CEFR B1

e-mail

noun

Meaning

e-mail means a system for transferring messages from one computer to another, usually through a network. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.

Examples

The article uses e-mail to mean a system for transferring messages from one computer to another, usually through....
The teacher asked students to find e-mail in the reading.

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e-mail (B1)

noun

Pronunciation: /ˈiːmeɪl/

Definition

Examples

The article uses e-mail to mean a system for transferring messages from one computer to another, usually through....
The teacher asked students to find e-mail in the reading.
Check the words around e-mail to choose the right meaning.

How to Use e-mail

a/the e-mail (noun pattern): Use an article when the noun is countable in context. — "The article mentioned a e-mail."
e-mail in context (usage pattern): Use surrounding words to choose the correct sense. — "We checked e-mail in context before translating it."

Antonyms of e-mail

Words with the opposite meaning to e-mail:

snail mail

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