message en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈmɛs.ədʒ/ (General-American) weak vowel merger
- /ˈmes.ədʒ/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
- /ˈmɛs.ɪdʒ/ (General-American)
- (US) audio
- /ˈmɛs.ɪdʒ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
From Middle English message, from Old French message, from Early Medieval Latin missāticum, derived from Latin mittere (“send”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *meyth₂- (“to exchange”). Partially displaced Old English ærende (whence errand).
Meanings
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A communication, or what is communicated; any concept or information conveyed.
I have a message from God unto thee.
1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Judges 3:20:He received a message telling him to update his laptop.
a message which Erle received with a flutter of the heart
1890, Pierce Egan, The Wonder of Kingswood Chace, page 72:We've just received an urgent message from the President.
No matter how early I came down, I would find him on the veranda, smoking cigarettes, or otherwise his man would be there with a message to say that his master would shortly join me if I would kindly wait.
1897 December (indicated as 1898), Winston Churchill, chapter IV, in The Celebrity: An Episode, New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company; London: Macmillan & Co., Ltd., →OCLC, page 46:
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An errand.
I had been on a message for my father, and was walking home along the road, when I saw a tall, fine lassie coming over the bogland on the right hand side of the road.
1886, Peter Christen Asbjørnsen, translated by H.L. Brækstad, Folk and Fairy Tales, page 27:
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(Caribbean, Ireland, New-Zealand, Scotland, in-plural) An errand to a shop, a shopping expedition; an item of shopping; (in plural) groceries.
Hurry up, man. Look other people in the shop who want message.
1952, Sam Selvon, A Brighter Sun:On week days he did messages between the house in Carysfort Avenue and those shops in the main street of the town with which the family dealt.
1916, James Joyce, chapter II, in A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, New York, N.Y.: B[enjamin] W. Huebsch, →OCLC:
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An underlying theme or conclusion to be drawn from something.
The main message of the novel is that time heals all wounds.
But, as with Hollywood, the subplots and exotic locations may distract from the real message: America’s discomfort and its foes’ glee.
2013 June 29, “Travels and travails”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8842, archived from the original on 12 Mar 2023, page 55:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| msg | alternative | lexicographic | |
| messages | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
message-driven architecture · I approve this message · subliminal message · send a message · message pump · message board · SMS · message unit · picture message · intermessage · success message · green message · metamessage · messageless · mixed message · message-oriented middleware · countermessage · message queue · personal message · e-message · carry the message to Garcia · message fiction · address message · message in a bottle · message control · voice message · message broker · on-message · antimessage · message coupling · private message · mismessage · off-message · fox message · foremessage · error message · short message service · deliver the message to Garcia · message-oriented · cybermessage · Arecibo message · message-driven bean · multimessage · submessage · mood message · messagery · messagelike · poison message · away message · direct message · off message · blue message · message stick · telemessage · remessage · on message
Descendants
message · مَسِچ (text message) · Message · mesej · mesej · ме́сседж · 메시지 · メッセージ · مسج (text message)
Hyponyms
in-flight message · text message · instant message · heartbeat message
Translations (237)
