message
/ˈmɛs.ɪdʒ/
Word Rarity
Common
Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.00 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A communication, or what is communicated; any concept or information conveyed.
noun
An errand.
noun
An errand to a shop, a shopping expedition; an item of shopping; (in plural) groceries.
New Zealand usage
noun
An underlying theme or conclusion to be drawn from something.
verb
To send a message to; to transmit a message to, e.g. as text via a cell phone.
verb
To send (something) as a message; usually refers to electronic messaging.
Example Sentences
- "We've just received an urgent message from the President."
- "He received a message telling him to update his laptop."
- "I have a message from God unto thee."
- "No matter how early I came down, I would find him on the veranda, smoking cigarettes, or otherwise his man would be there with a message to say that his master would shortly join me if I would kindly wait."
- "a message which Erle received with a flutter of the heart"
- "I had been on a message for my father, and was walking home along the road, when I saw a tall, fine lassie coming over the bogland on the right hand side of the road."
Etymology
From Middle English message, from Old French message, from Early Medieval Latin missāticum, derived from Latin mittere (“send”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *meyth₂- (“to exchange”). Partially displaced Old English ærende (whence errand).
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈmɛs.ɪdʒ/
- British English: /ˈmɛs.ɪdʒ/