"message" meaning in English

See message in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈmɛsɪd͡ʒ/ Audio: en-us-message.ogg [US] Forms: message [singular], messages [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A message is information that is sent between living things and is sent from one person to the other. There are some types of message, like phone message and subliminal message.
    Sense id: simple-message-en-noun-lQUFvqq9

Verb

IPA: /ˈmɛsɪd͡ʒ/ Audio: en-us-message.ogg [US] Forms: message [canonical], messages [third-person, singular], messaged [past], messaged [past, participle], messaging [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb|messag|e}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you message someone, you send them a note or letter or e-mail; you message them.
    Sense id: simple-message-en-verb--WPUj0-j
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