message
verb
- send a short communication
noun
- discrete unit of communication intended by the source for consumption by some recipient or group of recipients
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈmɛs.ɪdʒ/ / /ˈmɛs.ədʒ/ / /ˈmes.ədʒ/
noun
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).
- A communication, or what is communicated; any concept or information conveyed.
“We've just received an urgent message from the President.”
“He received a message telling him to update his laptop.”
- An underlying theme or conclusion to be drawn from something.
“The main message of the novel is that time heals all wounds.”
“Even without hovering drones, a lurking assassin, a thumping score and a denouement, the real-life story of Edward Snowden, a rogue spy on the run, could be straight out of the cinema. But, as with Hollywood, the subplots and exotic locations may distract from the real message: America’s discomfort and its foes’ glee.”
- An errand.
“I had been on a message for my father, and was walking home along the road, when I saw a tall, fine lassie coming over the bogland on the right hand side of the road.”
- See messages (“groceries, shopping”).
verb
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).
- To send a message to; to transmit a message to, e.g. as text via a cell phone.
“Just message me for directions.”
“I messaged her about the concert.”
- To send (something) as a message; usually refers to electronic messaging.
“She messaged me the information yesterday.”
“Please message the final report by fax.”
- To send a message or messages; to be capable of sending messages.
“We've implemented a new messaging service.”
“The runaway computer program was messaging non-stop.”
- To bear as a message.