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message
- /ˈmɛs.ɪdʒ/ UK
- /ˈmɛs.ɪdʒ/ US
- /ˈmɛs.ədʒ/ US
- /ˈmes.ədʒ/ Australia, New Zealand
Rhymes with -ɛsɪdʒ
Where it comes from
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).
noun messages · msg
- A communication, or what is communicated; any concept or information conveyed. We've just received an urgent message from the President.
- 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.
- An errand to a shop, a shopping expedition; an item of shopping; (in plural) groceries. On week days he did messages between the house in Carysfort Avenue and those shops in the main street of the town with which the family dealt.
- An underlying theme or conclusion to be drawn from something. The main message of the novel is that time heals all wounds.
verb messages · messaging · messaged · msg
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To send a message to; to transmit a message to, e.g. as text via a cell phone.
Just message me for directions.
Similar: text
- To send (something) as a message; usually refers to electronic messaging. She messaged me the information yesterday.
- To send a message or messages; to be capable of sending messages. We've implemented a new messaging service.
- To bear as a message.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: subject matter, substance, content, file, communiqué, transmission, communication, news, advertisement, copy, note, posting, signal, text, sign, e-mail
Translations
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noun communication, concept or information conveyed
| Español | mensaje, recado |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 소식 sosik, 메시지 mesiji, 전언 jeoneon |
| 日本語 | 伝言 dengon, 連絡 renraku, 通知 tsuuchi, メッセージ messēji, 短信 tanshin |
| 中文 | 信息 xìnxī, 訊息 /讯息 xùnxī, 音信 yīnxìn, 短信 duǎnxìn, 傳言 /传言 chuányán |
| हिन्दी | संदेश sandeś, सन्देश sandeś, सूचना sūcnā, समाचार samācār, ख़बर xabar, पैग़ाम paiġām |
| Português | mensagem, recado |
| Français | message |
| Deutsch | Nachricht, Botschaft, Mitteilung |
| Italiano | messaggio |
| Ελληνικά | μήνυμα mínyma |
| Română | mesaj |
| Русский | сообще́ние soobščénije, ме́сседж mɛ́ssɛdž, СМС SMS, уведомле́ние uvedomlénije, посла́ние poslánije |
| Tiếng Việt | tin nhắn |
| العربية | رِسَالَة risāla, خَبَر ḵabar, مَعْلُومَة maʕlūma |
| עברית | הוֹדָעָה hoda'á |
noun underlying theme
| Português | mensagem, moral |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Botschaft |
| Italiano | messaggio, tema |
| Русский | сообще́ние soobščénije, те́ма téma, посла́ние poslánije, ме́сседж mɛ́ssɛdž |
| עברית | מֶסֶר méser |
verb to send a message to; to transmit a message to, e.g. as text via a cell phone
| Español | enviar un mensaje, mensajear |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 派訊息 /派讯息, 傳信息 /传信息 |
| Português | mandar uma mensagem |
| Deutsch | schreiben |
verb to send (something) as a message; usually refers to electronic messaging
| Español | mensajear |
|---|
verb (intransitive) to send a message or messages
| Español | mensajear |
|---|
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title = {message},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
