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mail

mail verb]

to send a letter or parcel or to email something

US

/meɪl/

UK

/meɪl/

Example:

I mailed her a birthday card.

Oxford Essential Dictionary

>> mail verb (mails, mailing, mailed ) (American) to send something in the mail:
I'll mail the money to you.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

II. mail² S3 BrE AmE verb [transitive] especially American English
1. to send a letter or package to someone SYN post British English
mail something to somebody
The weekly newsletter is mailed to women all over the country.
2. to send a document to someone using a computer SYN email
mail something to somebody
Can you mail it to me as an attachment?
mail something ↔ out phrasal verb
to send letters, packages etc to a lot of people at the same time SYN send out:
The department has just mailed out 300,000 notices.

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

verb
1. (especially NAmE) to send sth to sb using the postal system
• ~ sth (to sb/sth) Don't forget to mail that letter to your mother.
• ~ sb sth Don't forget to mail your mother that letter.

• ~ sb/sth The company intends to mail 50 000 households in the area.

2. (BrE) to send a message to sb by email
• ~ sb Please mail us at the following email address.
• ~ sth (to sb/sth) The virus mails itself forward to everyone in your address book.
• ~ sb sth Can you mail me that document you mentioned?
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
Middle English (in the sense ‘travelling bag’): from Old French male ‘wallet’, of West Germanic origin. The sense “by post” dates from the mid 17th cent.
Thesaurus:
mail verb T (especially AmE)
• Don't forget to mail that letter.
send • • forward • • send sth on • |BrE post • |formal, especially business dispatch •
mail/send/forward/send sth on/post/dispatch sth to sb
mail/send/forward/send on/post/dispatch a letter
mail/send/post a/an invitation/package/parcel/postcard/reply
British/American:
post / mail
Nouns
In BrE the official system used for sending and delivering letters, parcels/packages, etc. is usually called the post. In NAmE it is usually called the mail: ▪ I’ll put an application form in the post/mail for you today. ◊ ▪ Send your fee by post/mail to this address. Mail is sometimes used in BrE in such expressions as ▪ the Royal Mail. Post occurs in NAmE in such expressions as ▪ the US Postal Service.
In BrE post is also used to mean the letters, parcels/packages, etc. that are delivered to you. Mail is the usual word in NAmE and is sometimes also used in BrE: ▪ Was there any post/mail this morning? ◊ ▪ I sat down to open my post/mail. Verbs
Compare: ▪ I’ll post the letter when I go out. (BrE) and ▪ I’ll mail the letter when I go out. (NAmE)Compounds
Note these words: postman (BrE), mailman/mail carrier (both NAmE); postbox (BrE), mailbox (NAmE) Some compounds are used in both BrE and NAmE: post office, postcard, mail order.
Example Bank:
• Mailing out information can be very expensive.
• The brochures are mailed direct to members.

• Don't forget to mail that letter.

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition

mail / meɪl / verb [ T ] mainly US ( mainly UK post )

to send a letter or parcel or to email something:

She mailed it last week but it still hasn't arrived.

[ + two objects ] I promised to mail him the article/mail the article to him.

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

mail

[me͟ɪl]

mails, mailing, mailed
1) N-SING: the N, also by N The mail is the public service or system by which letters and parcels are collected and delivered.
  Your check is in the mail...
  People had to renew their motor vehicle registrations through the mail...
  The firm has offices in several large cities, but does most of its business by mail.
  Syn:
  post
2) N-UNCOUNT: also the N You can refer to letters and parcels that are delivered to you as mail.
  There was no mail except the usual junk addressed to the occupier...
  Nora looked through the mail.
  Syn:
  post
3) VERB If you mail a letter or parcel to someone, you send it to them by putting it in a post box or taking it to a post office. [mainly AM]
  [V n to n] Last year, he mailed the documents to French journalists...
  [V n n] He mailed me the contract...
  [V n with n] The Government has already mailed some 18 million households with details of the public offer. [Also V n](in BRIT, usually use post)
4) VERB To mail a message to someone means to send it to them by means of electronic mail or a computer network.
  [be V-ed prep] ...if a report must be electronically mailed to an office by 9 am the next day. [Also V n]
N-UNCOUNT
Mail is also a noun. If you have any problems then send me some mail.
5) → See also mailing, chain mail, e-mail, electronic mail, hate mail, junk mail, surface mail
  Phrasal Verbs:
  - mail out

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary:

²mail verb mails; mailed; mail·ing [+ obj] chiefly US : to send (something, such as a letter or package) by mail
• Have you mailed (out) the invitations yet? [=(chiefly Brit) have you posted the invitations yet?]
• She mailed me a copy of her manuscript. = She mailed a copy of her manuscript to me.

