1
: a communication in writing, in speech, or by signals
Please take this message for me to my friend.
2
: a messenger's mission
the girl will go on a message to the shop—
Cahir Healy
Cahir Healy3
: an underlying theme or idea
the message is that it is time to change—The Economist
The Economist
messaged; messaging
: to communicate by message
Synonyms
Examples of message in a Sentence
Noun
Did you get my message?
She has received messages of support from hundreds of people.
I left a message on her answering machine.
He's not here right now. Can I take a message?
I liked the story but I didn't really agree with the book's message.
He believed in the church's message of forgiveness.
Recent Examples on the WebDieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 13 Apr. 2024
Will someone please get a message to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar or James Worthy to lend him a pair?
—Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2024
With one word uncovered daily, the full message is to be revealed on April 18, the day before Swift’s The Tortured Poets Department is here.
—Ashley Iasimone, Billboard, 13 Apr. 2024
Regulators said Berman posted over 1,000 messages on the iHUB message board to pump up the stock price.
—Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 13 Apr. 2024
Executives at Bayer Leverkusen, the longstanding but habitually middleweight German soccer team, have been fielding the messages since at least February.
—Christopher F. Schuetze, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2024
The doll drive, and the hundreds of dolls that will soon make their way to children in foster care, carries another sobering message: Black children make up about 20% of California’s youth in foster care.
—Darrell Smith, Sacramento Bee, 12 Apr. 2024
According to Schemel, Love was constantly checking the fax machine for messages from Cobain.
—Candace Hansen, SPIN, 12 Apr. 2024
The incident happened around 3:30 p.m. at the North Berkeley station, BART spokesperson Jim Allison said in a recorded message.
—Jason Green, The Mercury News, 2 Apr. 2024
Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2024
Travelers can generally make changes to their reservation on the airline’s website, or by contacting customer service through the online chat feature, by messaging the carrier on Whatsapp at 720-902-3969, or sending an email through the online customer service form.
—USA TODAY, 4 Apr. 2024
And as the story goes, the country/pop artist went out for drinks with her friends one night, mustered up the liquid courage to message the mystery man, and the rest is history.
—Tricia Despres, Peoplemag, 3 Apr. 2024
Workplace messaging platform Slack initially filed a complaint back in 2020, alleging that Microsoft bundling Teams with 365 posed an antitrust violation and urged European authorities to investigate.
—Kate Irwin, PCMAG, 1 Apr. 2024
When setting up the device for a child, choose Selected Contacts in the calling and messaging apps to handpick the contacts for incoming and outgoing calls.
—Heather Kelly, Washington Post, 3 Apr. 2024
Your workers are looking for a raise this year but half of companies lack good strategizing and messaging around their pay decisions.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 2 Apr. 2024
Panelists will discuss each candidate’s approach to polling, fundraising, strategy, and messaging in this historic race for the White House.
—The Editors, The Atlantic, 30 Mar. 2024
Apple responded in a statement to Quartz that other messaging apps such as WhatsApp are very successful on iOS, proof of its openness to other companies’ products.
—Laura Bratton, Quartz, 29 Mar. 2024
Noun
And both sent a clear message to the Dubs ahead of next week’s play-in tournament:
Slow your roll.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 13 Apr. 2024
Will someone please get a message to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar or James Worthy to lend him a pair?
—Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2024
With one word uncovered daily, the full message is to be revealed on April 18, the day before Swift’s The Tortured Poets Department is here.
—Ashley Iasimone, Billboard, 13 Apr. 2024
Regulators said Berman posted over 1,000 messages on the iHUB message board to pump up the stock price.
—Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 13 Apr. 2024
Executives at Bayer Leverkusen, the longstanding but habitually middleweight German soccer team, have been fielding the messages since at least February.
—Christopher F. Schuetze, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2024
The doll drive, and the hundreds of dolls that will soon make their way to children in foster care, carries another sobering message: Black children make up about 20% of California’s youth in foster care.
—Darrell Smith, Sacramento Bee, 12 Apr. 2024
According to Schemel, Love was constantly checking the fax machine for messages from Cobain.
—Candace Hansen, SPIN, 12 Apr. 2024
The incident happened around 3:30 p.m. at the North Berkeley station, BART spokesperson Jim Allison said in a recorded message.
—Jason Green, The Mercury News, 2 Apr. 2024
Verb
In total, 16 eighth-grade students were targeted by the pictures, which were shared through messaging apps, according to the district.
—Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2024
Travelers can generally make changes to their reservation on the airline’s website, or by contacting customer service through the online chat feature, by messaging the carrier on Whatsapp at 720-902-3969, or sending an email through the online customer service form.
—USA TODAY, 4 Apr. 2024
And as the story goes, the country/pop artist went out for drinks with her friends one night, mustered up the liquid courage to message the mystery man, and the rest is history.
—Tricia Despres, Peoplemag, 3 Apr. 2024
Workplace messaging platform Slack initially filed a complaint back in 2020, alleging that Microsoft bundling Teams with 365 posed an antitrust violation and urged European authorities to investigate.
—Kate Irwin, PCMAG, 1 Apr. 2024
When setting up the device for a child, choose Selected Contacts in the calling and messaging apps to handpick the contacts for incoming and outgoing calls.
—Heather Kelly, Washington Post, 3 Apr. 2024
Your workers are looking for a raise this year but half of companies lack good strategizing and messaging around their pay decisions.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 2 Apr. 2024
Panelists will discuss each candidate’s approach to polling, fundraising, strategy, and messaging in this historic race for the White House.
—The Editors, The Atlantic, 30 Mar. 2024
Apple responded in a statement to Quartz that other messaging apps such as WhatsApp are very successful on iOS, proof of its openness to other companies’ products.
—Laura Bratton, Quartz, 29 Mar. 2024
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