{
    "term": "message",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "a1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "a written or spoken piece of information, etc. that you send to somebody or leave for somebody when you cannot speak to them yourself",
            "sensetop": "message (from somebody) (to somebody)",
            "cefr": "a1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "There were no messages for me at the hotel."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I never got your message."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We've had an urgent message saying that your father's ill."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Jenny's not here at the moment. **Can I take a message?**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "I **left a message** on her voicemail."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I've been trying to get you all day—don't you ever listen to your messages?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Messages of support have been arriving from all over the country.",
                    "contextForm": "message (from somebody) (to somebody)"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a televised message from the president to the American people"
                },
                {
                    "text": "A radio message was sent out to all ships in the area."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I called him and received a message on my voice mail the next day."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Are there any messages for me?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He's not here—I'll pass on the message."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The family sent a heartfelt message of thanks to everyone who helped."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They sent messages of hope to the prisoners of war."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Phones, email and the internet"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["important", "urgent", "vital"],
                "verb + message": ["convey", "give somebody", "pass somebody"],
                "message + verb": ["come", "say something", "state something"],
                "preposition": ["message about", "message for", "message from"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "a piece of information sent in electronic form, for example by email or mobile phone",
            "cefr": "a1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "an email/a text/an SMS message"
                },
                {
                    "text": "There were four messages in my inbox."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He sent me a message."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I turned on my cell phone to check my messages."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Fans post messages on her website."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I keep getting an **error message** when I try to connect to the internet."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I got an anonymous text message."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The email message contains an attachment."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Who wants spam messages appearing on their website?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "A message pops up on the screen."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Phones, email and the internet"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["important", "urgent", "vital"],
                "verb + message": ["convey", "give somebody", "pass somebody"],
                "message + verb": ["come", "say something", "state something"],
                "preposition": ["message about", "message for", "message from"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "an important moral, social or political idea that a book, speech, etc. is trying to communicate",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a film with a strong religious message"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The campaign is trying to **get the message across** to young people that drugs are dangerous."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The clear message coming from the government is that they are getting tough on crime."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I think this movie sends the **wrong message** to her young fans."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He uses his art to convey a political message."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Does this send the right message to our target audience?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He presents a truly chilling message in this article."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He tries to spread the message of safe sex."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The president toured the country spreading the message of national unity."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The take-home message is: be willing to negotiate."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They found a way to transform their ideas into a marketing message that everyone relates to."
                },
                {
                    "text": "This allowed us to bring our message to a different, younger audience."
                },
                {
                    "text": "This is sending a strong message about the importance of climate change."
                },
                {
                    "text": "This song has a universal message that everybody can relate to."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a novel with a serious message"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a song with a simple message"
                },
                {
                    "text": "spreading the message of the Bible"
                },
                {
                    "text": "stories with hidden moral messages"
                },
                {
                    "text": "the negative messages we send out"
                },
                {
                    "text": "the subversive messages their films carry"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Literature and writing"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["central", "core", "important"],
                "verb + message": ["broadcast", "disseminate", "spread"],
                "message + verb": [
                    "emerge",
                    "reach somebody",
                    "resonate with somebody"
                ],
                "preposition": ["message about", "message of", "message to"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "a piece of information that is sent from the brain to a part of the body, or from a part of the body to the brain",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The message arrives in your brain in a fraction of a second."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 5,
            "definition": "shopping",
            "labels": "(Scottish English, Irish English)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "to do the messages"
                },
                {
                    "text": "to go for the messages"
                },
                {
                    "text": "You can leave your messages *(= the things that you have bought)* here."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to understand what somebody is trying to tell you indirectly",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "When he started looking at his watch, I got the message and left."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "stating/not stating the official view of the political party or organization you represent",
            "examples": []
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈmesɪdʒ/",
                "audio": "me/message/message__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈmesɪdʒ/",
                "audio": "me/message/message__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Middle English: from Old French, based on Latin missus, past participle of mittere ‘send’."
}