e-mail

Speech parts

1. e-mail - Noun

2. e-mail - Verb

Meaning

(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

communicate electronically on the computer

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

email electronic mail netmail word letter post application write forward communication message note send answer mail
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Antonyms

snail mail receive reception acquisition receipt abandon
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Hypernyms

electronic communication telecommunicate

Hyponyms

spam freemail junk e-mail

Examples

Does the e-mail say it's about 'enlargement' - that might be spam. Bill Gates

I have too many friends who tell me that they spend the first hour of every morning going through their e-mail messages. I'd like to use my time more carefully. Alan Lightman

For the past few years I have engaged in several inappropriate conversations conducted over Twitter, Facebook, e-mail and occasionally on the phone with women I have met online. Anthony Weiner

My interactions with Sorkin were agonisingly weird. He is by far the weirdest person I have ever met. I had dinner with him and a few hours before I got an e-mail from his assistant saying, 'Sean, this does not need to be a long conversation. Aaron is only going to use it to win your trust.' Sean Parker

I've been pitching a show of five female stand-up comedians through the generations, from Phyllis Diller to Amy Schumer, so when I got an e-mail asking me if I would participate in the Women in Comedy Festival, I was thrilled. Wendy Liebman

Avoid conducting official Department business from your personal e-mail accounts. Hillary Clinton

Close letter words and terms

e-lites e-lottery e-magazine e-mail account e-mail address e-mail bank account statement