noun
1 from one person to another
ADJECTIVE
▪ important , urgent , vital
▪ brief , short
▪ incoming , outgoing
▪ coded , cryptic , encrypted , secret
▪ electronic , email , instant , mail , SMS , text
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He has sent me a dozen instant ~s today.
▪ radio
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A radio ~ was sent out to all ships in the area.
▪ answering-machine , answerphone ( BrE ), phone , recorded , taped , voice , voicemail
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When I dial the number I'm greeted by a recorded ~.
▪ error , warning
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I keep getting an error ~ when I try to connect to the Internet.
▪ spam , unsolicited
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spam ~s sent to your email address
▪ heartfelt
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The family sent a heartfelt ~ of thanks to everyone who helped.
▪ personal
▪ anonymous
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I got an anonymous text ~.
VERB + MESSAGE
▪ convey , give sb , pass sb , pass on , relay
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He's not here—I'll pass on the ~.
▪ take
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She's out—can I take a ~?
▪ bring (sb) , carry , deliver , take sb
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He comes looking for Roxane, bringing a ~ from De Guiche.
▪ write
▪ read
▪ broadcast , email , fax , send , transmit
▪ forward , post
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if you want to post a ~ in an online guest book
▪ record
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I recorded a new ~ for my phone.
▪ encrypt
▪ decode , decrypt
▪ check
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I turned on my cell phone to check ~s.
▪ delete
▪ intercept
▪ leave (sb)
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I left a ~ for her at reception.
▪ get , receive
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I never got your ~.
MESSAGE + VERB
▪ come
▪ say sth , state sth , tell sb sth
▪ reach sb
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A radio ~ reached the pilot.
▪ appear , arrive , flash , flash up , pop up
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Who wants spam ~s appearing on their website?
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A ~ pops up on the screen.
▪ contain sth
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The email ~ contains an attachment.
▪ be waiting
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I had 127 voice mail ~s waiting for me.
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ about
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There was a ~ about the meeting.
▪ ~ for
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Are there any ~s for me?
▪ ~ from
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an urgent ~ from your mother
▪ ~ of
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They sent ~s of hope to prisoners of war.
▪ ~ to
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The ~ was to your sister, not you.
2 main idea of a book, speech, etc.
ADJECTIVE
▪ central , core , important , key
▪ basic , fundamental , main , overall
▪ clear , coherent , consistent , simple , unambiguous , unmistakable
▪ ambiguous , conflicting , contradictory , mixed
▪ compelling , overriding , persuasive , powerful , strong
▪ inspirational , positive , upbeat
▪ negative
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the negative ~s we send out
▪ serious
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a novel with a serious ~
▪ hidden , implicit , implied , subliminal , subtle , underlying , unspoken
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stories with hidden moral ~s
▪ anti-drug ( AmE ), anti-drugs ( BrE ), anti-war , etc.
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a party with an anti-immigrant ~
▪ advertising , commercial , marketing , promotional
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They found a way to transform their ideas into a marketing ~ that everyone relates to.
▪ biblical , Christian , gospel
▪ environmental , ideological , moral , political , religious , social
▪ radical
▪ subversive
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the subversive ~s their films carry
▪ wrong
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I think this movie sends the wrong ~ to her young fans.
▪ right
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Does this send the right ~ to our target audience?
▪ chilling
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He presents a truly chilling ~ in this article.
▪ take-home ( AmE )
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The take-home ~ is: be willing to negotiate.
▪ universal
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This song has a universal ~ that everybody can relate to.
VERB + MESSAGE
▪ broadcast , disseminate , spread
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He tries to spread the ~ of safe sex.
▪ bring , communicate , drive home , get across , put across , send
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This allowed us to bring our ~ to a different, younger audience.
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We need to get this important ~ across to teenage smokers.
▪ preach
▪ carry , convey
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This statement carries a crucial ~ for other workers.
▪ reinforce
▪ tailor
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We tailor the ~ to fit the specific audience.
MESSAGE + VERB
▪ emerge
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A clear ~ is emerging from these government statements.
▪ reach sb , resonate with sb
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Her ~ is resonating with many evangelicals.
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ about
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This is sending a strong ~ about the importance of climate change.
▪ ~ of
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The president toured the country spreading the ~ of national unity.
▪ ~ to
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His choices are sending mixed ~s to voters.