Meaning of email In English

• 0 the system for using computers to send messages over the internet:

  • You can contact us by email or fax.

  • What's your email address?

  • I got an email from Danielle last week.

• 1 to send an email to someone:

  • Email me when you've got time.

  • [ + two objects ] Has he emailed you that list of addresses yet?

• 2 a message sent from one person to another by computer:

  • [ U ] I save all my e-mail.

  • [ C ] She sent an e-mail to her children with the subject line, "Sad day."

• 3 to send something or write to someone using e-mail:

  • She had emailed us about a league workshop on Wednesday.

  • Late last week, the hospital e-mailed a statement declining to comment on the patient's case.

• 4 the system of sending messages over the internet:

  • have/use email It's important to speak to people directly from time to time, rather than always using email.

  • by email You can contact us through our website, by phone, or by email.

  • an email service/system

  • an email discussion/newsletter/update

• 5 a message or document, or a set of messages or documents, sent using this system:

  • reply to/answer (an) email Faxes, phone calls, and emails have not been answered.

  • receive/get (an) email He has received a huge amount of email in response to the blog.

  • look at/check email She spends the first hour of her day checking her email.

  • send/forward (sb) an email I'll send you an email with the details of the meeting.

  • delete/save an e-mail

• 6 to send an email to someone:

  • E-mail us at info@businesslink.gov.uk.

  • email sth to sb Can you email the spreadsheet to me as an attachment?

  • email sb sth Subscribers will be emailed the dates and times of all upcoming chat forums.

  • email sb back Email me back with your comments when you've read the report.