email

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noun

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

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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

Examples of email in a Sentence

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Noun
In an email to Quartz, Powell explained that, according to technical analysis, a breakdown below a prolonged range typically results in a significant decline. Vinamrata Chaturvedi, Quartz, 28 Feb. 2025 Newsweek reached out to Lee and Burchett via email for comment. Dan Perry, Newsweek, 28 Feb. 2025
Verb
FedEx, in a statement emailed to Newsweek on Saturday, said the flight had been en route to Indianapolis when the bird strike occurred. Newsweek, 1 Mar. 2025 Farmers interested in participating can also email their inquiries to info@thesilo.org. Pamela Brown, Hartford Courant, 1 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for email

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

Time Traveler
The first known use of email was in 1979

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“Email.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/email. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.

Kids Definition

email

noun
variants or e-mail
ˈē-ˌmāl
1
: a system for sending messages between computers
2
a
: messages sent through an email system
receives a lot of email
b
: an email message
sent him an email
email verb
or e-mail
emailer
-ˌmāl-ər
noun
or e-mailer

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