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 WebChristian Babcock, The Mercury News, 16 Sep. 2024
The case has shined a spotlight on price and unearthed seemingly every internal email and text on the matter from both companies.
—Evan Clark, WWD, 16 Sep. 2024
Tom Daykin, Journal Sentinel, 17 Sep. 2024
Affected recipients should download and complete a Declaration of Stolen Benefits form and email it to 471Mississippi11@arkansas.gov; mail it to DHS, P.O. Box 2630, Blytheville, AR 72315-2802; or return it to their local Department of Human Services county office, the department said.
—Michael R. Wickline, arkansasonline.com, 16 Sep. 2024
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Noun
Votes by email and after 5 p.m. Wednesday are not counted.
—Christian Babcock, The Mercury News, 16 Sep. 2024
The case has shined a spotlight on price and unearthed seemingly every internal email and text on the matter from both companies.
—Evan Clark, WWD, 16 Sep. 2024
Verb
Tom Daykin can be emailed at tdaykin@jrn.com and followed on Instagram, X and Facebook.
—Tom Daykin, Journal Sentinel, 17 Sep. 2024
Affected recipients should download and complete a Declaration of Stolen Benefits form and email it to 471Mississippi11@arkansas.gov; mail it to DHS, P.O. Box 2630, Blytheville, AR 72315-2802; or return it to their local Department of Human Services county office, the department said.
—Michael R. Wickline, arkansasonline.com, 16 Sep. 2024
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“Email.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/email. Accessed 29 Sep. 2024.
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