Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈiːmeɪl/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Email is a noun meaning (uncountable) The quantity of messages sent through an email system.
Meaning
(uncountable) The quantity of messages sent through an email system.
More Meanings
- (countable) A message being sent through email.
- (countable, informal) An email address.
- (transitive) To send an email or emails to.
- (transitive, ditransitive) To send (data) through email.
- (intransitive) To send, or compose and then send, one or more emails.
- (uncountable) A system for sending messages and datas by means of a computer network, primarily the Internet, using the Simple Mail Transfer Protocol and the Internet Message Format.
- (obsolete, rare) Enamel (“an opaque, glossy coating”).
Example Sentences
What’s your email?
He sent me his details via email.
I am searching through my old email.
I archive my old emails using a cloud-based service.
Word Forms
- emails
- emailing
- emailed
- emayle
Synonyms for email
Depending on context, synonyms include mail, e-mail, netmail.
Antonyms for email
Common opposites include mail, post, mailpiece.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include netmail, e-mail, post, inbox, message, telefax.
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Sources & Attribution
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