chk poraus (communication, concept or information conveyed) · prs اَخْبَار (communication, concept or information conveyed) · nl boodschap (communication, concept or information conveyed) · ko 전언 (communication, concept or information conveyed) · sjd соа̄гк (communication, concept or information conveyed) · ru СМС (communication, concept or information conveyed) · tr mesaj (communication, concept or information conveyed) · de Botschaft (underlying theme) · id amanat (underlying theme) · apw yatʼihitʼą (communication, concept or information conveyed) · prs پَیغَام (communication, concept or information conveyed) · ar رِسَالَة (communication, concept or information conveyed) · mr निरोप (communication, concept or information conveyed) · ka ცნობა (communication, concept or information conveyed) · sh по̀сланица (communication, concept or information conveyed) · la nūntium (communication, concept or information conveyed) · ru ме́сседж (communication, concept or information conveyed) · el μήνυμα (communication, concept or information conveyed) · ks پٲغام (communication, concept or information conveyed) · et sõnum (communication, concept or information conveyed) · tg хабар (communication, concept or information conveyed) · cmn 信息 (communication, concept or information conveyed) · pa ਪੈਗ਼ਾਮ (communication, concept or information conveyed) · prs پَیَام (communication, concept or information conveyed) · as বাতৰি (communication, concept or information conveyed) · az xəbər (communication, concept or information conveyed) · pl posłanie (communication, concept or information conveyed) · ja 短信 (communication, concept or information conveyed) · ca missatge (communication, concept or information conveyed) · id pesan (communication, concept or information conveyed) · es recado (communication, concept or information conveyed) · io mesajo (communication, concept or information conveyed) · sk správa (communication, concept or information conveyed) · hy հաղորդագրություն (communication, concept or information conveyed) · ca notícia (communication, concept or information conveyed) · ang ǣrende (communication, concept or information conveyed) · pl wiadomość (communication, concept or information conveyed) · tg иблоғ (communication, concept or information conveyed) · yue 信息 (communication, concept or information conveyed) · mns-nor ля̄ххал (communication, concept or information conveyed) · hu üzenet (communication, concept or information conveyed) · ps رساله (communication, concept or information conveyed) · sh pȍruka (communication, concept or information conveyed) · uz xabar (communication, concept or information conveyed) · ur خَبَر (communication, concept or information conveyed) · ru посла́ние (communication, concept or information conveyed) · prs خَبَر (communication, concept or information conveyed) · kmr mesaj (communication, concept or information conveyed) · ms pesanan (communication, concept or information conveyed) · pl komunikat (communication, concept or information conveyed) · ur رِسالَہ (communication, concept or information conveyed) · cs zpráva (communication, concept or information conveyed) · acw رِسالة (communication, concept or information conveyed) · ajp رسالة (communication, concept or information conveyed) · ps پيام (communication, concept or information conveyed) · be паведамле́ньне (communication, concept or information conveyed) · hi मैसेज (communication, concept or information conveyed) · it messaggio (underlying theme) · afb مسج (communication, concept or information conveyed) · mr तात्पर्य (underlying theme) · vi tin nhắn (communication, concept or information conveyed) · prs رِسَالَه (communication, concept or information conveyed) · ajp مسج (communication, concept or information conveyed) · it messaggio (communication, concept or information conveyed) · hi पैग़ाम (communication, concept or information conveyed) · pt mensagem (underlying theme) · hi सन्देश (communication, concept or information conveyed) · he הוֹדָעָה (communication, concept or information conveyed) · uz axborot (communication, concept or information conveyed) · pa پَیغام (communication, concept or information conveyed) · sq mesazh (communication, concept or information conveyed) · tk maglumat (communication, concept or information conveyed) · ks شیٚچھ (communication, concept or information conveyed) · arz مَسِچ (communication, concept or information conveyed) · ug ئاخبارات (communication, concept or information conveyed) · my အမှာ (communication, concept or information conveyed) · ml സന്ദേശം (underlying theme) · cmn 訊息 /讯息 (communication, concept or information conveyed) · lv ziņa (communication, concept or information conveyed) · aii ܐܸܓܲܪܬܵܐ (communication, concept or information conveyed) · ru уведомле́ние (communication, concept or information conveyed) · ru ме́сседж (underlying theme) · he מֶסֶר (underlying theme) · km បណ្ដាំ (communication, concept or information