message Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a communication (usually brief) that is written or spoken or signaled
    • he sent a three-word message
  2. noun what a communication that is about something is about
    content; substance; subject matter.
  3. verb send a message to
    • She messaged the committee
  4. verb send as a message
    • She messaged the final report by fax
  5. verb send a message
    • There is no messaging service at this company

WordNet

Mes"sage noun
Etymology
F., fr. LL. missaticum, fr. L. mittere, missum, to send. See Mission, and cf. Messenger.
Definitions
  1. Any notice, word, or communication, written or verbal, sent from one person to another.
    Ehud said, I have a message from God unto thee. Judg. iii. 20.
  2. Hence, specifically, an official communication, not made in person, but delivered by a messenger; as, the President's message.
Mes"sage transitive verb
Definitions
  1. To bear as a message. Obs.
Mes"sage noun
Etymology
OE., fr. OF. message, fr. LL. missaticus. See 1st Message.
Definitions
  1. A messenger. Obs. Chaucer.

Webster 1913