The meaning of Message

noun

A formal public statement about a fact, occurrence, or intention.

Usage examples:

The minister was about to make an announcement

noun

Something that someone says officially, giving information about something

Usage examples:

The president made an unexpected announcement this morning., the announcement of the changes has be…

noun

A short official statement or broadcast summary of news.

Usage examples:

Ninety years ago, there were no television pictures, radio broadcasts or internet bulletins to flas…

noun

A short piece of news on television or radio, or a short report or news item released by an organization

Usage examples:

The museum publishes a monthly bulletin about coming events.

noun

A short report with news and information about a group or organization, printed for its members

Usage examples:

The company produces a weekly bulletin for its 33,000 employees., every news bulletin has been domi…

noun

A routine task, especially a household one.

Usage examples:

The early risers were up and about, doing their chores

noun

A job or piece of work that needs to be done regularly

Usage examples:

By the time he’d finished all the household chores it was mid-afternoon., it was a real chore tryin…

noun

An instruction, command, or role given to a person or group.

Usage examples:

One of his first commissions was to redesign the great exhibition building

verb

Order or authorize the production of (something).

Usage examples:

The portrait was commissioned by his widow in 1792

noun

A group of people who have been formally chosen and given the authority to get information about a problem or to perform other special duties

Usage examples:

Congress appointed a commission to study immigration policy., she received a commission to paint th…

noun

The imparting or exchanging of information by speaking, writing, or using some other medium.

Usage examples:

Television is an effective means of communication

noun

The process by which messages or information is sent from one place or person to another, or the message itself

Usage examples:

[ u ] e-mail is an increasingly important means of business communication., [ u ] there was very li…

noun

The process of sharing information, especially when this increases understanding between people or groups

Usage examples:

We have been in communication with various agencies in regard to this matter., a form/means/method …

noun

An official announcement or statement, especially one made to the media.

Usage examples:

The country's foreign ministry issued a communique

noun

An official piece of news or an announcement, especially to the public or newspapers

Usage examples:

The palace has issued a communiqué denying the rumour.

adjective

In a state of peaceful happiness.

Usage examples:

He seemed more content, less bitter

verb

Satisfy (someone).

Usage examples:

Nothing would content her apart from going off to barcelona

noun

A state of satisfaction.

Usage examples:

The greater part of the century was a time of content

verb

Send off to a destination or for a purpose.

Usage examples:

He dispatched messages back to base

noun

The sending of someone or something to a destination or for a purpose.

Usage examples:

A resolution authorizing the dispatch of a peacekeeping force

verb

To send someone or something to a place for a particular purpose

Usage examples:

Within seconds the university police can identify the exact origin of the alarm and dispatch office…

verb

Be carried slowly by a current of air or water.

Usage examples:

The cabin cruiser started to drift downstream

noun

A continuous slow movement from one place to another.

Usage examples:

There was a drift to the towns

noun

Messages distributed by electronic means from one computer user to one or more recipients via a network.

Usage examples:

Reading email has become the first task of the morning

verb

Send an email to (someone).

Usage examples:

You can email me at my normal address

noun

A message sent from one person to another by computer

Usage examples:

[ u ] i save all my e-mail., [ c ] she sent an e-mail to her children with the subject line, "sad d…

noun

A short journey undertaken in order to deliver or collect something, especially on someone else's behalf.

Usage examples:

She asked tim to run an errand for her

noun

A short trip you make to do something, such as buying or delivering things in the neighborhood

Usage examples:

He would clean, do errands, and babysit for their 7-year-old daughter., i’ve got to run a few erran…

noun

The intrinsic nature or indispensable quality of something, especially something abstract, which determines its character.

Usage examples:

Conflict is the essence of drama

noun

The basic meaning or importance of something

Usage examples:

The essence of punk was a revolt against both the sound and the system of popular music., in essenc…

noun

The substance or general meaning of a speech or text.

Usage examples:

It was hard to get the gist of pedro's talk

verb

Engage in chat or gossip.

Usage examples:

I need a good friend i can always gist with

noun

The main subject, without details, of a piece of information

Usage examples:

The gist of what she said was that i didn’t know what i was talking about.

noun

A thought or suggestion as to a possible course of action.

Usage examples:

The idea of linking pay to performance has caught on

noun

The conclusion that can be drawn from something although it is not explicitly stated.

Usage examples:

The implication is that no one person at the bank is responsible

noun

A suggestion of something that is made without saying it directly

Usage examples:

[ u ] the implication was that the workers and management had already reached an agreement., [ c ] …

verb

Bring (goods or services) into a country from abroad for sale.

Usage examples:

Supermarkets may no longer import cheap jeans from bulgaria

noun

A commodity, article, or service brought in from abroad for sale.

