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# 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 →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/message/#m1)

2) A text, email or chat note sent on a phone or computer. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/message/#m2)

3) The main idea or lesson that a story, film or poem wants to tell. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/message/#m3)

4) Verb (informal): to send someone a text message. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/message/#m4)

### 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 →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/message/#x1)
- Can I take a message for your dad? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/message/#x2)
- Don't reply to messages from strangers online. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/message/#x3)
- The message of the fable is that slow and steady wins the race. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/message/#x4)
- Nerves carry messages from your brain to your muscles. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/message/#x5)
- I left a message on Grandma's phone. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/message/#x6)
- She messaged me after school. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/message/#x7)
- The message in the bottle was found on the beach. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/message/#x8)

### 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.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/9-when-money-is-tight/4/)
- [The silent treatment usually makes things worse, and children should not have to carry messages between upset grown-ups.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/14-grown-ups-who-argue-and-make-up/8/)
- [Trolling means sending many cruel messages online; you can disagree strongly with someone without abusing them.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/47-viral-rumours-cancellations-fakes-and-apologies/14/)
- [Screenshots of messages can be faked in seconds, and private messages are private even if they are real.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/48-famous-people-are-people/17/)
- [Vivid example: in Wellington, your big brother is about to screenshot his mate's private message and send it to the group.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/50-rumours-about-classmates-and-secrets/3/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «message» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/message/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.