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| mes·sage [ méssij ] |
noun (plural mes·sages) |
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1. communication: a communication in speech, writing, or signals, usually a brief one, and often one left for a recipient who cannot be directly contacted at the time
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2. meaning: a lesson, moral, or important idea communicated, e.g. in a work of art
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3. errand: the mission or errand of a messenger
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dated
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  sent on a message to her grandmother's
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4. commercial: a commercial, especially one on television, paid for by the sponsors of a program or event
and now a message from our sponsor
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transitive verb (past and past participle mes·saged, present participle mes·sag·ing, 3rd person present singular mes·sages) |
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1. communicate with somebody: to send a message to somebody
Can you message me about that?
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2. communicate something to somebody: to send something as a message
to message the news to your boss
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| [13th century. < French< Latin missus, past participle of mittere "send"] |
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get the message to take something in and understand it (informal)
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