1
: a communication in writing, in speech, or by signals
Please take this message for me to my friend.
2
: a messenger's mission
the girl will go on a message to the shop—
Cahir Healy
Cahir Healy3
: an underlying theme or idea
the message is that it is time to change—The Economist
The Economist
messaged; messaging
: to communicate by message
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Examples of message in a Sentence
Noun
Did you get my message?
She has received messages of support from hundreds of people.
I left a message on her answering machine.
He's not here right now. Can I take a message?
I liked the story but I didn't really agree with the book's message.
He believed in the church's message of forgiveness.
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Rob Pegoraro, PCMAG, 16 Nov. 2024
Some of the people who had sent messages then started calling my brother’s phone.
—Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
Hope Karnopp, Journal Sentinel, 5 Nov. 2024
Following the advice of her Threads followers, Vivian messaged Reese's about her misfortune and was promptly offered a coupon.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 3 Nov. 2024
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Noun
As for texts, almost all messages sent between iPhones should be encrypted end-to-end by Apple’s iMessage system, and Google’s implementation of the RCS standard has brought end-to-end encryption to most Android-to-Android messaging.
—Rob Pegoraro, PCMAG, 16 Nov. 2024
Some of the people who had sent messages then started calling my brother’s phone.
—Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
Verb
In August, voters rejected referendums that would have limited the governor's ability to spend federal funds, a victory for Democrats who messaged heavily on the referendum.
—Hope Karnopp, Journal Sentinel, 5 Nov. 2024
Following the advice of her Threads followers, Vivian messaged Reese's about her misfortune and was promptly offered a coupon.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 3 Nov. 2024
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“Message.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/message. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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