message

Noun

1. A communication, or what is communicated; any concept or information conveyed.
2. An underlying theme or conclusion to be drawn from something.
3. (Ireland, UK, in-plural) An errand.
4. (Ireland, Northern-England, Scotland) See messages (“groceries, shopping”).

Verb

1. To send a message to; to transmit a message to, e.g. as text via a cell phone.
2. To send (something) as a message; usually refers to electronic messaging.
3. (intransitive) To send a message or messages; to be capable of sending messages.
4. (obsolete) To bear as a message.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈmɛsɪd͡ʒ/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: message

Cognate with Old English: ærende

Cognate with English: errand

In summary

From Middle English message, from Old French message, from Early Medieval Latin missāticum, derived from Latin mittere (“send”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *meyth₂- (“to exchange”). Partially displaced Old English ærende (whence errand).

Synonyms

news

📰

communication

report

information

announcement

notice

letter

errand

word

note

dispatch

advice

mission

content

tidings

subject matter

statement

command

account

bulletin

despatch

SMS

story

substance

speech

text

memo

📝

notification

epistle

meaning

call

document

official notice

theme

item

telegraph

inform on

significance

order

info

promise

idea

💡

hearsay

promotion

address

contacting

missive

communiqué

memorandum

encouragement

Translations

message

Nachricht

📰

messaggio

mensaje

bericht

Botschaft

Mitteilung

mensagem

boodschap

comunicazione

wiadomość

μήνυμα

missatge

renseignement

Meldung

Sentences

But I needed to hear that message .