What does message mean?
Definitions for message
ˈmɛs ɪdʒmes·sage
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word message.
Princeton's WordNet
message(noun)
a communication (usually brief) that is written or spoken or signaled
"he sent a three-word message"
message, content, subject matter, substance(verb)
what a communication that is about something is about
message(verb)
send a message to
"She messaged the committee"
message(verb)
send as a message
"She messaged the final report by fax"
message(verb)
send a message
"There is no messaging service at this company"
Wiktionary
message(Noun)
A communication, or what is communicated; any concept or information conveyed.
Etymology: from missaticum, from mittere, missum.
message(Noun)
An underlying theme or conclusion to be drawn from something.
Etymology: from missaticum, from mittere, missum.
message(Noun)
A text message
Etymology: from missaticum, from mittere, missum.
message(Noun)
An instant message
Etymology: from missaticum, from mittere, missum.
message(Noun)
An email
Etymology: from missaticum, from mittere, missum.
message(Verb)
To send a message to; to transmit a message to, e.g. as text via a cell phone.
Etymology: from missaticum, from mittere, missum.
message(Verb)
To send (something) as a message; usually refers to electronic messaging.
Etymology: from missaticum, from mittere, missum.
message(Verb)
To send a message or messages; to be capable of sending messages.
Etymology: from missaticum, from mittere, missum.
message(Verb)
To bear as a message.
Etymology: from missaticum, from mittere, missum.
Webster Dictionary
Message(noun)
any notice, word, or communication, written or verbal, sent from one person to another
Etymology: [OE., fr. OF. message, fr. LL. missaticus. See 1st Message.]
Message(noun)
hence, specifically, an official communication, not made in person, but delivered by a messenger; as, the President's message
Etymology: [OE., fr. OF. message, fr. LL. missaticus. See 1st Message.]
Message(verb)
to bear as a message
Etymology: [OE., fr. OF. message, fr. LL. missaticus. See 1st Message.]
Message(noun)
a messenger
Etymology: [OE., fr. OF. message, fr. LL. missaticus. See 1st Message.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Message
mes′āj, n. any communication sent from one person to another: an errand: an official communication, of advice, &c., as a President's Message in the United States.—n. Mess′enger, the bearer of a message: a forerunner: a light scudding cloud preceding a storm: a piece of paper, &c., blown up the string to the kite: the secretary-bird: a rope or chain by which cables were formerly connected to the capstan when heaving up the anchor: (Scots law) an officer who executes the summonses of the Court of Session, called a Mess′enger-at-arms.—Queen's, or King's, messenger, an officer who carries official despatches whether at home or abroad. [Fr.,—Low L. missaticum—L. mittĕre, missum, to send.]
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms
message
Any thought or idea expressed briefly in a plain or secret language and prepared in a form suitable for transmission by any means of communication.
Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
message
Word sent; more especially a dispatch signaled or telegraphed.
Editors Contribution
message
A form of communication.
They did message their families and share the good news if their wedding.
Submitted by MaryC on February 16, 2020
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British National Corpus
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'message' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1519
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'message' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1618
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'message' in Nouns Frequency: #522
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of message in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of message in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
Examples of message in a Sentence
That's the truth. You already got the message about the licenses.
Yeah, lets do this, when something like that happens we have to send a strong message.
You can't make sense of it, but what you do is you take the situation, and what we have to make certain that our kids know is that we must be resilient, resiliency is important, and it's an important life message that we all have to learn. ... But at this point, there's really no making sense. It's just how do we get together, how do we recover ?
Conservatives are very receptive to solar when the right messenger delivers the right message.
My message is clear. We come in peace. We would like to do this cooperatively. If we see a lack of commitment we will mandate it.
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Translations for message
From our Multilingual Translation Dictionary
- ميسيج, رسالةArabic
- missatge, notíciaCatalan, Valencian
- zprávaCzech
- negesWelsh
- bud, besked, budskabDanish
- Mitteilung, Nachricht, BotschaftGerman
- μήνυμαGreek
- mensaje, recadoSpanish
- mezuBasque
- پیام, پیغامPersian
- viestiFinnish
- boðFaroese
- messageFrench
- fiosScottish Gaelic
- mensaxeGalician
- संदेश, समाचार, मेसेज, सूचनाHindi
- mesajHaitian Creole
- üzenetHungarian
- amanat, pesanIndonesian
- mesajoIdo
- boðskapur, skilaboðIcelandic
- messaggioItalian
- 伝言, メッセージ, 短信Japanese
- pesenJavanese
- უწყება, ბარათი, ცნობება, შეტყობინება, წერილი, ცნობა, მისიაGeorgian
- хатKazakh
- 消息, 소식Korean
- نامهKurdish
- nuntiusLatin
- žiniaLithuanian
- ziņaLatvian
- поракаMacedonian
- mesej, pesananMalay
- messaġġi, messaġġMaltese
- boodschap, berichtDutch
- meldingNorwegian
- messatgeOccitan
- wiadomośćPolish
- mensagemPortuguese
- сообщение, месседж, СМСRussian
- संदेशSanskrit
- poslanica, porukaSerbo-Croatian
- správaSlovak
- sporočiloSlovene
- meddelandeSwedish
- தகவல்Tamil
- సందేశంTelugu
- mesaj, iletiTurkish
- پیغام, مسیجUrdu
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