message
noun (a message, messages); verb (message, messages, messaged, messaging — informal)
Everyday
- A piece of information that someone sends or leaves for another person, in words, writing or on a phone. tree →
- A text, email or chat note sent on a phone or computer. tree →
- The main idea or lesson that a story, film or poem wants to tell. tree →
- Verb (informal): to send someone a text message. tree →
In the lessons
In everyday life: leave a message, text message, voicemail. In online safety: do not answer messages from people you don't know, never share your address or photos, tell an adult about mean or scary messages. In reading lessons: «What is the message of the story?» means its lesson or big idea. In science: nerves carry messages from the brain to the body. Phrases: leave a message, send a message, get the message, take a message, the message of the story.
Examples
- Mum sent me a message to say she was late. tree →
- Can I take a message for your dad? tree →
- Don't reply to messages from strangers online. tree →
- The message of the fable is that slow and steady wins the race. tree →
- Nerves carry messages from your brain to your muscles. tree →
- I left a message on Grandma's phone. tree →
- She messaged me after school. tree →
- The message in the bottle was found on the beach. tree →
Note
Countable: a message, messages. Spelling: two s — message, not «mesage». «Get the message» means «understand what is meant». «Massage» (a back rub) is a different word: say «MESS-ij» for message, «MASS-ahzh» for massage.
In Jewish tradition
In everyday life: leave a message, text message, voicemail. In online safety: do not answer messages from people you don't know, never share your address or photos, tell an adult about mean or scary messages. In reading lessons: «What is the message of the story?» means its lesson or big idea. In science: nerves carry messages from the brain to the body. Phrases: leave a message, send a message, get the message, take a message, the message of the story.
Examples
- And they sent a message unto Joseph, saying: 'Thy father did command before he died, saying: (Torah GEN.50.16, JPS 1917) tree →
- And whom shall one make to understand the message? (Prophets ISA.28.9, JPS 1917) tree →
- Then Esther spoke unto Hathach, and gave him a message unto Mordecai: (Writings EST.4.10, JPS 1917) tree →
- And Ehud said: 'I have a message from God unto thee.' And he arose out of his seat. (Prophets JDG.3.20, JPS 1917) tree →
Note
Countable: a message, messages. Spelling: two s — message, not «mesage». «Get the message» means «understand what is meant». «Massage» (a back rub) is a different word: say «MESS-ij» for message, «MASS-ahzh» for massage.
On Mova
- Trees and pragmatics of «message» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- «message» in the school dictionary on Mova free.
- Trees and pragmatics of «message» in the Judaism dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- «message» in the Judaism dictionary on Mova free.
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