I. text ˌmessage 2 BrE AmE ( also text ) verb [transitive]
to send someone a written message on a ↑ mobile phone or ↑ pager :
She’s always text messaging her friends.
—text-messaging noun [uncountable]
II. text 1 S2 W1 AC /tekst/ BrE AmE noun
[ Word Family: noun : ↑ text ; adjective : ↑ textual ]
[ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: texte , from Latin textus 'woven material' , from texere 'to weave' ]
1 . [uncountable] any written material:
One disk can store the equivalent of 500 pages of text.
2 . [uncountable] the writing that forms the main part of a book, magazine etc, rather than the pictures or notes ⇨ textual :
There should not be too much text in children’s books.
3 . [countable] a book or other piece of writing that is connected with learning or intended for study:
Some of the original text has survived.
Literary texts, like all other works of art, have a historical context.
‘Hamlet’ is a set text (=one that must be studied for an examination) this year. British English
4 . [countable] American English a textbook:
a chemistry text
5 . the text of something the exact words of a speech, article etc:
Only ‘The Times’ printed the full text of the President’s speech.
6 . [countable] a ↑ text message :
He sent me a text saying he would be late.
7 . [countable] a short piece from the Bible that someone reads and talks about during a religious service
III. text 2 S2 BrE AmE verb [intransitive and transitive]
to send someone a written message on a ↑ mobile phone
—texting noun [uncountable]