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
variants
or e-mail
emailed or e-mailed; emailing or e-mailing; emails or e-mails
1
: to send email to (someone)
She emailed her mom.
2
: to send (something) by email
I'll email the documents tomorrow.
: 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
Nina MetzExamples of email in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the WebDanielle Wallace, Fox News, 19 May 2024
Haley Williams, a spokesperson for Boise police, told the Statesman in an email that there is no official ranking of academy graduates but that each group of graduates picks a graduation speaker.
—Ian Max Stevenson, Idaho Statesman, 19 May 2024
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Noun
To access the content, check your email and follow the instructions provided.
—Danielle Wallace, Fox News, 19 May 2024
Haley Williams, a spokesperson for Boise police, told the Statesman in an email that there is no official ranking of academy graduates but that each group of graduates picks a graduation speaker.
—Ian Max Stevenson, Idaho Statesman, 19 May 2024
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“Email.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/email. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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