Message | Mean of message in English Dictionary

/ˈmɛsɪʤ/

• Noun
• a piece of information that is sent or given to someone
1. an e-mail message
2. deliver/send/receive a message
3. Did you get my message?
4. She has received messages of support/sympathy from hundreds of people.
5. Were there any messages for me? = Did anyone leave a message for me?
6. I left a message on her answering machine.
7. He's not here right now. Can I take a message?
8. The computer displayed an error message. [=a message indicating that an error has occurred]
• an important idea that someone is trying to express in a book, movie, speech, etc.
1. I liked the story but I didn't really agree with the book's message.
2. He believed in the church's message of forgiveness.
3. She hopes the speech will help her to get the party's message across. [=help her to tell people what the party believes or stands for]
• to understand something that is not being said directly
1. When they didn't return my phone calls, I finally got the message. [=I finally realized that they did not want to talk to me]
2. He gave her an angry look, hoping she'd get the message.

• saying things that do not agree with the official position of a political group or party
1. A few Cabinet members seem off message on government policy.
• saying things that agree with the official position of a political group or party
1. The President wants everyone to be/get back on message when giving interviews.