message


Definition: Meaning of, message in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈmɛsɪdʒ /

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message messages
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  1. a spoken or written piece of information that you send to another person or leave for them
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  2. [usually singular] the main or most important idea that someone is trying to tell people about in a film, book, speech etc
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  3. get the message informal to understand what someone means or what they want you to do
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  4. a piece of written information which appears on a computer screen to tell the user about something, especially a problem
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  5. on/off message stating or not stating the official opinion of the political party you belong to
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  6. keep to the message to always emphasize your political party's most important ideas when you are trying to gain people's support
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message used in phrases

  • Internet Message Access Protocol (noun)
    1. internet one of the two most prevalent Internet standard protocols for e-mail retrieval
  • commercial message (noun)
    1. a commercially sponsored ad on radio or television
  • error message (noun)
    1. computing a message created when there is a problem with a command or program
  • message board (noun)
    1. a place on a website where you can read or leave messages [=  electronic bulletin board]
  • message pad (noun)
    1. a pad of paper on which messages can be written
  • off-message
    1. a politician who is off-message says things that are different from the ideas of the political party they belong to
  • on message (adjective)
    1. politics publicly reiterating and supporting the official party policy; conforming to the party's agreed policies
  • on-message
    1. a politician who is on-message says things that are in agreement with the ideas of his or her political party, especially when it appears that he or she is not thinking enough about these ideas
  • phone message (noun)
    1. a message transmitted by telephone
  • send a message (verb)
    1. give or constitute a signal, not necessarily verbally
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