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
Nina MetzExamples of email in a Sentence
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Max Tani, semafor.com, 30 Oct. 2025
For light browsing and email, 20 GB to 50 GB per month is suitable.
—Roxanne Downer, USA Today, 29 Oct. 2025
Kathryn Hopkins, Footwear News, 28 Oct. 2025
Trusty did not respond to a request for comment emailed to him by Sportico.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 27 Oct. 2025
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Noun
The email had not come from the former mayor at all.
—Max Tani, semafor.com, 30 Oct. 2025
For light browsing and email, 20 GB to 50 GB per month is suitable.
—Roxanne Downer, USA Today, 29 Oct. 2025
Verb
In addition to strong formulas, education is key, including a complimentary service called Ask Lily, where anybody can email and a licensed in house aesthetician will answer their questions.
—Kathryn Hopkins, Footwear News, 28 Oct. 2025
Trusty did not respond to a request for comment emailed to him by Sportico.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 27 Oct. 2025
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“Email.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/email. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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