email

I. e‧mail¹ S2 W2 BrE AmE, e-mail /ˈiː meɪl/ noun
1. [uncountable] a system that allows you to send and receive messages by computer SYN electronic mail:
It’s usually best to contact him by email.
2. [uncountable and countable] a message that is sent from one person to another using the email system:
Send me an e-mail when you have any news.
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COLLOCATIONS (for Meanings 1 & 2)
■ verbs
▪ send (somebody) an email Can you send me an email with all the details?
▪ get/receive an email Within seconds, I got an email confirming the booking.
▪ read an email It took most of the morning to read my emails.
▪ write an email Jack spent the evening writing emails and surfing the Internet.
▪ answer/reply to an email She did not bother replying to his email.
▪ check your email(s) The first thing I do every morning is check my email.
▪ delete an email I accidentally deleted your email.
▪ forward an email (=send an email you have received to someone else) Can you please forward this email on to Chris?
▪ fire off an email informal (=send it quickly, especially because you are angry about something) I fired off an email to the hotel, saying how disgusted I was with their level of service.
■ adjectives
▪ a group email (=one sent to several people at the same time) Those group emails telling you who is leaving and joining the company are so boring.
■ email + NOUN
▪ an email address What’s your email address?
▪ an email message I can send email messages on my phone.
▪ an email attachment (=a computer file sent in an email) Don’t open an email attachment unless you know who sent it.
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THESAURUS
▪ email a message sent using the email system: Did you get my email? | There were about 20 emails in my inbox that morning.
▪ message an email – used when it is obvious that you are talking about a message sent by email, rather than a message sent by some other method: I deleted your message by mistake.
▪ attachment a document or file that is sent with an email: You can email the photo to me as an attachment.
▪ spam unwanted email messages from advertisers: I was getting so much spam that I changed my email address.
▪ phishing the activity of sending emails in order to trick someone into giving away information such as their bank account number or their computer password. This information is then used to get money or goods: Yahoo announced new measures to protect users from phishing.

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

email

email (also e-mail) noun, verb [ˈiːmeɪl] [ˈiːmeɪl]

noun
1. (also formal ˌelectronic ˈmail) uncountable a way of sending messages and data to other people by means of computers connected together in a network

• to send a message by email

2. countable, uncountable a message sent by email
• Thanks for your email.
Word Origin:
late 20th cent.: abbreviation of electronic mail.
Thesaurus:
email (also e-mail) noun C, U
• I check my email daily.
mail • • message • |formal communication • • correspondence •
an email/mail/a message/a communication/correspondence from/to sb
send/receive an email/mail/a message/a communication/correspondence
open an email/a message
Collocations:
Email and the Internet
Email
receive/get/open an email
write/send/answer/forward/delete an email
check/read/access your email
block/filter (out) junk/spam/unsolicited email
exchange email addresses
open/check your inbox
junk mail fills/floods/clogs your inbox
have/set up an email account
open/send/contain an attachment
sign up for/receive email alerts
Connecting to the Internet
use/access/log onto the Internet/the Web
go online/on the Internet
have a high-speed/dial-up/broadband/wireless (Internet) connection
access/connect to/locate the server
use/open/close/launch a/your web browser
browse/surf/search/scour the Internet/the Web
send/contain/spread/detect a (computer/email) virus
update your anti-virus software
install/use/configure a firewall
accept/enable/block/delete cookies
Using the Internet
visit/check a website/an Internet site/sb's blog
create/design/launch a website/social networking site
start/write/post/read a blog
update your blog/a website
be in/meet sb in/go into/enter an Internet chat room
download/upload music/software/a song/a podcast/a file/a copy of sth
share information/data/files
post a comment/message on a website/an online message board/a web forum/an internet chat room
stream video/audio/music/content over the Internet
join/participate in/visit/provide a (web-based/web/online/Internet/discussion) forum
generate/increase/monitor Internet traffic
Example Bank:
• An email arrives in your inbox.
• Each of the rooms has Internet and email access.
• I sent an email asking about their products.
• If a member does not have email, a letter is sent.
• Most people check their email several times a day.
• She is in constant email contact with a number of college staff.
• Some companies monitor all employee email.
• Some members used email to renew their membership.
• The email contains a link to the retailer's website.
• The next day I got 400 email responses.
• Users receive email notification of special offers.
• Web-based email providers
• When I saw what he'd written I fired off an angry email.
• You can sign up to receive email alerts.
• a free email service
• an email announcing his promotion
• filtering devices that block unwanted email
• the rise in corporate email traffic
• I got an email from Andrew last week.