message

«message» in Mova's school 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

• 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

• Hard times are also when scammers strike, with messages that look urgent and real.
• The silent treatment usually makes things worse, and children should not have to carry messages between upset grown-ups.
• Trolling means sending many cruel messages online; you can disagree strongly with someone without abusing them.
• Screenshots of messages can be faked in seconds, and private messages are private even if they are real.
• Vivid example: in Wellington, your big brother is about to screenshot his mate's private message and send it to the group.

Trees and pragmatics

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