Usage examples:

Cheap imports from eastern europe

verb

To bring in products, goods, etc. from another country for sale or use

Usage examples:

We import a large number of cars from japan., he opposed efforts to allow the importation of prescr…

noun

The ability to acquire and apply knowledge and skills.

Usage examples:

An eminent man of great intelligence

noun

The ability to understand and learn well, and to form judgments and opinions based on reason

Usage examples:

He’s a child of normal intelligence but he’s emotionally immature., foreign intelligence

noun

The ability to learn and understand things quickly and easily

Usage examples:

Her high intelligence, ability and drive were evident from the start., people questioned the intell…

noun

An indication or hint.

Usage examples:

The first intimations of trouble

noun

A paid position of regular employment.

Usage examples:

The scheme could create 200 jobs

verb

Do casual or occasional work.

Usage examples:

He left school and jobbed around as a car parts salesman, warehouseman, and removal man

noun

An act of prodding, thrusting, or wrenching.

noun

A period of learning or teaching.

Usage examples:

An advanced lesson in maths

verb

Instruct or teach (someone).

Usage examples:

Metaneone had beforehand lessoned him what he should say

noun

A period of time during which something is taught

Usage examples:

Have you ever taken piano lessons?, losing his job was a lesson he never forgot.

noun

A character representing one or more of the sounds used in speech; any of the symbols of an alphabet.

Usage examples:

A capital letter

verb

Inscribe letters or writing on.

Usage examples:

Her name was lettered in gold

noun

A long, narrow mark or band.

Usage examples:

A row of closely spaced dots will look like a continuous line

verb

Stand or be positioned at intervals along.

Usage examples:

A processional route lined by people waving flags

verb

Cover the inside surface of (a container or garment) with a layer of different material.

Usage examples:

A basket lined with polythene

noun

What is meant by a word, text, concept, or action.

Usage examples:

The meaning of the hindu word is ‘breakthrough, release’

adjective

Intended to communicate something that is not directly expressed.

Usage examples:

She gave gabriel a meaning look

verb

Intend to convey or refer to (a particular thing); signify.

Usage examples:

I don't know what you mean

noun

A memorandum.

Usage examples:

An unnamed official was so alarmed by the draft that he wrote a highly unusual memo of protest.

noun

Short form ofmemorandum

Usage examples:

He put his conclusions in a memo to bethel.

noun

A written message sent from one person or department to another within a company or organization

Usage examples:

In a memo (to sb) in a memo to employees, the chief executive outlined plans to increase the shared…

noun

A written message in business or diplomacy.

Usage examples:

He told them of his decision in a memorandum

noun

A written report prepared especially for a person or group of people and containing information about a particular matter

Usage examples:

Ann will send a memorandum to the staff outlining the new procedures.

noun

An official report about a particular subject that is written for a company, organization, or government to consider

Usage examples:

An earlier memorandum, agreed with the treasury, stated that overspends should be split between lon…

noun

An important assignment given to a person or group of people, typically involving travel abroad.

Usage examples:

A fact-finding mission to the czech republic

noun

The action of sending someone to a place to do a particular job, esp. one for a government or religious organization, or the job the person has been sent to do

Usage examples:

They were sent on a secret political mission to the middle east., fig. she’s a woman on a mission (…

noun

The result that a company or an organization is trying to achieve through its plans or actions

Usage examples:

Core/main/primary mission the main mission of the home ownership group is to arrange loans for firs…

noun

A letter, especially a long or official one.

Usage examples:

Yet another missive from the foreign office

noun

An official, formal, or long letter

Usage examples:

She sent a ten-page missive to the committee, detailing her objections.

adjective

Concerned with the principles of right and wrong behaviour.

Usage examples:

The moral dimensions of medical intervention

noun

A lesson that can be derived from a story or experience.

Usage examples:

The moral of this story was that one must see the beauty in what one has

adjective

Relating to standards of good behavior, honesty, and fair dealing, or showing high standards of this type

Usage examples:

A highly moral man, it’s her moral obligation to tell the police what she knows., the moral of the …

noun

Newly received or noteworthy information, especially about recent events.

Usage examples:

I've got some good news for you

noun

Information or reports about recent events

Usage examples:

That's the best (piece of) news i've heard for a long time!, we've had no news of them since they l…

noun

A television or radio programme consisting of reports about recent events

Usage examples:

Was there anything interesting on the news tonight?, i saw it on the 6 o'clock news., uk i usually …

noun

A brief record of points or ideas written down as an aid to memory.

Usage examples:

I'll make a note in my diary

verb

Notice or pay particular attention to (something).

Usage examples:

He noted his mother's unusual gaiety

noun

The action of notifying someone or something.

Usage examples:

We have yet to receive formal notification of the announcement

noun

The act of telling someone officially about something that has happened or will happen, or a document that does this

Usage examples:

A written notification, you must give the bank notification in writing if you wish to close your ac…

noun

The tapered, sharp end of a tool, weapon, or other object.

