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- [meyl]
- /meɪl/
- /meɪl/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [meyl]
- /meɪl/
Definitions of mail word
- noun mail monetary payment or tribute, especially rent or tax. 1
- adjective mail of or relating to mail. 1
- verb with object mail to clothe or arm with mail. 1
- idioms mail copy the mail, Citizens Band Radio Slang. to monitor or listen to a CB transmission. 1
- noun mail Send (a letter or package) using the postal system. 1
- noun mail letters, packages 1
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Origin of mail
First appearance:
before 1175 One of the 8% oldest English words
1175-1225; Middle English male (noun) < Old French malle < Germanic; compare Old High German mal(a)ha satchel, bag
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Mail
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
mail popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
mail usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for mail
noun mail
- parcel — an object, article, container, or quantity of something wrapped or packed up; small package; bundle.
- package — a bundle of something, usually of small or medium size, that is packed and wrapped or boxed; parcel.
- communication — Communications are the systems and processes that are used to communicate or broadcast information, especially by means of electricity or radio waves.
- letter — a person who lets, especially one who rents out property.
- post — power-on self-test
verb mail
- drop — a small quantity of liquid that falls or is produced in a more or less spherical mass; a liquid globule.
- dispatch — to send off or away with speed, as a messenger, telegram, body of troops, etc.
- forward — toward or at a place, point, or time in advance; onward; ahead: to move forward; from this day forward; to look forward.
- transmit — to send or forward, as to a recipient or destination; dispatch; convey.
- send — to cause, permit, or enable to go: to send a messenger; They sent their son to college.
adjective mail
- postal — of or relating to the post office or mail service: postal delivery; postal employees.
- mailing — flexible armor of interlinked rings.
- posting — Chiefly British. a single dispatch or delivery of mail. the mail itself. the letters and packages being delivered to a single recipient. an established mail system or service, especially under government authority.
- delivery — Delivery or a delivery is the bringing of letters, parcels, or other goods to someone's house or to another place where they want them.
Antonyms for mail
noun mail
- conversation — If you have a conversation with someone, you talk with them, usually in an informal situation.
Top questions with mail
- how to mail a letter?
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- how long does mail take?
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- how to forward mail?
- how to make a e mail?
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- where to mail fed tax return?
- how to send mail?
- when does the mail come?
- what is priority mail?