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."—
Nina Metz
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Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
Their calls, texts and emails are carefully planned.
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Dené K. Dryden, Twin Cities, 29 Sep. 2025
According to Boise police, Jonathan emailed his and Jolene’s 277-page manifesto to church leaders on July 10.
—Sean Neumann, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2025
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Noun
Newsweek has contacted the Earle-Sears and Spanberger campaigns for comment via email.
—Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
Their calls, texts and emails are carefully planned.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 1 Oct. 2025
Verb
Mayo Clinic did not respond to email messages from the Post Bulletin.
—Dené K. Dryden, Twin Cities, 29 Sep. 2025
According to Boise police, Jonathan emailed his and Jolene’s 277-page manifesto to church leaders on July 10.
—Sean Neumann, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2025
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“Email.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/email. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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