Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A usually short communication transmitted by words, signals, or other means from one person, station, or group to another.
- noun The substance of such a communication; the point or points conveyed.
- noun A statement made or read before a gathering.
- noun A basic thesis or lesson; a moral.
- intransitive verb To send a message to.
- intransitive verb To send as a message.
- intransitive verb To send a message; communicate.
- idiom (off message) Deviating from a planned set of remarks or positions.
- idiom (on message) Following a planned set of remarks or positions.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To deliver in the manner of a messenger; announce.
- noun A communication transmitted; a notice sent; information or opinion or advice communicated through a messenger or other agency: as, a verbal or written message; a telegraphic message.
- noun In United States politics, an official communication of information, opinion, or advice from a chief executive to a legislative body, or a formal statement of matters requiring legislative consideration or action, sent by the hands of a messenger: as, the President's or governor's message; an annual or a special message (that is, the message regularly presented at the opening of an annual legislative session, or one relating to some special matter subsequently arising).
- noun A company of messengers; an embassy.
- noun A messenger.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Any notice, word, or communication, written or verbal, sent from one person to another.
- noun Hence, specifically, an official communication, not made in person, but delivered by a messenger.
- noun See
Shell . - transitive verb obsolete To bear as a message.
- noun obsolete A messenger.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
communication , or what iscommunicated ; any concept or information conveyed. - noun An underlying theme or conclusion to be drawn from something.
- noun A
text message - noun An
instant message - noun An
email - verb To send a message to; to
transmit a message to,e.g. astext via a cell phone. - verb To send (something) as a message; usually refers to electronic messaging.
- verb intransitive To send a message or messages; to be capable of sending messages.
- verb obsolete To
bear as a message.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb send a message to
- noun what a communication that is about something is about
- verb send as a message
- noun a communication (usually brief) that is written or spoken or signaled
- verb send a message
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
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Examples
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Do we really need an an automated message *after our own message* saying, “at the tone, please record your…blah blah blah”?
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At a recent event, DLC leaders were asked about the Democratic message in 2006; they replied that the events and the economy will determine the outcome, therefore Dems needed no message at present.
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EXEC @hr = sp_OACreate 'CDO. Message', @message OUT -- create the message object
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* Add backtrace message for debugging function add_backtrace ($message) if ($this - > backtrace) $this - > backtrace_log [] = utf8_htmlspecialchars ($message);
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$_POST [ "from"]; $subject = $_POST [ "subject"]; $message = $_POST [ "message"]; To specify from whom the e-mail is coming, use the optional fourth parameter for the mail () function, headers.
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* Add backtrace message for debugging function add_backtrace ($message) if ($this - > backtrace) $this - > backtrace_log [] = utf8_htmlspecialchars ($message);
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EXEC @hr = sp_OACreate 'CDO. Message', @message OUT -- create the message object
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You then send a message to your customer using $message to confirm the action they requested and show them the current contents of the cart.
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What is the difference between $message and $$message?
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What is the difference between $message and $$message?
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whichbe commented on the word message
This word make communication sound so... messy.
September 4, 2008
oroboros commented on the word message
Take it or leave it. (NYT X-word puzzle clue/answer)
April 21, 2011