- 1 (formal electronic mail) [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 Oxford Collocations Dictionary adjectivejunk, spam, unsolicited, … verb + emailcompose, type, write, … email + verbarrive, announce something, claim something, … email + nounaddress, message, attachment, … See full entry See related entries: Email
- 2 [countable, uncountable] a message sent by email Thanks for your email. CollocationsEmail and the InternetEmail 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 alertsConnecting 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(n) (computer/email) virus update your anti-virus software install/use/configure a firewall accept/enable/block/delete cookiesUsing the Internet visit/check a website/an Internet site/somebody’s blog create/design/launch a website/social networking site start/write/post/read a blog update your blog/a website be in/meet somebody in/go into/enter an Internet chat room download/upload music/software/a song/a podcast/a file/a copy of something share information/data/files post a comment/message on a(n) website/online message board/web forum/Internet chat room stream video/audio/music/content over the Internet join/participate in/visit/provide a(n) (web-based/web/online/Internet/discussion) forum generate/increase/monitor Internet traffic Oxford Collocations Dictionary adjectivejunk, spam, unsolicited, … verb + emailcompose, type, write, … email + verbarrive, announce something, claim something, … email + nounaddress, message, attachment, … See full entry Word Originlate 20th cent.: abbreviation of electronic mail. Wordfindermessageaddress, attachment, compose, draft, email, emoticon, forward, inbox, message, reExtra examples 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. I have to check my email.
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