noun
ˈē-ˌmāl 
variants or e-mail
1
: a means or system for transmitting messages electronically (as between computers on a network)
communicating by email
2
a
: messages sent and received electronically through an email system
receives a lot of email
b
plural emails or e-mails : an email message
sent him an email
verb
variants or e-mail
emailed or e-mailed; emailing or e-mailing; emails or e-mails
transitive verb
1
: to send email to (someone)
She emailed her mom.
2
: to send (something) by email
I'll email the documents tomorrow.
intransitive verb
: to communicate by email
As I write this, a colleague who takes an amateur interest in tracking the weather emailed to say it would be "among the hottest days of 2019 so far, if not #1."
Nina Metz
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Word History
Etymology
Noun
electronic mail
First Known Use
Noun
1979, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Verb
1983, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1
Phrases Containing email
Kids Definition
email 1 of 2
noun
ˈē-ˌmāl
1
: a system for sending messages between computers
2
: a message sent electronically from one computer to another
verb
ˈē-ˌmāl
emailed; emailing
: to send email or as e-mail
She emailed her friends.
e-mail 1 of 2
noun
as in mail
Synonyms & Similar Words
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- mail
- postcard
- electronic mail
- card
- postal card
- airmail
- junk mail
- communication
- letter
- open letter
- report
- memo
- missive
- dispatch
- billet-doux
- epistle
- memorandum
- note
- encyclical
verb
as in to mail
Synonyms & Similar Words
- mail
- telegraph
- post
- airmail
- communicate
- write
- intercommunicate
- reply
- correspond
- answer