messagenoun [ C ]
uk/ˈmes.ɪdʒ/us/ˈmes.ɪdʒ/message noun [ C ] (INFORMATION)
A1 a short piece of information that you give to a person when you cannot speak to them directly:
If I'm not there when you call, leave a message.
[ + that ] I got a message that she'll be late.
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- She wasn't in so I left a message on her answerphone.
- Can you give Jo a message for me? Tell her I've booked a tennis court for 6.30.
- When I got home, I found a mysterious message sellotaped to the front door.
- The president has sent a message of sympathy to the relatives of the dead soldiers.
- The message on the card said 'Be my Valentine'.
message noun [ C ] (IDEA)
B2 the most important idea in a book, film, or play, or an idea that you want to tell people about:
The movie's message is that rich and poor are alike.
We need to send a clear message that pollution will not be tolerated.
get the message informal
to understand what someone is trying to tell you, even if that person is not expressing himself or herself directly:
I never answer his calls, so you'd think he'd get the message.
get the message across
to make someone understand:
We need to get the message across that too much sun is dangerous.
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- This is the message that we want to get across to the public.
- The party's electoral message may be obscured by the glitz and glamour of its presentation.
- The Gospel message is one of personal salvation.
- The government's message about the dangers of smoking seems to have struck home.
- The underlying message of the movie is that love transcends everything else.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Opinions, beliefs and points of view
- -ist
- article of faith
- attitude
- attitudinal
- baggage
- banner
- be a matter of opinion idiom
- core
- eye
- judgment
- manifesto
- matter
- mindset
- mythology
- try sth out on sb
- turn of mind
- voice
- what makes sb tick idiom
- your idea of sth idiom
- your two cents' worth idiom
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Understanding and comprehending
Defining & explaining
messageverb [ T ]
uk/ˈmes.ɪdʒ/us/ˈmes.ɪdʒ/to send someone a short message using a mobile phone or computer:
I messaged him yesterday but haven't had a reply.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Communications - messaging
- beep
- beeper
- bleep
- EMS
- fax
- intercom
- Mailgram
- page
- pager
- resend
- sexting
- Telemessage
- telemetry
- teleprinter
- telex
- text
- text message
- thnq
- wire
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messaging
noun [ U ] uk/ˈmes.ɪ.dʒɪŋ//ˈmes.ɪ.dʒɪŋ/
Instant messaging alerts users when their friends are online.