email

A1 Topic:Communication

US /ˈiˌmeɪl/ UK /ˈiːmeɪl/ See IPA manual

Freq #5486

Meanings

1

noun
A message sent from one person to another using computers and the internet.

He sent me an email to remind me about the meeting.
2

noun
The system used for sending messages over the internet.

She prefers to contact her clients by email.
3

verb
To send a message to someone using email.

I'll email you the link tonight.
4

noun
An email address.

What's your email?

Verb forms

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Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · a message sent from one... mail

2 noun · the system used for sending... mail

Word family

Forms emailedemailingemails

Derived forms e-barrassmentemaileeemaileremailgateemailwarefreemailplay-by-email

Related forms webmail

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Phrases (1)

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email address
the unique identifier used to send or receive email

Adjective + noun

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French email, from Old French esmal (“enamel”) (modern French émail (“enamel; vitreous enamel; glaze (coating on pottery)”)), from Medieval Latin smaltum (“enamel”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)meld- (“to melt; to soften”). Doublet of smalt, smalto, and schmaltz.

*(s)meld- Proto-Indo-European email Middle French esmal Old French smaltum la-med

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Topics

Communication

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# email

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A1
**Part of speech:** noun, verb
**IPA (US):** /ˈiˌmeɪl/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈiːmeɪl/
**Frequency rank:** 5486

## Meanings
1. A message sent from one person to another using computers and the internet.
2. The system used for sending messages over the internet.
3. To send a message to someone using email.
4. An email address.

## Examples
- He sent me an email to remind me about the meeting.
- She prefers to contact her clients by email.
- I'll email you the link tonight.
- What's your email?

## Derived Forms
- e-barrassment
- emailee
- emailer
- emailgate
- emailware
- freemail
- play-by-email

## Related Forms
- webmail

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *(s)meld-
- Root: email
- Root: esmal
- Root: smaltum

## Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French email, from Old French esmal (“enamel”) (modern French émail (“enamel; vitreous enamel; glaze (coating on pottery)”)), from Medieval Latin smaltum (“enamel”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)meld- (“to melt; to soften”). Doublet of smalt, smalto, and schmaltz.

## AI Etymology
Email is borrowed from Middle French email, from Old French esmal (“enamel”) (modern French émail (“enamel; vitreous enamel; glaze (coating on pottery)”)), from Medieval Latin smaltum (“enamel”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)meld- (“to melt; to soften”). Doublet of smalt, smalto, and schmaltz. In current use, the main senses are “A message sent from one person to another using computers and the internet” and “The system used for sending messages over the internet”.

## Topics
- Communication

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