gb/mˈeɪl/ us/mˈeɪl/
A2
אנגלית
~ 3000
משמעויות
0 משמעויות
שם עצם
A2
entity
1
letters and parcels sent by post
Letters and packages that are sent to people through the post.
תבנית שימוש:
receive [mail] from [someone]
טעות נפוצה:
Learners sometimes use 'a mail' for a single letter in British English, but in this sense 'mail' is uncountable.
מילים נרדפות
post (More common in British English for the same concept.)
|
correspondence (Refers more generally to written communication, not only physical delivery.)
הפכים
email (Refers to electronic rather than physical delivery of messages.)
צירופים
send mail
|receive mail
|open mail
|sort mail
|deliver mail
נושאים
communication
|daily life
|business
|daily_life
דוגמאות
- I checked the mailbox and found a stack of mail.
- The company receives hundreds of pieces of mail every day.
- She sorted the mail into separate piles for each department.
- The mail arrived later than usual this morning.
- He sent the contract by priority mail.
דוגמאות ללומדים
- I get mail every day.
- She sent me a mail from London.
- The mail came this morning.
- He put the mail on the table.
שם עצם
A2
entity
2
messages sent electronically
Messages you send or get on a computer or phone using the internet.
תבנית שימוש:
check [mail] on [device]
טעות נפוצה:
Learners may confuse 'mail' and 'email'; in computing contexts 'mail' often means 'email'.
מילים נרדפות
email (The most common term; 'mail' is sometimes used informally or in computing contexts.)
הפכים
postal mail (Refers to physical delivery rather than electronic messages.)
צירופים
check mail
|send mail
|delete mail
|read mail
נושאים
communication
|technology
דוגמאות
- I check my mail every morning before work.
- Your mail inbox is almost full.
- He sent me the documents by mail instead of attaching them to a chat message.
דוגמאות ללומדים
- I read my mail on my phone.
- She sent me a mail yesterday.
- He checks his mail many times a day.
פועל
A2
action
3
send something by post
To send something to someone using the post.
תבנית שימוש:
mail [something] to [someone]
טעות נפוצה:
Learners sometimes use 'mail' with 'to' twice (e.g., 'mail to to someone'). Correct is 'mail [something] to someone'.
מילים נרדפות
post (More common in British English for this action.)
|
send (General term; not necessarily through postal systems.)
הפכים
receive (Opposite direction of sending.)
צירופים
mail a letter
|mail a package
|mail an order
נושאים
communication
|daily life
|daily_life
|business
דוגמאות
- I will mail the invitation tomorrow.
- They mailed the package last week, but it hasn't arrived yet.
- Please mail your payment to the address provided.
דוגמאות ללומדים
- I will mail the letter today.
- She mailed a gift to her friend.
- We mailed the form to the office.
שם עצם
technical
B2
entity
4
armor of interlinked metal rings
Clothing made from many small metal rings, worn long ago to protect the body in battle.
מילים נרדפות
chainmail (Modern spelling variation used for the same object.)
צירופים
chain mail
|suit of mail
נושאים
history
|military
|arts_entertainment
|core_vocabulary
דוגמאות
- The knight wore a suit of mail under his tunic.
- Mail was effective against slashing weapons but less so against arrows.
- Historians study how mail was crafted in medieval Europe.
דוגמאות ללומדים
- The knight wore mail for safety.
- Mail was heavy and strong.
- Old soldiers used mail to protect themselves.
דקדוק
צורת המילון
mail
IPA
GB/mˈeɪl/
US/mˈeɪl/
הברות והטעמה
mail (1 הברה)
Stress on 1st syllable (mail)
צורות המילה
Noun
- Base: mail
- Plural: mails
Verb
- Base: mail
- 3rd Person Singular: mails
- Present Participle: mailing
- Past: mailed
משפחת מילים
ביטויים
by return of post/mail
3/bˈaɪ ɹɪtˈɚn əv pˈɑstmˈeɪl/
fixed phrase
formal
reply by next post delivery
To send an answer quickly, using the next post service available.
דוגמאות
- Please send us your decision by return of mail.
- They confirmed the booking by return of post.
chain mail
2/t͡ʃˈeɪn mˈeɪl/
fixed phrase
armor made of linked rings
Armor made from many small metal rings joined together.
דוגמאות
- The museum has an impressive display of chain mail.
- Chain mail was commonly worn by medieval soldiers.
mail order
1/mˈeɪl ˈɔɹdɚ/
fixed phrase
buying goods for postal delivery
A way to buy things by sending an order and getting them delivered by post.
דוגמאות
- She bought the dress through a mail order catalog.
- Mail order was popular before online shopping became widespread.
junk mail
1/d͡ʒˈʌŋk mˈeɪl/
fixed phrase
unwanted advertising mail or email
Mail or email that you do not want, usually ads sent to many people.
דוגמאות
- I get so much junk mail in my inbox every day.
- I throw most of my junk mail straight into the recycling bin.
- Most of the letters we received this week were just junk mail.
- Check your spam and junk mail folders if you don’t see the confirmation message.
- They complained about the amount of junk mail coming through their door.