conveyed) · afb رسالة (communication, concept or information conveyed) · uga 𐎚𐎈𐎎 (communication, concept or information conveyed) · sms saakk (communication, concept or information conveyed) · ky кабарлоо (communication, concept or information conveyed) · eu mezu (communication, concept or information conveyed) · amf aapó (communication, concept or information conveyed) · gd teachdaireachd (communication, concept or information conveyed) · pa ਸੁਨੇਹਾ (communication, concept or information conveyed) · kk хабарлама (communication, concept or information conveyed) · eo mesaĝo (communication, concept or information conveyed) · ks خَبَر (communication, concept or information conveyed) · fa-ira پِیغام (communication, concept or information conveyed) · ru посла́ние (underlying theme) · ru те́ма (underlying theme) · hi ख़बर (communication, concept or information conveyed) · uk повідо́млення (communication, concept or information conveyed) · lt pranešimas (communication, concept or information conveyed) · ar مَعْلُومَة (communication, concept or information conveyed) · ne सन्देश (communication, concept or information conveyed) · djk bosikopu (communication, concept or information conveyed) · fi viesti (communication, concept or information conveyed) · akk šiprum (communication, concept or information conveyed) · yue 訊息 /讯息 (communication, concept or information conveyed) · tg рисола (communication, concept or information conveyed) · ja 伝言 (communication, concept or information conveyed) · fa-ira اَخْبار (communication, concept or information conveyed) · ka შეტყობინება (communication, concept or information conveyed) · izh sana (communication, concept or information conveyed) · bg посла́ние (underlying theme) · uz risola (communication, concept or information conveyed) · is skilaboð (communication, concept or information conveyed) · lo ຂໍ້ຄວາມ (communication, concept or information conveyed) · fa-ira پَیام (communication, concept or information conveyed) · izh veesti (communication, concept or information conveyed) · nn melding (communication, concept or information conveyed) · sv budskap (communication, concept or information conveyed) · de Botschaft (communication, concept or information conveyed) · gu સંદેશો (communication, concept or information conveyed) · sjo ᠮᡝᠵᡳᡤᡝ (communication, concept or information conveyed) · km ប្រសាសន៍ (communication, concept or information conveyed) · ur مَیسیج (communication, concept or information conveyed) · pa سُنیہا (communication, concept or information conveyed) · srn boskopu (communication, concept or information conveyed) · it tema (underlying theme) · az mesaj (communication, concept or information conveyed) · fr message (communication, concept or information conveyed) · km ចុតហ្មាយ (communication, concept or information conveyed) · tkl fekau (communication, concept or information conveyed) · km បរិកម្ម (communication, concept or information conveyed) · sv meddelande (communication, concept or information conveyed) · tk habar (communication, concept or information conveyed) · fi sanoma (underlying theme) · is boðskapur (underlying theme) · egy wp:p-W:t-Z9-A2 (communication, concept or information conveyed) · prs اِبْلَاغ (communication, concept or information conveyed) · mr संदेश (communication, concept or information conveyed) · af boodskap (communication, concept or information conveyed) · de Nachricht (communication, concept or information conveyed) · da bud (communication, concept or information conveyed) · gu સંદેશ (communication, concept or information conveyed) · lg obubaka (communication, concept or information conveyed) · mk по́рака (communication, concept or information conveyed) · ru сообще́ние (underlying theme) · enm sonde (communication, concept or information conveyed) · ga teachtaireacht (communication, concept or information conveyed) · ja 通知 (communication, concept or information conveyed) · ms mesej (communication, concept or information conveyed) · tl kalatas (communication, concept or information conveyed) · ky кабар (communication, concept or information conveyed) · fa-ira رِسالِه (communication, concept or information conveyed) · tg пайом (communication, concept or information conveyed) · nb budskap (communication, concept or information conveyed) · bn বার্তা (communication, concept or information conveyed) · tr ileti (communication, concept or information conveyed) · es mensaje (communication, concept or information conveyed) · de Mitteilung (communication, concept or information conveyed) · km