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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Allison Gordon, CNN Money, 15 Oct. 2025
Margolies disclosed Shin’s departure through an email Wednesday to Bergdorf’s brand partners, a copy of which was attained by WWD.
—David Moin, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2025
Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
Norton said in 2022 that Weinstein emailed him personally and was very insistent about appearing.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 13 Oct. 2025
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Noun
Now, regardless of the severity of the violation, any license revocations must be approved by a string of senior leaders, internal ATF emails obtained by CNN show.
—Allison Gordon, CNN Money, 15 Oct. 2025
Margolies disclosed Shin’s departure through an email Wednesday to Bergdorf’s brand partners, a copy of which was attained by WWD.
—David Moin, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2025
Verb
Newsweek has emailed the Russian and Chinese foreign ministries for comment.
—Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
Norton said in 2022 that Weinstein emailed him personally and was very insistent about appearing.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 13 Oct. 2025
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“Email.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/email. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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