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noun1 from one person to anotherADJECTIVE▪ important, urgent, vital▪ brief, short▪ incoming, outgoing▪ coded, cryptic, encrypted, secret▪ electronic, email, instant, mail, SMS, text▪
He has sent me a dozen instant messages today.
▪ radio▪A radio message was sent out to all ships in the area.
▪ answering-machine, answerphone (BrE), phone, recorded, taped, voice, voicemail▪When I dial the number I'm greeted by a recorded message.
▪ error, warning▪I keep getting an error message when I try to connect to the Internet.
▪ spam, unsolicited▪spam messages sent to your email address
▪ heartfelt▪The family sent a heartfelt message of thanks to everyone who helped.
▪ personal▪ anonymous▪I got an anonymous text message.
VERB + MESSAGE▪ convey, give sb, pass sb, pass on, relay▪He's not here—I'll pass on the message.
▪ take▪She's out—can I take a message?
▪ bring (sb), carry, deliver, take sb▪He comes looking for Roxane, bringing a message from De Guiche.
▪ write▪ read▪ broadcast, email, fax, send, transmit▪ forward, post▪if you want to post a message in an online guest book
▪ record▪I recorded a new message for my phone.
▪ encrypt▪ decode, decrypt▪ check▪I turned on my cell phone to check messages.
▪ delete▪ intercept▪ leave (sb)▪I left a message for her at reception.
▪ get, receive▪I never got your message.
MESSAGE + VERB▪ come▪ say sth, state sth, tell sb sth▪ reach sb▪A radio message reached the pilot.
▪ appear, arrive, flash, flash up, pop up▪Who wants spam messages appearing on their website?
▪A message pops up on the screen.
▪ contain sth▪The email message contains an attachment.
▪ be waiting▪I had 127 voice mail messages waiting for me.
PREPOSITION▪ message about▪There was a message about the meeting.
▪ message for▪Are there any messages for me?
▪ message from▪an urgent message from your mother
▪ message of▪They sent messages of hope to prisoners of war.
▪ message to▪The message was to your sister, not you.
2 main idea of a book, speech, etc.ADJECTIVE▪ central, core, important, key▪ basic, fundamental, main, overall▪ clear, coherent, consistent, simple, unambiguous, unmistakable▪ ambiguous, conflicting, contradictory, mixed▪ compelling, overriding, persuasive, powerful, strong▪ inspirational, positive, upbeat▪ negative▪the negative messages we send out
▪ serious▪a novel with a serious message
▪ hidden, implicit, implied, subliminal, subtle, underlying, unspoken▪stories with hidden moral messages
▪ anti-drug (AmE), anti-drugs (BrE), anti-war, etc.▪a party with an anti-immigrant message
▪ advertising, commercial, marketing, promotional▪They found a way to transform their ideas into a marketing message that everyone relates to.
▪ biblical, Christian, gospel▪ environmental, ideological, moral, political, religious, social▪ radical▪ subversive▪the subversive messages their films carry
▪ wrong▪I think this movie sends the wrong message to her young fans.
▪ right▪Does this send the right message to our target audience?
▪ chilling▪He presents a truly chilling message in this article.
▪ take-home (AmE)▪The take-home message is: be willing to negotiate.
▪ universal▪This song has a universal message that everybody can relate to.
VERB + MESSAGE▪ broadcast, disseminate, spread▪He tries to spread the message of safe sex.
▪ bring, communicate, drive home, get across, put across, send▪This allowed us to bring our message to a different, younger audience.
▪We need to get this important message across to teenage smokers.
▪ preach▪ carry, convey▪This statement carries a crucial message for other workers.
▪ reinforce▪ tailor▪We tailor the message to fit the specific audience.
MESSAGE + VERB▪ emerge▪A clear message is emerging from these government statements.
▪ reach sb, resonate with sb▪Her message is resonating with many evangelicals.
PREPOSITION▪ message about▪This is sending a strong message about the importance of climate change.
▪ message of▪The president toured the country spreading the message of national unity.
▪ message to▪His choices are sending mixed messages to voters.
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