message

«message» in Mova's judaism dictionary: A piece of information that someone sends or leaves for… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (a message, messages); verb (message, messages, messaged, messaging — informal)

meaning for a pupil

1) A piece of information that someone sends or leaves for another person, in words, writing or on a phone. tree →

2) A text, email or chat note sent on a phone or computer. tree →

3) The main idea or lesson that a story, film or poem wants to tell. tree →

4) Verb (informal): to send someone a text message. tree →

sense in the lessons

In everyday life: leave a message, text message, voicemail. In online safety: do not answer messages from people you don't know, never share your address or photos, tell an adult about mean or scary messages. In reading lessons: «What is the message of the story?» means its lesson or big idea. In science: nerves carry messages from the brain to the body. Phrases: leave a message, send a message, get the message, take a message, the message of the story.

examples

• And they sent a message unto Joseph, saying: 'Thy father did command before he died, saying: (Torah GEN.50.16, JPS 1917) tree →
• And whom shall one make to understand the message? (Prophets ISA.28.9, JPS 1917) tree →
• Then Esther spoke unto Hathach, and gave him a message unto Mordecai: (Writings EST.4.10, JPS 1917) tree →
• And Ehud said: 'I have a message from God unto thee.' And he arose out of his seat. (Prophets JDG.3.20, JPS 1917) tree →
• Mum sent me a message to say she was late. tree →
• Can I take a message for your dad? tree →
• Don't reply to messages from strangers online. tree →
• The message of the fable is that slow and steady wins the race. tree →
• Nerves carry messages from your brain to your muscles. tree →
• I left a message on Grandma's phone. tree →
• She messaged me after school. tree →
• The message in the bottle was found on the beach. tree →

note

Countable: a message, messages. Spelling: two s — message, not «mesage». «Get the message» means «understand what is meant». «Massage» (a back rub) is a different word: say «MESS-ij» for message, «MASS-ahzh» for massage.

In the corpora

• And they sent a message unto Joseph, saying: 'Thy father did command before he died, saying:
• And Ehud said: 'I have a message from God unto thee.' And he arose out of his seat.
• And whom shall one make to understand the message?
• He that sendeth a message by the hand of a fool cutteth off his own feet, and drinketh damage.
• Then Esther spoke unto Hathach, and gave him a message unto Mordecai:

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «message» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.