variants
or e-mail
1
: a means or system for transmitting messages electronically (as between computers on a network)
communicating by email
2
a
: messages sent and received electronically through an email system
receives a lot of email
b
plural emails or e-mails
: an email message
sent him an email
variants
or e-mail
emailed or e-mailed; emailing or e-mailing; emails or e-mails
1
: to send email to (someone)
She emailed her mom.
2
: to send (something) by email
I'll email the documents tomorrow.
: to communicate by email
As I write this, a colleague who takes an amateur interest in tracking the weather emailed to say it would be "among the hottest days of 2019 so far, if not #1."—
Nina Metz
Nina MetzExamples of email in a Sentence
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 July 2025
All four subpoenas were related to investigations by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, department spokeswoman Jessica Smith said in an email this week.
—Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 10 July 2025
Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado
updated July 11, Sacbee.com, 11 July 2025
To ask him a question, email him at [email protected], or go to SunSentinel.com/askpro.
—Gary Singer, Sun Sentinel, 10 July 2025
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Noun
Cell phone data show that most out-of-town visitors to Dickies Arena stayed in hotels downtown, Kimber Foster, Visit Fort Worth vice president of marketing, wrote in an email.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 July 2025
All four subpoenas were related to investigations by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, department spokeswoman Jessica Smith said in an email this week.
—Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 10 July 2025
Verb
Here are the results of Sacramento County food facility inspections for Thursday, July 3, through Wednesday, July 9, as of Thursday afternoon:
If an inspection listed below needs clarification, business owners can email The Sacramento Bee at [email protected].
—Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado
updated July 11, Sacbee.com, 11 July 2025
To ask him a question, email him at [email protected], or go to SunSentinel.com/askpro.
—Gary Singer, Sun Sentinel, 10 July 2025
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“Email.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/email. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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