İngilizce

mail

gb/mˈeɪl/ us/mˈeɪl/
A2 İngilizce
~ 3000
Anlamlar
0 anlam
İsim A2 entity
1

letters and parcels sent by post

Letters and packages that are sent to people through the post.

Kullanım kalıbı: receive [mail] from [someone]
Sık yapılan hata:
Learners sometimes use 'a mail' for a single letter in British English, but in this sense 'mail' is uncountable.
Eş anlamlılar
post (More common in British English for the same concept.) | correspondence (Refers more generally to written communication, not only physical delivery.)
Zıt anlamlılar
email (Refers to electronic rather than physical delivery of messages.)
Eşdizimler
send mail |receive mail |open mail |sort mail |deliver mail
Konular
communication |daily life |business |daily_life
Örnekler
  • 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.
Öğrenenler için örnekler
  • I get mail every day.
  • She sent me a mail from London.
  • The mail came this morning.
  • He put the mail on the table.
İsim A2 entity
2

messages sent electronically

Messages you send or get on a computer or phone using the internet.

Kullanım kalıbı: check [mail] on [device]
Sık yapılan hata:
Learners may confuse 'mail' and 'email'; in computing contexts 'mail' often means 'email'.
Eş anlamlılar
email (The most common term; 'mail' is sometimes used informally or in computing contexts.)
Zıt anlamlılar
postal mail (Refers to physical delivery rather than electronic messages.)
Eşdizimler
check mail |send mail |delete mail |read mail
Konular
communication |technology
Örnekler
  • 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.
Öğrenenler için örnekler
  • I read my mail on my phone.
  • She sent me a mail yesterday.
  • He checks his mail many times a day.
Fiil A2 action
3

send something by post

To send something to someone using the post.

Kullanım kalıbı: mail [something] to [someone]
Sık yapılan hata:
Learners sometimes use 'mail' with 'to' twice (e.g., 'mail to to someone'). Correct is 'mail [something] to someone'.
Eş anlamlılar
post (More common in British English for this action.) | send (General term; not necessarily through postal systems.)
Zıt anlamlılar
receive (Opposite direction of sending.)
Eşdizimler
mail a letter |mail a package |mail an order
Konular
communication |daily life |daily_life |business
Örnekler
  • 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.
Öğrenenler için örnekler
  • I will mail the letter today.
  • She mailed a gift to her friend.
  • We mailed the form to the office.
İsim 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.

Eş anlamlılar
chainmail (Modern spelling variation used for the same object.)
Eşdizimler
chain mail |suit of mail
Konular
history |military |arts_entertainment |core_vocabulary
Örnekler
  • 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.
Öğrenenler için örnekler
  • The knight wore mail for safety.
  • Mail was heavy and strong.
  • Old soldiers used mail to protect themselves.
Dil bilgisi
Sözlük biçimi
mail
IPA
GB/mˈeɪl/
US/mˈeɪl/
Heceler ve vurgu
mail (1 hece)
Stress on 1st syllable (mail)
Kelime biçimleri
Noun
  • Base: mail
  • Plural: mails
Verb
  • Base: mail
  • 3rd Person Singular: mails
  • Present Participle: mailing
  • Past: mailed
Kelime ailesi
Forms
mails noun mailing verb mailed verb
Core family
email noun A2 mailbox noun A2
Related words
mailer noun mailroom noun
Advanced or less common
mailable adjective airmail noun
İfadeler

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.

Örnekler
  • 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.

Örnekler
  • 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.

Örnekler
  • 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.

Örnekler
  • 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.

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