American English

delivering and despatching

A2 (Elementary)

mail

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post

post [verb] (LETTERS)

UK (US mail) to send a letter or parcel by post

US

/poʊst/

UK

/pəʊst/

Example:

My husband generally posts our letters on his way to work.

Oxford Essential Dictionary

post

verb (posts, posting, posted)

1 (British) (American mail) to send a letter or package by post:
Could you post this letter for me?

2 to send somebody to a place to do a job:
Sara's company have posted her to Japan for two years.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

II. post² S3 BrE AmE verb [transitive]
[Word Family: noun: ↑post, ↑postage, ↑postie, ↑posting; verb: ↑post; adjective: ↑postal]
1. LETTER British English to send a letter, package etc by post SYN mail:
She’s just gone to post a letter.
post something (off) to somebody
Did you remember to post the card to my parents?
post somebody something
I posted Barry the cheque last Friday.
2. post something through sb’s door/letterbox British English to push something through someone’s ↑letterbox:
I’ll post the key through your letterbox when I leave.
3. JOB [usually passive] if you are posted somewhere, your employer sends you to work there, usually for several years
post somebody to France/London etc
He joined the British Army and was posted to Germany.
post somebody abroad/overseas
4. PUBLIC NOTICE (also post up) to put up a public notice about something on a wall or notice board:
The exam results were posted on the bulletin board yesterday.
5. GUARD to make someone be in a particular place in order to guard a building, check who enters or leaves a place, watch something etc SYN station:
Guards were to be posted around nuclear power stations.
6. keep somebody posted spoken to regularly tell someone the most recent news about something
keep somebody posted on
I’ll keep you posted on his progress.
7. PROFIT/LOSS ETC especially American English to officially record and announce information about a company’s financial situation or a country’s economic situation:
Cisco Systems posted record profits and sales for the third fiscal quarter.
8. INTERNET MESSAGE to put a message or computer document on the Internet so that other people can see it:
Could you post those new flyers on David’s website?
9. be posted missing British English if a soldier is posted missing, it is announced officially that they have disappeared
10. post bail law especially American English to pay a specific amount of money in order to be allowed to leave prison before your ↑trial

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

verb

LETTERS
1. (BrE) (NAmE mail) transitive to send a letter, etc. to sb by post/mail
• ~ sth (off) (to sb) Have you posted off your order yet?
• Is it OK if I post the cheque to you next week?
• ~ sb sth Is it OK if I post you the cheque next week?

compare mail

2. (BrE) (NAmE mail) transitive ~ sth to put a letter, etc. into a postbox

• Could you post this letter for me?

STH THROUGH HOLE

3. transitive ~ sth + adv./prep. to put sth through a hole into a container

• Let yourself out and post the keys through the letter box.

SB FOR JOB

4. transitive, usually passive ~ sb + adv./prep. to send sb to a place for a period of time as part of their job
• She's been posted to Washington for two years.

• Most of our employees get posted abroad at some stage.

SOLDIER/GUARD

5. transitive ~ sb + adv./prep. to put sb, especially a soldier, in a particular place so that they can guard a building or area
• Guards have been posted along the border.

• A police officer was posted outside the door to make sure the suspect didn't leave the building.

PUBLIC NOTICE
6. transitive, often passive ~ sth + adv./prep. to put a notice, etc. in a public place so that people can see it
Syn: display

• A copy of the letter was posted on the noticeboard.

GIVE INFORMATION

7. transitive (especially NAmE) to announce sth publicly or officially, especially financial information or a warning
• ~ sth The company posted a $1.1 billion loss.
• A snow warning was posted for Ohio.