សារ (communication, concept or information conveyed) · hit 𒄩𒇻𒂵𒀸 (communication, concept or information conveyed) · hy մեսիջ (underlying theme) · hi संदेश (communication, concept or information conveyed) · hy ուղերձ (underlying theme) · ur پَیام (communication, concept or information conveyed) · pt moral (underlying theme) · pt mensagem (communication, concept or information conveyed) · ko 메시지 (communication, concept or information conveyed) · hi समाचार (communication, concept or information conveyed) · ast mensaxe (communication, concept or information conveyed) · oc messatge (communication, concept or information conveyed) · fa-ira خَبَر (communication, concept or information conveyed) · ro mesaj (communication, concept or information conveyed) · swb haɓari (communication, concept or information conveyed) · ka გზავნილი (communication, concept or information conveyed) · ur اِبْلاغ (communication, concept or information conveyed) · sh pòslanica (communication, concept or information conveyed) · ar خَبَر (communication, concept or information conveyed) · ru сообще́ние (communication, concept or information conveyed) · kk хабар (communication, concept or information conveyed) · fa-ira اِبْلاغ (communication, concept or information conveyed) · got 𐌷𐌰𐌿𐍃𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍃 (communication, concept or information conveyed) · om ergaa (communication, concept or information conveyed) · tg ахбор (communication, concept or information conveyed) · sl sporočilo (communication, concept or information conveyed) · mn мэдээ (communication, concept or information conveyed) · pa ਸੰਦੇਸ਼ (communication, concept or information conveyed) · da budskab (communication, concept or information conveyed) · hu mondanivaló (underlying theme) · ary رسالة (communication, concept or information conveyed) · kmr peyam (communication, concept or information conveyed) · ur پَیغام (communication, concept or information conveyed) · ug خەۋەر (communication, concept or information conveyed) · cs vzkaz (communication, concept or information conveyed) · cmn 短信 (communication, concept or information conveyed) · ug ئۇچۇر (communication, concept or information conveyed) · ja 連絡 (communication, concept or information conveyed) · mic agnutmaqan (communication, concept or information conveyed) · sq lajm (communication, concept or information conveyed) · sh по̏рука (communication, concept or information conveyed) · ja メッセージ (communication, concept or information conveyed) · lmo messagg (communication, concept or information conveyed) · be паведамле́нне (communication, concept or information conveyed) · da besked (communication, concept or information conveyed) · uk посла́ння (underlying theme) · nan-hbl 信息 (communication, concept or information conveyed) · ko 소식 (communication, concept or information conveyed) · uk ме́седж (underlying theme) · pl wydźwięk (underlying theme) · hy հաղորդում (communication, concept or information conveyed) · nb melding (communication, concept or information conveyed) · mn захиа (communication, concept or information conveyed) · pa ਸੰਦੇਸਾ (communication, concept or information conveyed) · nl boodschap (underlying theme) · ky билдирүү (communication, concept or information conveyed) · kk ақпарат (communication, concept or information conveyed) · az məlumat (communication, concept or information conveyed) · nn bodskap (communication, concept or information conveyed) · ary ميساج (communication, concept or information conveyed) · bg съобще́ние (communication, concept or information conveyed) · pl przekaz (underlying theme) · ps پيغام (communication, concept or information conveyed) · grc ἀγγελία (communication, concept or information conveyed) · cy neges (communication, concept or information conveyed) · hi सूचना (communication, concept or information conveyed) · nan-hbl 訊息 /讯息 (communication, concept or information conveyed) · gl mensaxe (communication, concept or information conveyed) · ml സന്ദേശം (communication, concept or information conveyed) · th ข้อความ (communication, concept or information conveyed) · la nūntius (communication, concept or information conveyed) · ka უწყება (communication, concept or information conveyed) · uk ме́седж (communication, concept or information conveyed) · nl bericht (communication, concept or information conveyed) · cmn 音信 (communication, concept or information conveyed) · cmn 傳言 /传言 (communication, concept or information conveyed) · az ismarıc (communication, concept or information conveyed)