text message

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Noun

text message (plural text messages)

1. A brief electronic message sent between mobile phones.

Translations

• French: texto, SMS
• German: Textnachricht, SMS
• Portuguese: mensagem de texto, SMS
• Russian: сообще́ние
• Spanish: mensaje de texto, texto, mensaje textual

Verb

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

1. (transitive or intransitive) To transmit a text message.

   I told him to text message you when he's finished.

   Please text message the directions to me.

   Just text message me the information.

   Stop text messaging during class time.

   She's been text messaging all afternoon.

Synonyms

• text
• message
• SMS (outside the US/UK)

Translations

• German: simsen (informal)
• Russian: эсэмэсить
• Spanish: textear, mensajear

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