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
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Chris Quintana, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
As a result, these kind of email attacks, according to Abnormal’s own data, saw a 350% increase between June 2023 and June 2024.
—Davey Winder, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 13 Dec. 2024
Kathy Mangione called the San Francisco Police Department to report Luigi as missing in November, after several of his family members emailed his friends to help find him, the Journal reported.
—Ty Roush, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
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Noun
For Todd, the last straw came days after that email.
—Chris Quintana, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
As a result, these kind of email attacks, according to Abnormal’s own data, saw a 350% increase between June 2023 and June 2024.
—Davey Winder, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
Verb
The company had a systematic approach to deaths involving the stun gun’s use, according to court documents: Immediately emailing police agencies with information about excited delirium and sample news releases to give reporters.
—Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 13 Dec. 2024
Kathy Mangione called the San Francisco Police Department to report Luigi as missing in November, after several of his family members emailed his friends to help find him, the Journal reported.
—Ty Roush, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
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“Email.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/email. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.
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