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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
(computer science) a system of world-wide electronic communication in which a computer user can compose a message at one terminal that can be regenerated at the recipient's terminal when the recipient logs in
Example:
you cannot send packages by electronic mail
Synonyms:
e-mail; electronic mail; email
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("email" is a kind of...):
electronic communication (communication by computer)
Domain category:
computer science; computing (the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "email"):
freemail (a service providing free email delivery in exchange for exposure to advertising)
junk e-mail; spam (unwanted e-mail (usually of a commercial nature sent out in bulk))
Antonym:
snail mail (any mail that is physically delivered by the postal service)
Derivation:
email (communicate electronically on the computer)
II. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they email ... he / she / it emails
Past simple: emailed
Past participle: emailed
-ing form: emailing
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Meaning:
Communicate electronically on the computer
Example:
she e-mailed me the good news
Synonyms:
e-mail; email; netmail
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Hypernyms (to "email" is one way to...):
telecommunicate (communicate over long distances, as via the telephone or e-mail)
"Email" entails doing...:
mail; post; send (cause to be directed or transmitted to another place)
Domain category:
computer science; computing (the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "email"):
spam (send unwanted or junk e-mail)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody something
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Derivation:
email ((computer science) a system of world-wide electronic communication in which a computer user can compose a message at one terminal that can be regenerated at the recipient's terminal when the recipient logs in)
Context examples:
The phones will ring, email will overflow, and texts will keep on coming.
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
Exchange email addresses and phone numbers, but proceed slowly.
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
If you can’t travel over the weekend of March 7-8, you might receive a message by text, email, letter, or express mail that makes you very happy and surprised.
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
Mercury rules the moving parts in machines and the spark in computers, so if you have dealt with computer or email problems, those will likely vanish now.
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
Watch the phone calls and emails you receive, and watch what happens in the days that closely follow this new moon for clues of what you find exciting.
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
The new moon of November 26 will introduce a very busy period where many phone calls, emails, and quickly arranged meetings will come up.
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
The news you may receive through text, email, courier, or telephone will thrill you.
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
You certainly will be busy, for the third house, where this new moon will fall, will bring in lots of emails, phone calls, and texts, and they seem to be related to your work.
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
