mail

Definition

  • noun: the system used for sending letters and packages from one person to another
  • noun: material sent or carried in the postal system
  • verb: to send (something, such as a letter or package) by mail
  • verb: to send by mail
  • often used in plural
  • synonyms: payment, bag, post

Examples

  • They got a lot of 'hate mail' [=extremely angry letters, e-mail, etc.] from people who disagree with their policies.

  • Have you 'mailed' (out) the invitations yet? [=('chiefly Brit') have you posted the invitations yet?]

  • She 'mailed' me a copy of her manuscript. = She 'mailed' a copy of her manuscript to me.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) I've never seen her. How come? That's how epistolary relationships work. It means they write letters they only communicate by mail. Yeah. I got it. Are those the blue letters? What a womaniser. He's "epistoling" like a boss. What about you? (..)
    2011 The Intouchables
  • (..) Where are you going? You agreed! We don't even have to use the salts. What are you looking at? I'm always anxious in the morning, when the mail arrives. As Apollinaire once said... Quote... "I'm desperate when I don't hear from you..." Wait. Wait a second. (..)
    2011 The Intouchables