message

noun

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mes·sage | \ ˈme-sij

Definition of message

(Entry 1 of 2)

1 : a communication in writing, in speech, or by signals Please take this message for me to my friend.

2 : a messenger's mission the girl will go on a message to the shop— Cahir Healy

3 : an underlying theme or idea the message is that it is time to change — The Economist

message

verb

messaged; messaging

Definition of message (Entry 2 of 2)

transitive verb

1 : to send as a message or by messenger

2 : to send a message to

intransitive verb

: to communicate by message

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Examples of message in a Sentence

Noun Did you get my message? She has received messages of support from hundreds of people. I left a message on her answering machine. He's not here right now. Can I take a message? I liked the story but I didn't really agree with the book's message. He believed in the church's message of forgiveness.

Recent Examples on the Web: Noun The repeated curbing of these investigators certainly sends a message about how the administration views their independence. — Giovanni Russonello, New York Times, "On Politics: The Next Round of Pandemic Relief," 18 May 2020 The region's development agency on Wednesday put out the message (in English and Italian): Umbria is ready for tourism. — Bernhard Warner, Fortune, "Investors shake off brutal U.S. jobs data to nudge markets higher," 15 May 2020 Put up a spring wreath Deb Fowler, owner of The Flower Lady, Wauwatosa, said adding a brightly colored spring wreath is one of the best ways to send a positive and welcoming message. — Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "7 ways to improve your home's curb appeal, for all those now walking by," 14 May 2020 The promask message has become more consistent just a few weeks later. — Lydia Denworth, Scientific American, "Masks Reveal New Social Norms: What a Difference a Plague Makes," 14 May 2020 The nomination of Fakhfakh, a member of the social democratic party Ettakatol, comes more than three months after presidential and legislative elections sent a resounding message that Tunisians were tired of establishment politics. — Jihen Laghmari, Bloomberg.com, "Tunisia Makes New Bid to Form Elusive Government Amid Rifts," 12 May 2020 Moreover, waiting for users to send a message to a bot on their own simply won’t save millions of lives. — Aza Raskin, Wired, "Growth Teams Have the Tools to Be Coronavirus Anti-Growth Teams," 7 May 2020 For the 2015 film The Martian, NASA consulted and even helped boost the film because of its clear pro-NASA, pro-space travel message during a time when funding and public interest aren’t always clear. — Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, "Tom Cruise Is Making a Movie in Space, Which Seems Like an, Uh, Impossible Mission," 6 May 2020 Park Yeonmi says that Thae’s election sends a powerful message to North Korea, and particularly to the North Korean elites, from whom Thae sprang. — Jay Nordlinger, National Review, "Up from North Korea," 4 May 2020 Recent Examples on the Web: Verb The rollout highlights an overt shift in the White House’s messaging on vaccines. — Lev Facher, STAT, "Trump administration outlines audacious plan to deliver ‘hundreds of millions’ of Covid-19 vaccine doses by end of 2020," 15 May 2020 During the coronavirus crisis, Newsom has used curated posts on Facebook and Twitter to help fine-tune and distill messaging from his loquacious daily news conferences on the pandemic. — Los Angeles Times, "In the coronavirus crisis, Newsom uses social media to raise awareness of the pandemic — and his profile," 10 May 2020 Jim messaged me after Bobby died of complications from COVID-19 a week ago. — Peter Turnley, National Geographic, "See the Full Archive," 1 May 2020 National and local governments in Brazil have issued mixed messaging on how to behave during the pandemic. — Ivana Kottasová, CNN, "Brazil health minister says he's been fired by President Bolsanaro," 16 Apr. 2020 Veracode’s Wysopal feels messaging from bug bounty platforms has contributed to confusion. — David Z. Morris, Fortune, "‘Security Botox’ or ‘amazingly successful’? Inside the battle to patch bug bounties’ biggest vulnerability," 31 Mar. 2020 The spat threatened to overshadow a day of carefully choreographed messaging on border security. — Rob Crilly, Washington Examiner, "Trump halts most Mexican traffic to prevent pandemic 'perfect storm'," 20 Mar. 2020 But Raccah had spent the week frantically messaging with family in Italy. — Debra Kamin, Condé Nast Traveler, "In Tel Aviv, a City-Wide, Socially Distanced Shabbat," 27 Mar. 2020 My time is spent messaging with colleagues about moving a conference, organizing lessons for the second semester, and dealing with colleagues who are using e-learning platforms for online teaching. — Eugenia Tognotti, Time, "I’m a Historian of Epidemics and Quarantine. Now I’m Living That History on Lockdown in Italy," 11 Mar. 2020

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