email

1 of 2

noun

ˈē-ˌmāl

variants or e-mail

: a means or system for transmitting messages electronically (as between computers on a network)

communicating by email

: messages sent and received electronically through an email system

receives a lot of email

plural emails or e-mails : an email message

sent him an email

2 of 2

verb

variants or e-mail

emailed or e-mailed; emailing or e-mailing; emails or e-mails

transitive verb

: to send email to (someone)

She emailed her mom.

: 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

e-mails 1 of 2

noun

plural of e-mail

as in mails

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communications
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open letters
epistles
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memorandums
memoranda
billets-doux
notes
encyclicals

e-mails

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of e-mail

as in telegraphs

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telegraphs
posts
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intercommunicates
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单词	e-mails
释义	email 1 of 2 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 email 2 of 2 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 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 junk email junk 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 email 2 of 2 verb ˈē-ˌmāl emailed; emailing : to send email or as e-mail She emailed her friends. e-mails 1 of 2 noun plural of e-mail as in mails Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance mails postcards cards communications letters postal cards reports airmails missives electronic mails memos junk mails open letters epistles dispatches memorandums memoranda billets-doux notes encyclicals e-mails 2 of 2 verb present tense third-person singular of e-mail as in telegraphs Synonyms & Similar Words mails telegraphs posts airmails intercommunicates writes communicates replies corresponds answers
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