Meaning

4 senses

  1. A communication, or what is communicated; any concept or information conveyed.

    We've just received an urgent message from the President.

    He received a message telling him to update his laptop.

    Nachricht, Botschaft, Mitteilung

    сообще́ниеsoobščénije, ме́сседжmɛ́ssɛdž, СМСSMS

    повідо́мленняpovidómlennja, ме́седжmésedž

  2. An errand.

  3. (Caribbean, Ireland, New Zealand, Scotland, in the plural)An errand to a shop, a shopping expedition; an item of shopping; (in plural) groceries.

  4. An underlying theme or conclusion to be drawn from something.

    The main message of the novel is that time heals all wounds.

    Botschaft

    сообще́ниеsoobščénije, те́маtéma, посла́ниеposlánije

    посла́нняposlánnja, ме́седжmésedž

More definitions
  • a communication (usually brief) that is written or spoken or signaled
  • content communicating a message; what something is about

Examples

1906 sentences

  1. My mother left me a message.

    Моя матуся залишила мені повідомлення. — ChickenKiev

    ruМама оставила мне сообщение. — Leonid204

    deMeine Mutter hat mir eine Nachricht hinterlassen. — Espi

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  2. Tom has a message for Mary.

    Том має для Мері повідомлення. — deniko

    ruУ Тома есть сообщение для Мэри. — sharptoothed

    deTom hat eine Nachricht für Maria. — Yorwba

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  3. There is a message for you.

    Тобі повідомлення. — deniko

    ruДля тебя есть сообщение. — odexed

    deDa ist eine Nachricht für dich. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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  4. Somebody wants to send a message.

    Хтось хоче відправити повідомлення. — Lumo

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  5. I just left you a message.

    Я щойно лишив тобі повідомлення. — deniko

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
communication, concept or information conveyed:
underlying theme:
Русский
By meaning 2
communication, concept or information conveyed:
underlying theme:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
communication, concept or information conveyed:

Origin

From Middle English message, from Old French message, from Early Medieval Latin missāticum

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).

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Forms

plural: messages
Singularmessage
Pluralmessages

regular

Synonyms

3 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

48 related words
Derivedmessage boardB1address messageantimessageaway messageblue messagecountermessagecybermessagedirect messagee-messageerror messageforemessagefox messagegreen messageintermessagemessage brokermessage controlmessage couplingmessage-driven architecturemessage-driven beanmessage fictionmessagelessmessagelikemessage-orientedmessage-oriented middleware

Lessons for this word

1 lessons

Collocations

12 patterns
  • text message
  • leave a message
  • a text message
  • a message for
  • left a message
  • send a message
  • a message to
  • text message from
  • got a message
  • got the message
  • read the message
  • have a message

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
meshC2mesmerizemessB1messengerB2messiahmessianic
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