• ~ sb/sth + adj. The aircraft and its crew were posted missing.

8. transitive, intransitive to put information or pictures on a website
• ~ sth (on sth) The results will be posted on the Internet.
• ~ (on sth) The photos have been provided by fans who post on the message board.

• I've been posting now and again at ‘British Moneymaker’.

PAY MONEY TO COURT
9. transitive ~ bail/(a) bond (especially NAmE) to pay money to a court so that a person accused of a crime can go free until their trial
• She was released after posting $100 cash bond and her driver's license.
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
n. senses 6 to 8 and v. senses 6 to 7 Old English Latin postis ‘doorpost’ ‘rod, beam’ Middle English Old French post ‘pillar, beam’ Middle Dutch Middle Low German post ‘doorpost’
n. senses 1 to 3 and v. senses 1 to 3
early 16th cent. French poste Italian posta Latin posita ponere ‘to place’
n. senses 4 to 5 and v. senses 4 to 5 mid 16th cent. French poste Italian posto popular Latin positum ponere ‘to place’

Thesaurus:
post verb T (BrE)
• Could you post this letter for me?
send • • forward • |especially AmE mail • |formal, especially business dispatch •
post/send/forward/mail/dispatch sth to sb
post/send/forward/mail/dispatch a letter/document
post/send/mail a/an invitation/package/parcel/postcard/reply
Example Bank:
• Balden was later posted to Luqa as station commander.
• I should get this letter posted off this afternoon.
• I'll post the information to you.
• I'm hoping to be posted abroad.
• A police officer was posted outside the door to make sure the suspect didn't leave the building.
• Most employees get posted abroad at some stage.

• She's been posted to Washington for two years.

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition

post / pəʊst / / poʊst / verb [ T ] (LETTERS)

A2 UK ( US mail ) to send a letter or parcel by post:

Did you remember to post my letter?

I must post that parcel (off) or she won't get it in time for her birthday.

[ + two objects ] Could you post me the details/post the details to me?

UK to put an object through a letterbox (= special opening in a door) :

Just post the key through the door after you've locked it.

post / pəʊst / / poʊst / verb [ T ] (PLACE)

C2 to send someone to a particular place to work:

He's been posted to Pakistan for six months.

Guards were posted at all the doors.

post / pəʊst / / poʊst / verb [ T ] (MESSAGE)

to stick or pin a notice on a wall in order to make it publicly known:

Company announcements are usually posted (up) on the noticeboard.

B1 to leave an electronic message on a website:

Somebody's been posting obscene messages in this chat room.

post / pəʊst / / poʊst / verb [ T ] US (PAY)

to pay money, especially so that a person who has been accused of committing a crime can be free until their trial:

She has agreed to post bail for her brother.

post / pəʊst / / poʊst / verb [ T ] (RESULTS)

to announce a company's financial results:

The oil company posted profits of $25.1 billion.

