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send a message

send a message verb: to implicitly communicate an idea, typically through one's actions.

Verb

send a message (third-person singular simple present sends a message, present participle sending a message, simple past and past participle sent a message)

  1. (idiomatic) To implicitly communicate an idea, typically through one's actions.
    • As we sometimes also say about elements of fashion and etiquette, the way you use English "Makes a Statement" or "Sends a Message" — even though these Statements/Messages often have nothing to do with the actual information you're trying to transmit.2001 April, David Foster Wallace, “Tense Present: Democracy, English, and the Wars over Usage”, in Harper's Magazine

Synonyms of send a message

Forms of send a message

third-person singular presentsends a message
present participlesending a message
past participlesent a message
pastsent a message

Questions about send a message

What does send a message mean?
Send a message means to implicitly communicate an idea, typically through one's actions.
What part of speech is send a message?
Send a message is a verb.
What is the past tense of send a message?
The past tense of send a message is sent a message.

Words near send a message in the dictionary

  1. SENCO
  2. SENCOs
  3. SENCOTEN
  4. send
  5. send a boy to do a man's job
  6. send a message
  7. send a shiver down someone's spine
  8. send about one's business
  9. send around
  10. send away
  11. send away for

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