email

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noun

ˈē-ˌmāl 

variants or e-mail

1

: a means or system for transmitting messages electronically (as between computers on a network)

communicating by email

2

a

: messages sent and received electronically through an email system

receives a lot of email

b

plural emails or e-mails : an email message

sent him an email

email

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verb

variants or e-mail

emailed or e-mailed; emailing or e-mailing; emails or e-mails

transitive verb

1

: to send email to (someone)

She emailed her mom.

2

: to send (something) by email

I'll email the documents tomorrow.

intransitive verb

: to communicate by email

As I write this, a colleague who takes an amateur interest in tracking the weather emailed to say it would be "among the hottest days of 2019 so far, if not #1."

—Nina Metz

Examples of email in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Boeing provided an internal April 29 email written by Scott Stocker who heads the 787 program which was sent to Boeing's South Carolina employees where the Dreamliner is manufactured. —Russell Lewis, NPR, 6 May 2024

In an email to then-campaign staffers Jason Miller, Kellyanne Conway, and Stephen Bannon, Hicks laid out an initial strategy. —Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 6 May 2024

Sachs replied in a string of messages between McGee and the Royals that The Star obtained through an open records request for messages sent from and received by McGee’s county email address. —Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 6 May 2024

Ask our service journalism team your top-of-mind questions in the module below or email [e-mail]. —Brianna Taylor, Sacramento Bee, 5 May 2024

Contact us: 248-702-4092 or through encrypted email at [e-mail] Sign up for our email updates on this story through our newsletter. —John Wisely, Detroit Free Press, 5 May 2024

To receive this newsletter in your email, subscribe here. —Fox News Staff, Fox News, 4 May 2024

One employee sent an email in August 2017 describing symptoms being experienced by his co-workers, whose names are redacted from court files. —Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 May 2024

Music Drake removed from lawsuit over Astroworld crowd crush that left 10 fans dead April 12, 2024 The rapper said that ticket holders will be contacted by email and receive a full refund. —Christie D’zurilla, Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 2024

Verb

Tom Daykin can be emailed at [e-mail] and followed on Instagram, X and Facebook. —Tom Daykin, Journal Sentinel, 24 Apr. 2024

To contact the newsroom regarding correction requests, please email [e-mail]. —New York Times, 23 Apr. 2024

The really unhappy people email frequently and are seldom supportive of the team. —Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2024

Monday’s events follow threats that were emailed to schools in Contra Costa and Alameda counties last Wednesday. —Jason Green, The Mercury News, 22 Apr. 2024

Meta didn’t immediately respond to questions emailed on Monday. —Matt Novak / Gizmodo, Quartz, 22 Apr. 2024

Thanks to everyone who emailed, texted, Threads-ed, and Mastodon-ed me with your thoughts! —David Pierce, The Verge, 21 Apr. 2024

If your nonprofit would like to submit an event listing or photos of events that have happened recently, please email [e-mail]. —Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Apr. 2024

Guests who need to change the dates of their visit after purchasing advance tickets should email [e-mail], although availability on a different day is not guaranteed. —Journal Sentinel, 12 Apr. 2024

Word History

Etymology

Noun

electronic mail

First Known Use

Noun

1979, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

1983, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

Phrases Containing email

• junk email

Kids Definition

email

noun

variants or e-mail

ˈē-ˌmāl

1

: a system for sending messages between computers

2

a

: messages sent through an email system

receives a lot of email

b

: an email message

sent him an email

email verb

or e-mail

emailer

-ˌmāl-ər

noun

or e-mailer