texting
5 1.0

A message that someone sends by computer to another person over the internet

A spoken message left on a phone when the person cannot answer

An advertisement on radio or television paid for by a sponsor

message in a bottle
  • Literature
3 5.9

A note put in a bottle and thrown into the sea to be found later

1 2.0

A small stack of paper for writing short notes to leave for others

How Long

report
1.3
letter
1.0
message
1.0
note
1.0

Surface Forms

message singular
messages plural

Etymology

Message originally meant a 'thing sent' from the Latin mittere 'to send', which is why a message is still a short note, voice, or sign you send to another person to give information.