mail


Definition: Meaning of, mail in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / meɪl /

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Singular Plural
mail mails
[uncountable]
  1. the letters and packages that are delivered to you
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  2. especially American English the system of collecting and delivering letters and packages [=  post British English]
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  3. messages that are sent and received on a computer [=  email]
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  4. ARMOUR made of small pieces of metal, worn by soldiers in the Middle Ages
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Prsesent Past Past Participle
mail mailed mailed
Present Participle Third Person Singular
mailing mails
[transitive] [especially American English]
  1. to send a letter or package to someone [=  post British English]
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  2. to send a document to someone using a computer [=  email]
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mail used in phrases

  • 1st-class mail (noun)
    1. mail that includes letters and postcards and packages sealed against inspection
  • Daily Mail, The
    1. a British daily TABLOID newspaper which usually supports the ideas of the CONSERVATIVE PARTY
  • Mail on Sunday, The
    1. a British TABLOID newspaper produced every Sunday by the same company that produces The DAILY MAIL
  • Mail, The
    1. another name for The DAILY MAIL
  • Royal Mail, the
    1. the part of the British POST OFFICE that deals with the collection and delivery of letters
  • air mail (noun)
    1. mail that is sent by air transport
  • bulk mail (noun)
    1. circulars or advertisements mail consisting of large numbers of identical items sent to individual addresses at less than 1st-class rates and paid for in one lot
  • certified mail (noun)
    1. American English a way of sending post in which someone records that you have sent it, and the person it is sent to must sign their name to prove they have received it [=  recorded delivery British English]
  • chain mail (noun)
    1. protective clothing made by joining many small metal rings together, worn by soldiers in the past
  • coat of mail (noun)
    1. armour that protects the wearer's whole body
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mail used in phrasal verbs

  • mail off (phrasal verb)
  • mail out (phrasal verb)
    1. to send many copies of a letter, advertisement etc by post at one time
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word of the day

Pronunciation: ɛnd ɒv;(ə)v ðə;ðɪ;ðiː wəːld
Parts of Speech: noun
New Testament day at the end of time following Armageddon when God will decree the fates of all individual humans according to the good and evil of their earthly lives