message
noun
mes·sage
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Definition of message
(Entry 1 of 2)
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
3
: an underlying theme or idea
the message is that it is time to change — The Economist
message
verb
messaged;
messaging
Definition of message (Entry 2 of 2)
: 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.
Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
Health Minister Duane Sands on Sunday confirmed the toll in a WhatsApp message to The Associated Press. — Washington Post, "The Latest: Dorian death toll rises to 44 in Bahamas," 9 Sep. 2019 The Buckeyes did almost everything right, and Day got the right message to them after some letdowns in the second half last week. — Doug Lesmerises, cleveland.com, "Ohio State Buckeyes flash their upside in blowout of Cincinnati," 7 Sep. 2019 This year, national and state officials hope to head off discord with a message of unity. — Nicole Sganga, CBS News, "2020 Democratic candidates speak at New Hampshire cattle call," 7 Sep. 2019 Frustrated by the false claims, Olivia took to social media in January to quash them herself with a cheerful New Year message. — Heather Finn, Good Housekeeping, "Olivia Newton John Claims Cannabis Has "Helped Me Greatly" With Cancer Battle," 5 Sep. 2019 Jean-Raymond has had the pleasure of teaming up with screenwriter and producer, Lena Waithe and designer, Johnny Nelson to create some iconic Met Gala looks with a message of inclusion. — Ashley Rushford, Essence, "ESSENCE Best In Black Fashion Awards: Meet The 2019 Change Agent Award Nominees," 4 Sep. 2019 Sadly, no one keeps any records and the (people at Guinness World Records) don’t want to be involved; (their) party line is ‘that a single point of the source cannot be identified,’ ’’ Frith said in a direct message. — Beth Bragg, Anchorage Daily News, "From Llewellyn Glacier to Emmonak, these men in motorboats traveled the length of the Yukon River in less than 25 days," 31 Aug. 2019 To send a clear message to Mr. Bolsonaro, French President Emmanuel Macron threatened to block the Mercosur trade agreement between the EU and South America’s common market. — The Christian Science Monitor, "Mountain climbing with Spirit," 30 Aug. 2019 DiMundo called the firefighters life savers for their commitment to extinguishing the blaze and, in addition to messages of thanks, the first responders were also handed packages of Life Savers candy. — Andy Nguyen, Glendale News-Press, "Glendale students give thanks to firefighters who battled nearby brush fire," 30 Aug. 2019Recent Examples on the Web: Verb
Don’t hide behind your computer. Don’t message anyone. — Fern Kupfer, Twin Cities, "Fern Kupfer: Tips for college: How to please your professor," 2 Sep. 2019 The winner will be chosen at random and direct messaged by the Hotels.com Instagram account no later than Wednesday, September 18. — Elizabeth Gulino, House Beautiful, "Hotels.com Is Looking For Its First-Ever Canine Hotel Critic to Travel the World," 12 Aug. 2019 The next morning, Peronto messaged the girl on Facebook. — Laurel Andrews, Anchorage Daily News, "Accused of attempted sex abuse of teen, former Alaska state trooper now faces child pornography charges," 25 May 2018 Change the Terms is a coalition of more than 50 civil rights, human rights, technology policy, and consumer protection groups urging social media platforms to combat the spread of hate groups and their messaging online. — Erin Corbett, Fortune, "When Will Twitter Ban White Nationalists? Civil Rights Leaders Urge the Site to Take Action," 12 Aug. 2019 Because what are messaging apps if not opportunities to continually turn the endless wheel of commercial sales forward? — Chaim Gartenberg, The Verge, "Apple expands iMessage Business Chat to Shopify online stores," 26 June 2019 Although she and Terri have a great relationship, Pennza shared that her mother-in-law recently messaged her after the tweet went viral to apologize again. — Rasha Ali, USA TODAY, "#WeddingFail: Mother-in-law wore wedding dress to son's big day, but bride wasn't mad," 20 June 2019 Users can also message each other questions about fit or styling. — Lane Florsheim, WSJ, "Is the Future of the Sharing Economy Airbnbing Your Clothes?," 29 Nov. 2018 Lascurain, a real estate agent who lives by the El Paso Country Club, said neighbors messaged her Thursday night, panicked at what sounded like gunfire. — Los Angeles Times, "El Paso shooting victims’ families and friends fear for their own safety," 11 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'message.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for message
message
noun
English Language Learners Definition of message
: a piece of information that is sent or given to someone
: an important idea that someone is trying to express in a book, movie, speech, etc.
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message
noun
mes·sage
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Kids Definition of message
1
: the exchange of information in writing, in speech, or by signals
2
: an underlying theme or idea
the book's message
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