spam
To send spamTo send spam (i.e. unsolicited electronic messages.)
» This is spam.
Это спам.
Це спам.
Meaning
4 senses(Internet, intransitive)To send spam (i.e. unsolicited electronic messages.)
spammen
спа́митьspámitʹ
(Internet, transitive)To send spam (i.e. unsolicited electronic messages) to a person or entity.
спа́митьspámitʹ, спа́ммитьspámmitʹ
(Internet, intransitive, transitive)To send messages repeatedly, often with disruptive effect; to flood.
(broadly, transitive)To do something rapidly and repeatedly.
Stop spamming that special attack!
Spam the Z key to get a speed boost.
- send unwanted or junk e-mail
Examples
54 sentencesThis is spam.
Це спам. — deniko
ruЭто спам. — marafon
It is spam.
Це спам. — deniko
ruЭто спам. — marafon
Tom's spam filter was too good.
Stop spamming the chat with memes.
Cookie refused to eat the spam.
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 1
Origin
The original sense (canned ham) is a proprietary name registered by Geo. A. Hormel & Co. iThe original sense (canned ham) is a proprietary name registered by Geo. A. Hormel & Co. in U.S., 1937. It is presumed to be a conflation of either "spiced ham" or "shoulder of pork and ham" but was soon extended to other kinds of canned meat. Hormel spells the trademarked name in all upper case.
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Forms
spams, spamming, spammed, spammedWord family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle