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{ "term": "message", "partOfSpeech": "noun", "ox3000": true, "cefr": "a1", "definitions": [ { "senseNumber": 1, "definition": "a written or spoken piece of information, etc. that you send to somebody or leave for somebody when you cannot speak to them yourself", "sensetop": "message (from somebody) (to somebody)", "cefr": "a1", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "There were no messages for me at the hotel." }, { "text": "I never got your message." }, { "text": "We've had an urgent message saying that your father's ill." }, { "text": "Jenny's not here at the moment. **Can I take a message?**" }, { "text": "I **left a message** on her voicemail." }, { "text": "I've been trying to get you all day—don't you ever listen to your messages?" }, { "text": "Messages of support have been arriving from all over the country.", "contextForm": "message (from somebody) (to somebody)" }, { "text": "a televised message from the president to the American people" }, { "text": "A radio message was sent out to all ships in the area." }, { "text": "I called him and received a message on my voice mail the next day." }, { "text": "Are there any messages for me?" }, { "text": "He's not here—I'll pass on the message." }, { "text": "The family sent a heartfelt message of thanks to everyone who helped." }, { "text": "They sent messages of hope to the prisoners of war." } ], "topics": ["Phones, email and the internet"], "collocations": { "adjective": ["important", "urgent", "vital"], "verb + message": ["convey", "give somebody", "pass somebody"], "message + verb": ["come", "say something", "state something"], "preposition": ["message about", "message for", "message from"] } }, { "senseNumber": 2, "definition": "a piece of information sent in electronic form, for example by email or mobile phone", "cefr": "a1", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "an email/a text/an SMS message" }, { "text": "There were four messages in my inbox." }, { "text": "He sent me a message." }, { "text": "I turned on my cell phone to check my messages." }, { "text": "Fans post messages on her website." }, { "text": "I keep getting an **error message** when I try to connect to the internet." }, { "text": "I got an anonymous text message." }, { "text": "The email message contains an attachment." }, { "text": "Who wants spam messages appearing on their website?" }, { "text": "A message pops up on the screen." } ], "topics": ["Phones, email and the internet"], "collocations": { "adjective": ["important", "urgent", "vital"], "verb + message": ["convey", "give somebody", "pass somebody"], "message + verb": ["come", "say something", "state something"], "preposition": ["message about", "message for", "message from"] } }, { "senseNumber": 3, "definition": "an important moral, social or political idea that a book, speech, etc. is trying to communicate", "cefr": "b1", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "a film with a strong religious message" }, { "text": "The campaign is trying to **get the message across** to young people that drugs are dangerous." }, { "text": "The clear message coming from the government is that they are getting tough on crime." }, { "text": "I think this movie sends the **wrong message** to her young fans." }, { "text": "He uses his art to convey a political message." }, { "text": "Does this send the right message to our target audience?" }, { "text": "He presents a truly chilling message in this article." }, { "text": "He tries to spread the message of safe sex." }, { "text": "The president toured the country spreading the message of national unity." }, { "text": "The take-home message is: be willing to negotiate." }, { "text": "They found a way to transform their ideas into a marketing message that everyone relates to." }, { "text": "This allowed us to bring our message to a different, younger audience." }, { "text": "This is sending a strong message about the importance of climate change." }, { "text": "This song has a universal message that everybody can relate to." }, { "text": "a novel with a serious message" }, { "text": "a song with a simple message" }, { "text": "spreading the message of the Bible" }, { "text": "stories with hidden moral messages" }, { "text": "the negative messages we send out" }, { "text": "the subversive messages their films carry" } ], "topics": ["Literature and writing"], "collocations": { "adjective": ["central", "core", "important"], "verb + message": ["broadcast", "disseminate", "spread"], "message + verb": [ "emerge", "reach somebody", "resonate with somebody" ], "preposition": ["message about", "message of", "message to"] } }, { "senseNumber": 4, "definition": "a piece of information that is sent from the brain to a part of the body, or from a part of the body to the brain", "examples": [ { "text": "The message arrives in your brain in a fraction of a second." } ] }, { "senseNumber": 5, "definition": "shopping", "labels": "(Scottish English, Irish English)", "examples": [ { "text": "to do the messages" }, { "text": "to go for the messages" }, { "text": "You can leave your messages *(= the things that you have bought)* here." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to understand what somebody is trying to tell you indirectly", "labels": "(informal)", "examples": [ { "text": "When he started looking at his watch, I got the message and left." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "stating/not stating the official view of the political party or organization you represent", "examples": [] } ], "pronunciations": { "uk": [ { "pronunciation": "/ˈmesɪdʒ/", "audio": "me/message/message__gb_1.mp3" } ], "us": [ { "pronunciation": "/ˈmesɪdʒ/", "audio": "me/message/message__us_1.mp3" } ] }, "wordOrigin": "Middle English: from Old French, based on Latin missus, past participle of mittere ‘send’." }