Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with message in American Collocation
message
noun
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
There was a cryptic message left at the scene of the crime, which the police were unable to decipher.
I had a voicemail message from my mother saying that she was arriving that evening.
send a message
He had left me a message on my voicemail asking me to call him immediately.
You can send messages to his family and friends through his tribute website.
get a message
Callers phoning out of hours will receive a message asking them to phone back within normal working hours.
write a message
He wrote a wonderful little message for the children on the back of the postcard.
read or listen to a message
Simply open your message and you will notice two options side by side towards the bottom.
To retrieve your voicemail messages, dial 2580.
pass a message to someone else
I’m afraid John’s not here. Can I give him a message?
She’s out of the office. Can I take a message?
see if anyone has left a message for you
He had been too busy check the messages on his phone.
take a message from one place to another
His job was to carry messages from the general to the troops.