From Middle English message, from Old French message, from la-eme missāticum, derived from Latin mitto, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *meytH-.

• IPA: /ˈmɛsɪd͡ʒ/

message (plural messages)

1. A communication, or what is communicated; any concept or information conveyed.

   We've just received an urgent message from the President.

   • 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC ↗, Judges 3:20 ↗:

     I have a message from God unto thee.

   • 1897 December (indicated as 1898), Winston Churchill, chapter IV, in The Celebrity: An Episode, New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company; London: Macmillan & Co., Ltd., →OCLC ↗, page 46 ↗:

     No matter how early I came down, I would find him on the veranda, smoking cigarettes, or otherwise his man would be there with a message to say that his master would shortly join me if I would kindly wait.

2. An underlying theme or conclusion to be drawn from something.

   The main message of the novel is that time heals all wounds.

3. (UK, Ireland, mostly, in the plural) An errand.
4. (Ireland, Scotland, Northern England) See messages ("groceries, shopping").

• msg

• French: message
• German: Nachricht, Botschaft, Mitteilung
• Italian: messaggio
• Portuguese: mensagem
• Russian: сообще́ние
• Spanish: mensaje, recado

• German: Botschaft
• Italian: messaggio, tema
• Portuguese: mensagem, moral
• Russian: сообще́ние

message (messages, present participle messaging; simple past and past participle messaged)

1. To send a message to; to transmit a message to, e.g. as text via a cell phone.

   Just message me for directions.

   I messaged her about the concert.

2. To send (something) as a message; usually refers to electronic messaging.

   She messaged me the information yesterday.

   Please message the final report by fax.

3. (intransitive) To send a message or messages; to be capable of sending messages.

   We've implemented a new messaging service.

   The runaway computer program was messaging non-stop.

4. (obsolete) To bear as a message.

• (send a text message to) text

• German: schreiben
• Spanish: enviar un mensaje, mensajear