Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary - message

(messages, messaging, messaged) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. A message is a piece of information or a request that you send to someone or leave for them when you cannot speak to them directly. I got a message you were trying to reach me... Would you like to leave a message?... N-COUNT 2. The message that someone is trying to communicate, for example in a book or play, is the idea or point that they are trying to communicate. The report’s message was unequivocal... I think they got the message that this is wrong. N-COUNT: usu sing, usu with supp 3. If you message someone, you send them a message electronically using a computer or another device such as a mobile phone. People who message a lot feel unpopular if they don’t get many back... She messaged him saying she wished they were together. VERB: V, V n