message

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US /ˈmɛs.ɪd͡ʒ/ See IPA manual

noun verb Freq #801

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1

noun
A short piece of information sent from one person to another, spoken or written.

She left me a message asking me to call her back.
2

verb
To send a written message to someone, especially using a phone or computer.

Just message me when you arrive.
3

noun
The main idea or lesson that something is trying to teach.

The film's message is that kindness matters.

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2 verb · to send a written message... text

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Forms messagedmessagesmessaging

Derived forms antimessagecountermessagecybermessagee-messageforemessageintermessagemessage-orientedmessagelessmessagelikemessagerymetamessagemismessage

Related forms messenger mission

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Etymology

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).

*mey- (change) Proto-Indo-European message Middle English missāticum la-eme mitto Latin *meyth₂- Proto-Indo-European

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# message

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A1
**Part of speech:** noun, verb
**IPA (US):** ˈmɛs.ɪd͡ʒ
**Frequency rank:** 801

## Meanings
1. A short piece of information sent from one person to another, spoken or written.
2. To send a written message to someone, especially using a phone or computer.
3. The main idea or lesson that something is trying to teach.

## Examples
- She left me a message asking me to call her back.
- Just message me when you arrive.
- The film's message is that kindness matters.

## Derived Forms
- antimessage
- countermessage
- cybermessage
- e-message
- foremessage
- intermessage
- message-oriented
- messageless
- messagelike
- messagery
- metamessage
- mismessage

## Related Forms
- messenger
- mission

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *mey- (change)
- Root: message
- Root: missāticum
- Root: mitto
- Root: *meyth₂-

## Etymology
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).

## AI Etymology
Message comes 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). In present-day English its meanings include a short piece of information sent from one person to another, spoken or written, to send a written message to someone, especially using a phone or computer, and the main idea or lesson that something is trying to teach. The historical chain runs through *mey- (change) (Proto-Indo-European), message (Middle English), message (Old French), missāticum (Early Medieval Latin), and mitto (Latin).

## Topics
- Communication

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