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
variants
or e-mail
emailed or e-mailed; emailing or e-mailing; emails or e-mails
1
: to send email to (someone)
She emailed her mom.
2
: to send (something) by email
I'll email the documents tomorrow.
: 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."—
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Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 17 June 2026
Visit the refer-a-friend portal, and you’ll be prompted to enter your name and email address.
—Hannah Chubb, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 June 2026
Ryan Oehrli, Charlotte Observer, 13 June 2026
The city emailed a vast amount of data to the governor’s office by the state’s June 9 deadline.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 12 June 2026
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Noun
Reached by phone, two of the employees declined to comment, and the rest did not respond to emails or social media messages seeking information on their giving.
—Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 17 June 2026
Visit the refer-a-friend portal, and you’ll be prompted to enter your name and email address.
—Hannah Chubb, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 June 2026
Verb
In January 2023, another tennis pro working at a Lake Norman-area club emailed Dann and warned him about Kerlew’s record in Florida.
—Ryan Oehrli, Charlotte Observer, 13 June 2026
The city emailed a vast amount of data to the governor’s office by the state’s June 9 deadline.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 12 June 2026
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“Email.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/email. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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variants
or e-mail
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
noun
-ˌmāl-ər
or e-mailer
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