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email

/ˈiˌmeɪl/noun, verb2 syllables

Email means: a message sent over the internet via the email system.

Synonyms for email8

noun, as in a message sent over the internet via the email system

email message, e-mail message, e-mail

noun, as in an identifier that a person uses as their identity to communicate on the email system

email address, e-mail address, e-mail

noun, as in (computer science) a system of world-wide electronic communication in which a computer user can compose a message at one terminal that can be regenerated at the recipient's terminal when the recipient logs in

electronic mail, e-mail

verb, as in communicate electronically on the computer

e-mail, netmail

also used for email

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Opposites of email

snail mail

What does email mean?4

noun

1

a message sent over the internet via the email system

2

an identifier that a person uses as their identity to communicate on the email system

3

(computer science) a system of world-wide electronic communication in which a computer user can compose a message at one terminal that can be regenerated at the recipient's terminal when the recipient logs in“you cannot send packages by electronic mail”

verb

1

communicate electronically on the computer“she e-mailed me the good news”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with email?42

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All 42 rhymes for email, grouped by syllable

Email in a sentence

  • This email address is not registered, or the password is wrong.Jesse
  • The email is not registered, or the password does not match.mailohilohi
  • I don't have a phone, so you'll have to send an email.CK
  • If you have any suggestions, please email them to me.CK
  • Moreover, for your safety, we advise use of a substitute email address.fcbond
  • With regard to scam email, please be cautious.terrywallwork
  • With regard to scam email, please be careful.terrywallwork
  • If you have any questions left, feel free to contact us via email.Ooneykcall

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of email

as a noun

plural
emails

as a verb

past tense
emailed
present participle
emailing
third-person singular
emails
past participle
emailed