Usage examples:

The point of his dagger

verb

A fielding position on the off side near the batsman.

noun

An appointment to a job, especially one abroad or in the armed forces.

Usage examples:

He requested a posting to japan

noun

A piece of writing, image, or other item of content published online, typically on a blog or social media website or application.

Usage examples:

Internet service providers can't be held liable for defamatory postings

verb

Display (a notice) in a public place.

Usage examples:

A curt notice had been posted on the door

noun

A general rule intended to regulate behaviour or thought.

Usage examples:

The legal precept of being innocent until proven guilty

noun

A rule for action or behavior, esp. one based on moral consideration

Usage examples:

Common precepts of decency

verb

Appear to be or do something, especially falsely.

Usage examples:

She is not the person she purports to be

noun

The meaning or sense of something, typically a document or speech.

Usage examples:

I do not understand the purport of your remarks

verb

To claim that something is true, but without proof

Usage examples:

The story purports to explain the origin of the game of chess.

verb

Give a spoken or written account of something that one has observed, heard, done, or investigated.

Usage examples:

The minister reported a decline in milk production

noun

An account given of a particular matter, especially in the form of an official document, after thorough investigation or consideration by an appointed person or body.

Usage examples:

The chairman's annual report

verb

To give an account or representation of in words

noun

A faculty by which the body perceives an external stimulus; one of the faculties of sight, smell, hearing, taste, and touch.

Usage examples:

The bear has a keen sense of smell which enables it to hunt at dusk

verb

Perceive by a sense or senses.

Usage examples:

With the first frost, they could sense a change in the days

verb

The faculty through which the external world is apprehended

noun

The action or activity of buying goods from shops.

Usage examples:

Shopping is so exhausting—all those decisions!

verb

Visit one or more shops or websites to buy goods.

Usage examples:

She shopped for groceries twice a week

noun

The activity of looking for things to buy

Usage examples:

I was out shopping this afternoon., my daughter and i go shopping together.

noun

The non-physical part of a person which is the seat of emotions and character; the soul.

Usage examples:

We seek a harmony between body and spirit

verb

Convey rapidly and secretly.

Usage examples:

Stolen cows were spirited away some distance to prevent detection

noun

A state of mind or attitude

Usage examples:

It’s very important to play the game in the right spirit., rock music in the 1960s expressed the sp…

noun

A particular kind of matter with uniform properties.

Usage examples:

A steel tube coated with a waxy substance

noun

A material with particular physical characteristics

Usage examples:

The pesticide contains a substance that is toxic to insects., surprisingly, these filmmakers opted …

noun

A piece of work to be done or undertaken.

Usage examples:

A new manager was given the task of developing the club's talent

verb

Assign a task to.

Usage examples:

Nato troops are tasked with separating the warring parties

noun

A singing voice between baritone and alto or countertenor, the highest of the ordinary adult male range.

Usage examples:

The serenade for tenor, horn, and strings

noun

The general meaning, sense, or content of something.

Usage examples:

The general tenor of the debate

noun

A man’s singing voice in the highest range, or a person or musical instrument with this range

Usage examples:

Suddenly the tenor of the meeting changed, and people started insulting each other.

noun

The subject of a talk, piece of writing, exhibition, etc.; a topic.

Usage examples:

The theme of the sermon was reverence

verb

Give a particular theme or setting to (a leisure venue, event, etc.).

Usage examples:

The amusement park will be themed as a caribbean pirate stronghold

noun

The topic of discussion or writing

Usage examples:

The theme of the conference was the changing role of women in modern society.

verb

Push suddenly or violently in a specified direction.

Usage examples:

She thrust her hands into her pockets

noun

A sudden or violent lunge with a pointed weapon or a bodily part.

Usage examples:

He drove the blade upwards with one powerful thrust

verb

To push suddenly and strongly

Usage examples:

[ t ] she thrust the money into his hand., [ i ] he thrust at me with a stick., [ c ] a sword thrus…

noun

The chirp of a small or young bird.

Usage examples:

The gentle tweet of a bird can be heard

verb

Make a chirping noise.

Usage examples:

The birds were tweeting in the branches

noun

A message put on twitter to let people know what you are doing, thinking, feeling, etc.

Usage examples:

The programme received over 20,000 tweets on the issue., many famous people tweet regularly., tweet…

noun

A single distinct meaningful element of speech or writing, used with others (or sometimes alone) to form a sentence and typically shown with a space on either side when written or printed.

Usage examples:

I don't like the word ‘unofficial’

verb

Express (something spoken or written) in particular words.

Usage examples:

He words his request in a particularly ironic way

exclamation

Used to express agreement or affirmation.

Usage examples:

Word, that's a good record, man