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."—
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Nina MetzExamples of email in a Sentence
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Samantha-Jo Roth, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 12 Mar. 2025
Shoot an email to InsideLine@tvline.com, and your question may be answered via Matt’s Inside Line!
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 12 Mar. 2025
Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 13 Mar. 2025
Let the kids sleep in. Submit a letter, of no more than 400 words, to the editor here or email letters@chicagotribune.com.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 13 Mar. 2025
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Noun
The email didn’t provide any reason for the document destruction.
—Samantha-Jo Roth, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 12 Mar. 2025
Shoot an email to InsideLine@tvline.com, and your question may be answered via Matt’s Inside Line!
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 12 Mar. 2025
Verb
The district emailed staff members Wednesday, reminding them of signage rules and comparing staff to a sports team.
—Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 13 Mar. 2025
Let the kids sleep in. Submit a letter, of no more than 400 words, to the editor here or email letters@chicagotribune.com.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 13 Mar. 2025
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“Email.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/email. Accessed 21 Mar. 2025.
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