gb/imˈeɪl/ us/imˈeɪl/
A2
English
~ 200
e-mail, elektronikus levelezés, e-mail-üzenet, e-mailt küld, elküld e-mailben
NOUN
A2
1
e-mail
A2
I check my email every morning before work.
Minden reggel munka előtt megnézem az e-mailjeimet.
She sent me an email with the meeting details.
Küldött nekem egy e-mailt a megbeszélés részleteivel.
Your email inbox is almost full.
Please reply to my email as soon as possible.
He receives hundreds of emails every day.
Learner examples
I got an email from my teacher.
E-mailt kaptam a tanáromtól.
Please send me an email.
Kérlek, küldj nekem e-mailt.
I read my emails in the morning.
She wrote an email to her friend.
Common mistake:
Learners sometimes confuse 'email' with 'mail' without realizing that 'mail' alone often refers to physical letters unless the context is clear.
Meaning
Electronic message system
Collocations
send an email
|check email
|email account
|email address
|email inbox
Synonyms
electronic mail (More formal and technical term for email.)
Antonyms
postal mail (Refers to traditional physical mail sent through postal services.)
Themes
technology
|communication
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
Definition
A way to send and get messages on a computer or phone using the internet.
A system that allows people to send and receive messages electronically over the internet.
NOUN
A2
2
e-mail
A2
I got an email from my boss this morning.
Ma reggel kaptam egy e-mailt a főnökömtől.
Her last email was very long and detailed.
Az utolsó e-mailje nagyon hosszú és részletes volt.
Please forward this email to everyone in the team.
The email contained important instructions.
He accidentally deleted the email before reading it.
Learner examples
I got an email from my friend.
E-mailt kaptam egy barátomtól.
Please read this email.
Kérlek, olvasd el ezt az e-mailt.
I sent you an email yesterday.
Common mistake:
Some learners think 'email' always means many messages, but it can also mean just one message.
Meaning
An individual electronic message
Collocations
write an email
|delete an email
|read an email
|reply to an email
Synonyms
message (General term for any communication; less specific to digital form.)
Antonyms
letter (A written or printed message sent physically on paper.)
Themes
technology
|communication
|core_vocabulary
Definition
One message sent on a computer or phone using the internet.
A single message that is sent electronically from one person to another over the internet.
VERB
A2
3
e-mailt küld
A2
Usage pattern:
to email [someone/something]
I will email you the report by tomorrow.
Holnapig elküldöm neked e-mailben a jelentést.
She emailed me the photos from her trip.
E-mailben elküldte nekem az utazásáról készült fotókat.
Can you email that file to me?
They emailed all customers about the policy change.
Learner examples
I will email you later.
Később küldök neked e-mailt.
Please email me the file.
Kérlek, küldd el nekem e-mailben a fájlt.
She emailed her boss yesterday.
Common mistake:
Learners sometimes say 'send an email to' instead of 'email', not realizing 'email' can be a verb by itself.
Meaning
Send a message electronically
Collocations
email a document
|email someone back
|email a link
Synonyms
message (Less specific; can refer to any form of sending information, including text messages.)
Antonyms
call (To communicate by speaking on the phone instead of sending written text.)
Themes
technology
|communication
|core_vocabulary
Definition
To send a message on a computer or phone using the internet.
To send a message electronically from one person to another over the internet.
Grammar
Dictionary form
email
IPA
GB/imˈeɪl/
US/imˈeɪl/
Syllables & stress
email (1 syllable)
Word forms
Noun
- Base: email
- Plural: email, emails
Verb
- Base: email
- 3rd Person Singular: emails
- Present Participle: emailing
- Past: emailed
Word family
Forms
emails
noun
emailing
verb
emailed
verb
Related words
e-mail
noun A2
mail
noun A2
Advanced or less common
emailer
noun B2
webmail
noun B2
Expressions
check your email
1/t͡ʃˈɛk jˈʊɹ imˈeɪl/
fixed phrase
Look at received emails
To open your computer or phone and read new emails.
Examples
- I check my email every morning.
- You should check your email for updates.
email address
1/imˈeɪl ˈædɹˌɛs/
fixed phrase
Unique identifier for email messages
The name you use to get and send emails, usually with @ and a website name.
Examples
- Please write your email address here.
- What's your new email address?
forward an email
1/fˈɔɹwɚd ən imˈeɪl/
fixed phrase
Resend an email to someone else
To send an email you got to another person.
Examples
- Can you forward that email to me?
- He forwarded the funny email to all his friends.
reply to an email
1/ɹɪplˈaɪ tə ən imˈeɪl/
fixed phrase
Respond to a received email
To write back to someone who sent you an email.
Examples
- I need to reply to his email before lunch.
- She replied to my email within minutes.
send an email
1/sˈɛnd ən imˈeɪl/
fixed phrase
Transmit a digital message
To make an email go from your computer or phone to someone else’s.
Examples
- I will send an email to confirm our meeting.
- Can you send me an email with the details?