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

post

I [po͟ʊst]LETTERS, PARCELS, AND INFORMATION

posts, posting, posted
1) N-SING: the N, also by N The post is the public service or system by which letters and packages are collected and delivered. [mainly BRIT]
  You'll receive your book through the post...
  The winner will be notified by post...
  The cheque is in the post.
  Syn:
  mail(in AM, usually use mail)
2) N-UNCOUNT You can use post to refer to letters and packages that are delivered to you. [mainly BRIT]
  He flipped through the post without opening any of it...
  There has been no post in three weeks.
  Syn:
  mail(in AM, usually use mail)
3) N-UNCOUNT: supp N Post is used to refer to an occasion when letters or packages are delivered. For example, first post on a particular day is the first time that things are delivered. [mainly BRIT]
  Entries must arrive by first post next Wednesday...
  They just have to wait patiently for the next post.
  Syn:
  delivery
4) VERB If you post a letter or package, you send it to someone by putting it in a post box or by taking it to a post office. [mainly BRIT]
  [V n] If I write a letter, would you post it for me?...
  [V n n] I'm posting you a cheque tonight...
  [V n to n] I posted a letter to Stanley saying I was an old Army friend.
  Syn:
  mail
PHRASAL VERB
Post off means the same as post. V n P He'd left me to pack up the mail and post it off... V P n (not pron) All you do is complete and post off a form. (in AM, usually use mail)
5) VERB If you post notices, signs, or other pieces of information somewhere, you fix them to a wall or board so that everyone can see them.
  [V n] Officials began posting warning notices...
  [V n prep/adv] She has posted photographs on bulletin boards.
PHRASAL VERB
Post up means the same as post. V n P He has posted a sign up that says `No Fishing'... Also V n P prep/adv V P n (not pron) We post up a set of rules for the house.
6) VERB If you post information on the Internet, you make the information available to other people on the Internet.
  [be V-ed] A consultation paper has been posted on the Internet inviting input from Net users.
7) PHRASE: keep inflects, oft PHR on/with n If you keep someone posted, you keep giving them the latest information about a situation that they are interested in.
  Keep me posted on your progress.II [po͟ʊst]JOBS AND PLACES
♦♦
posts, posting, posted
1) N-COUNT: usu with supp, oft N of/as n A post in a company or organization is a job or official position in it, usually one that involves responsibility. [FORMAL]
  She had earlier resigned her post as President Menem's assistant...
  Sir Peter has held several senior military posts.
  Syn:
  position
2) VERB: usu passive If you are posted somewhere, you are sent there by the organization that you work for and usually work there for several years.
  [be V-ed prep/adv] After training she was posted to Brixton...
  [be V-ed prep/adv] It is normal to spend two or three years working in this country before being posted overseas.
3) N-COUNT: usu poss N You can use post to refer to the place where a soldier, guard, or other person has been told to remain and to do his or her job.
  Quick men, back to your post!
  Syn:
  station, position
4) VERB If a soldier, guard, or other person is posted somewhere, they are told to stand there, in order to supervise an activity or guard a place.
  [be V-ed prep/adv] Police have now been posted outside all temples...
  [V n prep/adv] British Rail had to post a signalman at the entrance to the tunnel...
  [V-ed] We have guards posted near the windows. [Also be V-ed]
  Syn:
  position
5) → See also posting, staging postIII [po͟ʊst]POLES
posts
(Please look at category 4 to see if the expression you are looking for is shown under another headword.)
1) N-COUNT A post is a strong upright pole made of wood or metal that is fixed into the ground.
  You have to get eight wooden posts, and drive them into the ground...
  The device is fixed to a post.
  Syn:
  pole
2) N-COUNT A post is the same as a goalpost.
  Wimbledon were unlucky not to win after hitting the post twice.
  Syn:
  goalpost
3) N-SING: the N On a horse-racing track, the post is a pole which marks the finishing point.
4) → See also first-past-the-post
to pip someone at the post → see pip

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary:

post
⁵post verb posts; posted; post·ing [+ obj]
1 always followed by an adverb or preposition : to assign (someone, such as a guard) to stand or stay at a particular place
• Paramedics were posted nearby.
• The general posted a guard outside the door to his tent.
2 chiefly Brit : to send (someone) to a place to work for a long period of time as part of a job - usually + to
• Her company is posting her to New York City.
- usually used as (be) posted
• He was posted to Munich, Germany.

- compare ²post

²post verb posts; post·ed; post·ing
1 [+ obj]
a : to put up (a sign, notice, etc.) so that it can be seen by many people
• When we lost our cat, we posted (up) signs all over the neighborhood asking if people had seen him.
• The professor posted (up) the students' exam grades outside her office.
b : to make (something) officially known to many people
• A snowstorm warning was posted [=announced] for the New England area.
• The company posted [=reported] increased profits for the third quarter.
2 : to add (a message) to an online message board

[+ obj]

• I read through the previous messages, then posted a quick response.

[no obj]

• She posts regularly to several newsgroups.
3 [+ obj] chiefly Brit : to send (a letter or package) by mail
• If you find anything I've left behind, just post [=mail] it to me.
keep (someone) posted : to regularly give (someone) the most recent news about something
• Keep me posted on how the project is coming along.
• We don't know her condition yet, but we'll keep you posted.
post bail
- see ¹bail