text
- noun
- /tɛkst/
- Texting
- I just got the weirdest text from my mom.
- a text message
- text chat
- text messaging
When we launched, the first text had not been sent.
- When we launched, the first text had not been sent.
- Good job for videos, for video emails, for text messages, for Facebook.
- Thank you, everyone for the texts and comments and messages.
- How about we send a text to Jerry himself?
- You'll get some texts, but you don't get all texts.
- All right, I got a text back from her the next day.
- And so I'll send them a lot of messages, text messages, voice messages.
Examples
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What did the first ever text message say?
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I sent a text, so.
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I just got a text from this.
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Could have shot you a text or something right?
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Sure, tone can be lost in a text or in an e-mail.
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Yeah, I'll give her a text.
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I got a text earlier, actually, and things are shifting around at work, so...
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Hey, boss, check your texts.
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I got your text.
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I just received a text from my friend asking if I want to go out this weekend.
Synonyms
A message sent over the internet to another person
Messages sent or received over the internet
A short message sent by computer or phone
A message sent by email over the internet
A message that someone sends by computer to another person over the internet
A short written note sent by phone or email
A short written message sent to a phone
A message sent over the internet to another person
Idioms
Compounds
- Specialized
A file that has only plain letters, numbers, and symbols with no special formatting
- Specialized
Words and letters a computer saves so you can view and search them
How Formal
Surface Forms
Etymology
Text for an electronic message is short for text message and comes from the older meaning 'written words'. So a phone 'text' is just a short piece of written language sent by phone.