English Explanatory Dictionary

message

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A communication, or what is communicated; any concept or information conveyed.
  2. An underlying theme or conclusion to be drawn from something.
  3. An errand.
  4. See messages (“groceries, shopping”).
verb
  1. To send a message to; to transmit a message to, e.g. as text via a cell phone.
  2. To send (something) as a message; usually refers to electronic messaging.
  3. To send a message or messages; to be capable of sending messages.
  4. To bear as a message.

Pronunciation

/ˈmɛs.ɪdʒ/ /ˈmɛs.ədʒ/ en-us-message.ogg /ˈmes.ədʒ/ /mɛː.seːdʒ/ /me.seːdʒ/

Word forms

message messages msg messaging messaged

Etymology

From Middle English message, from Old French message, from Early Medieval Latin missāticum, derived from Latin mittere (“send”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *meyth₂- (“to exchange”). Partially displaced Old English ærende (whence errand).

Synonyms

text

Related words

instant message instant messaging messenger mission

Derived words

address message antimessage Arecibo message away message carry the message to Garcia countermessage cybermessage deliver the message to Garcia direct message e-message error message foremessage fox message I approve this message intermessage message board message broker message control message coupling message-driven architecture message fiction message in a bottle messageless messagelike message-oriented message-oriented middleware message queue messagery message stick message unit metamessage mismessage mixed message mood message multimessage off-message off message on message on-message personal message picture message poison message private message send a message short message service SMS subliminal message submessage success message telemessage voice message remessage
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