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e·mail

or e-mail  (ē′māl′)
n.
1. A system for sending and receiving messages electronically over a computer network.
2. A message or messages sent or received by such a system.
tr.v. e·mailed, e·mail·ing, e·mails or e-mailed or e-mail·ing or e-mails
1. To send (someone) an email: I'll email you when I know my schedule.
2. To send (a message) by email.

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

email


Past participle: emailed
Gerund: emailing

Imperative
email
email
Present
I email
you email
he/she/it emails
we email
you email
they email
Preterite
I emailed
you emailed
he/she/it emailed
we emailed
you emailed
they emailed
Present Continuous
I am emailing
you are emailing
he/she/it is emailing
we are emailing
you are emailing
they are emailing
Present Perfect
I have emailed
you have emailed
he/she/it has emailed
we have emailed
you have emailed
they have emailed
Past Continuous
I was emailing
you were emailing
he/she/it was emailing
we were emailing
you were emailing
they were emailing
Past Perfect
I had emailed
you had emailed
he/she/it had emailed
we had emailed
you had emailed
they had emailed
Future
I will email
you will email
he/she/it will email
we will email
you will email
they will email
Future Perfect
I will have emailed
you will have emailed
he/she/it will have emailed
we will have emailed
you will have emailed
they will have emailed
Future Continuous
I will be emailing
you will be emailing
he/she/it will be emailing
we will be emailing
you will be emailing
they will be emailing
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been emailing
you have been emailing
he/she/it has been emailing
we have been emailing
you have been emailing
they have been emailing
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been emailing
you will have been emailing
he/she/it will have been emailing
we will have been emailing
you will have been emailing
they will have been emailing
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been emailing
you had been emailing
he/she/it had been emailing
we had been emailing
you had been emailing
they had been emailing
Conditional
I would email
you would email
he/she/it would email
we would email
you would email
they would email
Past Conditional
I would have emailed
you would have emailed
he/she/it would have emailed
we would have emailed
you would have emailed
they would have emailed
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.email - (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 inemail - (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; "you cannot send packages by electronic mail"
computer science, computing - the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures
electronic communication - communication by computer
freemail - a service providing free email delivery in exchange for exposure to advertising
junk e-mail, spam - unwanted e-mail (usually of a commercial nature sent out in bulk)
snail mail - any mail that is physically delivered by the postal service; "email is much faster than snail mail"
Verb1.email - communicate electronically on the computer; "she e-mailed me the good news"
computer science, computing - the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures
telecommunicate - communicate over long distances, as via the telephone or e-mail
spam - send unwanted or junk e-mail
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.
Translations
بَريد إلِكْترونيبَرِيدٌ إلِكْترونيّرسالة إلكترونيّهيُرْسِل بِالبَريد الإلِكْترونييُرْسِلُ بَرِيداً إلِكْترونيّاً
emailposlat email
e-maile-maile
lähettää sähköpostiameilatasähköposti
e-poštaposlati e-mail
電子メール電子メールを送る
이메일이메일을 보내다
e-mail
e-pastssutit pa e-pastu
e-postskicka e-post
ส่งอีเมลอีเมล
gửi thư điện tửthư điện tử

e-mail,

email

(ˈiːmeil) noun
(also E-mail).
1. electronic mail. She sent him an email.
2. (adjectival) What is your e-mail address?.
verb
He promised to e-mail us his answer.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.

email

بَرِيدٌ إلِكْترونيّ, يُرْسِلُ بَرِيداً إلِكْترونيّاً email, poslat email e-mail, e-maile E-Mail, emailen ηλεκτρονικό ταχυδρομείο, στέλνω ηλεκτρονικό μήνυμα correo electrónico, enviar un mensaje de correo electrónico, enviar un mensaje electrónico lähettää sähköpostia, sähköposti e-mail, envoyer un e-mail e-pošta, poslati e-mail e-mail, mandare un'e-mail 電子メール, 電子メールを送る 이메일, 이메일을 보내다 e-mail, e-mailen e-post, sende e-post poczta elektroniczna, wysłać emailem e-mail, enviar e-mail отправлять по электронной почте, электронная почта e-post, skicka e-post ส่งอีเมล, อีเมล e-posta, e-posta atmak gửi thư điện tử, thư điện tử 发送电子邮件, 电子邮件
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