message
noun /ˈmesɪdʒ/
/ˈmesɪdʒ/
Idioms - a written or spoken piece of information, etc. that you send to somebody or leave for somebody when you cannot speak to them yourself
- There were no messages for me at the hotel.
- I never got your message.
- We've had an urgent message saying that your father's ill.
- Jenny's not here at the moment. Can I take a message?
- I left a message on her voicemail.
- I've been trying to get you all day—don't you ever listen to your messages?
- message (from somebody) (to somebody) Messages of support have been arriving from all over the country.
- a televised message from the president to the American people
- A radio message was sent out to all ships in the area.
Express Yourself Leaving a phone messageLeaving a phone messageIf you phone someone who is not able to take your call, you may need to leave a message:- Could I speak to Jay Black, please?
- Could you give him a message?
- Is there a time that might be good for me to try him again?
- Can you let him know I’ll call back?
- Could you ask him to call me back? My number is…
Wordfindersee also error message- area code
- call
- dial
- engaged
- hold
- line
- message
- phone
- ring off
- voicemail
Extra Examples- I called him and received a message on my voice mail the next day.
- Are there any messages for me?
- He's not here—I'll pass on the message.
- The family sent a heartfelt message of thanks to everyone who helped.
- They sent messages of hope to the prisoners of war.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- important
- urgent
- vital
- …
- convey
- give somebody
- pass somebody
- …
- come
- say something
- state something
- …
- message about
- message for
- message from
- …
- a piece of information sent in electronic form, for example by email or mobile phone
- an email/a text/an SMS message
- There were four messages in my inbox.
- He sent me a message.
- I turned on my cell phone to check my messages.
- Fans post messages on her website.
- I keep getting an error message when I try to connect to the internet.
Wordfinder- address
- attachment
- compose
- draft
- emoticon
- forward
- inbox
- message
- re
Extra ExamplesTopics Phones, email and the interneta1- I got an anonymous text message.
- The email message contains an attachment.
- Who wants spam messages appearing on their website?
- A message pops up on the screen.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- important
- urgent
- vital
- …
- convey
- give somebody
- pass somebody
- …
- come
- say something
- state something
- …
- message about
- message for
- message from
- …
- [usually singular] an important moral, social or political idea that a book, speech, etc. is trying to communicate
- a film with a strong religious message
- The campaign is trying to get the message across to young people that drugs are dangerous.
- The clear message coming from the government is that they are getting tough on crime.
- I think this movie sends the wrong message to her young fans.
- He uses his art to convey a political message.
Extra ExamplesTopics Literature and writingb1- Does this send the right message to our target audience?
- He presents a truly chilling message in this article.
- He tries to spread the message of safe sex.
- The president toured the country spreading the message of national unity.
- The take-home message is: be willing to negotiate.
- They found a way to transform their ideas into a marketing message that everyone relates to.
- This allowed us to bring our message to a different, younger audience.
- This is sending a strong message about the importance of climate change.
- This song has a universal message that everybody can relate to.
- a novel with a serious message
- a party with an anti-immigrant message
- spreading the message of the Bible
- stories with hidden moral messages
- the negative messages we send out
- the subversive messages their films carry
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- central
- core
- important
- …
- broadcast
- disseminate
- spread
- …
- emerge
- reach somebody
- resonate with somebody
- …
- message about
- message of
- message to
- …
- a piece of information that is sent from the brain to a part of the body, or from a part of the body to the brain
- The message arrives in your brain in a fraction of a second.
- messages[plural] (Scottish English, Irish English) shopping
- to do the messages
- to go for the messages
- You can leave your messages (= the things that you have bought) here.
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French, based on Latin missus, past participle of mittere ‘send’.
Idioms
get the message
- (informal) to understand what somebody is trying to tell you indirectly
- When he started looking at his watch, I got the message and left.
on/off message
- stating/not stating the official view of the political party or organization you represent