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to email

to email

229 1.6
To send a message over the internet to someone
  • verb
  • /ˈiːmeɪl/
  • Texting
translation icon : enviar por correo electrónico
  • Please email me the report by Friday so I can review it.
  • please email
  • email the file
  • email the link

So yeah, the funding department emailed back pretty quickly.

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Examples

  • You know how to email?

    Problemista (2024)

  • The system also lets users email suppliers from within their search results.

    Academic text (2006)

  • Of course, it's never been easier to email or text the show.

    Bridget Jones's Baby (2016)

  • But I can email a fair list of great California facilities.

    For Your Own Sake (2021)

  • And email me if you need anything else.

    Here (2024)

  • I'll email you a schedule and we can pick up where we left off.

    Simchas and Sorrows (2022)

  • If you have questions about the committee, please email the person listed on the letter as the appointing officer.

    Academic text (2012)

  • FTX records show that he emailed his son about this.

  • Once a creation is complete, it can be uploaded to the gallery or emailed to someone.

    Academic text (2009)

  • Data were collected via a web-based survey, for which a link was emailed to all enrolled college students.

    Academic text (2015)

Synonyms

to send
vsto email
∞ 1.0

Make a letter, package, or email go to another person

is specifically about electronic transfers between computers over the internet
to message
vsto email
  • Texting
26 2.3

To send someone a short note by email, text, or chat

is limited to transfers between computers over the internet not all electronic channels
to send off
vsto email
9 2.9

To post or email something to another place

is restricted to electronic transfers between computers rather than general dispatch
to e-mail
vsto email
  • Texting
1.3

To send a message to someone using the internet

is focused on one computer delivering information directly to another via internet
to inbox
vsto email
  • Texting
4.2

Send someone a private message on a website or app

is about computer to computer transfers over the internet rather than platform messages

Idioms

could have been an email
  • Informal
7.5

A comment that a meeting is unnecessary because the information can be sent by email

Compounds

email address
  • Texting
80 2.3

A unique name used to send and receive email, like user@example.com

email message
  • Texting
5 1.0

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

chain email
  • Texting
1 3.5

An email that asks you to forward it to many people, often with threats or promises

Surface Forms

email infinitive
emailed past
emailed past participle
emailing present participle
emails third person singular

Etymology

Email as a verb comes from the noun and the parts electronic + mail, so it means 'to send by computer'. To email someone is simply to send them a message using electronic mail.