Meaning

1 senses

  1. To send something by messenger.

    I'll messenger over the signed documents.

Examples

78 sentences

  1. Instead of going myself, I sent a messenger.

    ruВместо того, чтобы идти самому, я отправил посыльного. — megaton

    deStatt selbst zu gehen, schickte ich einen Boten. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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  2. Tom didn't like his job as a messenger boy.

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  3. She is the messenger.

    deSie ist die Botin. — Tamy

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  4. Don't shoot the messenger.

    ruНе стреляйте в гонца. — marafon

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  5. I'm just the messenger.

    ruЯ всего лишь посыльный. — sharptoothed

    deIch bin nur der Überbringer der Nachricht. — Waldelfe

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Origin

From Middle English messengere, messingere, messangere, from Old French messanger, a varia

From Middle English messengere, messingere, messangere, from Old French messanger, a variant of Old French messagier (French messager), equivalent to message + -er. Doublet of messager.

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Forms

messengers, messengering, messengered, messengered
Base formmessenger · to messenger
3rd person singularmessengers
Present participlemessengering
Past simplemessengered
Past participlemessengered

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theymessenger
he, she, itmessengers

Past simpleLesson

all personsmessengered

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave messengered
he, she, ithas messengered

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill messenger

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
messB1messageA1messiahmessianicmessyB1meta
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