Phrase guide

text message

noun · verb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A brief electronic message sent between mobile phones.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: text

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To transmit a text message.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: intransitive, transitive

Examples

  • I told him to text message you when he's finished.
  • Please text message the directions to me.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

74 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: SMS — a brief electronic message
  • Afrikaans: SMS-boodskap — a brief electronic message
  • Afrikaans: selfoonboodskap — a brief electronic message
  • Arabic: رِسَالَة (risāla) — a brief electronic message
  • Arabic: رِسَالَة إِس إِم إِس (risālat ʔes ʔem ʔes) — a brief electronic message
  • Arabic: مِيسِيج (mīsij) — a brief electronic message
  • Catalan: missatge de text — a brief electronic message
  • Chinese Cantonese: 短訊 /短讯 (dyun2 seon3) — a brief electronic message
  • Chinese Mandarin: 短信 (duǎnxìn) — a brief electronic message
  • Czech: textovka — a brief electronic message
  • Czech: esemeska — a brief electronic message
  • Danish: sms — a brief electronic message
  • Danish: SMS — a brief electronic message
  • Danish: sms-besked — a brief electronic message
  • Danish: SMS-besked — a brief electronic message
  • Dutch: sms — a brief electronic message
  • Dutch: sms-bericht — a brief electronic message
  • Finnish: tekstiviesti — a brief electronic message
  • French: texto — a brief electronic message
  • French: SMS — a brief electronic message
  • Georgian: ტექსტური შეტყობინება (ṭeksṭuri šeṭq̇obineba) — a brief electronic message
  • Georgian: ესემესი (esemesi) — a brief electronic message
  • Georgian: SMS-შეტყობინება (SMS-šeṭq̇obineba) — a brief electronic message
  • Georgian: ესემეს-შეტყობინება (esemes-šeṭq̇obineba) — a brief electronic message
  • Georgian: სმს-შეტყობინება (sms-šeṭq̇obineba) — a brief electronic message
  • German: Textnachricht — a brief electronic message
  • German: SMS — a brief electronic message
  • Hebrew: מִסְרוֹן (misrón) — a brief electronic message
  • Hungarian: SMS — a brief electronic message
  • Japanese: 伝言 (dengon) — a brief electronic message
  • Japanese: メール (mēru) — a brief electronic message
  • Japanese: テキストメッセージ (tekisuto messēji) — a brief electronic message
  • Korean: 문자 메시지 (munja mesiji) — a brief electronic message
  • Korean: 문자 (munja) — a brief electronic message
  • Māori: karere-ā-waea — a brief electronic message
  • Māori: karere kuputuhi — a brief electronic message
  • Māori: kuputuhi — a brief electronic message
  • Norwegian Bokmål: tekstmelding — a brief electronic message
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: tekstmelding — a brief electronic message
  • Persian: پیامک (payâmak) — a brief electronic message
  • Polish: esemes — a brief electronic message
  • Polish: SMS — a brief electronic message
  • Portuguese: mensagem de texto — a brief electronic message
  • Portuguese: SMS — a brief electronic message
  • Russian: сообще́ние (soobščénije) — a brief electronic message
  • Russian: ме́сседж (méssedž) — a brief electronic message
  • Russian: эс-эм-э́с (es-em-és) — a brief electronic message
  • Russian: эсэмэ́ска (esɛmɛ́ska) — a brief electronic message
  • Spanish: mensaje de texto — a brief electronic message
  • Spanish: mensaje textual — a brief electronic message
  • Swahili: ujumbe mfupi — a brief electronic message
  • Swedish: sms — a brief electronic message
  • Swedish: mess — a brief electronic message
  • Swedish: textmeddelande — a brief electronic message
  • Vietnamese: tin nhắn văn bản — a brief electronic message
  • Vietnamese: nhắn tin — a brief electronic message
  • Volapük: vödanunil — a brief electronic message
  • Afrikaans: SMS — to transmit a text message — see also send, text, message
  • Danish: sms'e — to transmit a text message — see also send, text, message
  • Danish: SMS'e — to transmit a text message — see also send, text, message
  • Dutch: sms'en — to transmit a text message — see also send, text, message
  • Finnish: tekstata — to transmit a text message — see also send, text, message
  • Finnish: tekstailla — to transmit a text message — see also send, text, message
  • Finnish: lähettää tekstiviesti — to transmit a text message — see also send, text, message
  • Finnish: lähetellä tekstiviestejä — to transmit a text message — see also send, text, message
  • German: simsen — to transmit a text message — see also send, text, message
  • Hindi: तेक्स्ट करने (teksṭ karne) — to transmit a text message — see also send, text, message
  • Hungarian: information) elküld SMS-ben — to transmit a text message — see also send, text, message
  • Hungarian: person) SMS-t küld — to transmit a text message — see also send, text, message
  • Hungarian: SMS-ezik — to transmit a text message — see also send, text, message
  • Polish: esemesować — to transmit a text message — see also send, text, message
  • Russian: эсэмэсить (esɛmɛsitʹ) — to transmit a text message — see also send, text, message
  • Spanish: mensajear textualmente — to transmit a text message — see also send, text, message
  • Swedish: sms:a — to transmit a text message — see also send, text, message