/meɪl/
/meɪl/
Verb Forms
Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they mail | /meɪl/ /meɪl/ |
| he / she / it mails | /meɪlz/ /meɪlz/ |
| past simple mailed | /meɪld/ /meɪld/ |
| past participle mailed | /meɪld/ /meɪld/ |
| -ing form mailing | /ˈmeɪlɪŋ/ /ˈmeɪlɪŋ/ |
- (especially North American English) to send something to somebody using the postal system
- mail something (to somebody/something) Don't forget to mail that letter to your mother.
- mail somebody something Don't forget to mail your mother that letter.
- mail somebody/something The company intends to mail 50 000 households in the area.
- The brochures are mailed direct to members.
- He headed to the post office to mail the package.
- They keep in touch by having copies mailed to them from Barbados.
- Postcards were mailed to residents explaining about trash.
- Qualified applicants should email, fax or mail a résumé and salary requirements.
Homophones mail | malemail male/meɪl//meɪl/- mail noun
- I think the card got lost in the mail.
- mail verb
- I'll mail you a formal invitation.
- male adjective
- The male characters in the novel are all well drawn.
- male noun
- The strongest male will become the leader of the pack.
British/American post / mailpost / mailNouns- In British English the official system used for sending and delivering letters, parcels/packages, etc. is usually called the post. In North American English it is usually called the mail:
- I’ll put an application form in the post/mail for you today.
- Send your fee by post/mail to this address.
- the Royal Mail.
- the US Postal Service.
- In British English post is also used to mean the letters, parcels/packages, etc. that are delivered to you. Mail is the usual word in North American English and is sometimes also used in British English:
- Was there any post/mail this morning?
- I sat down to open my post/mail.
- Compare:
- I’ll post the letter when I go out.
- I’ll mail the letter when I go out.
- Note these words: postman (British English), mailman/mail carrier (both North American English); postbox (British English), mailbox (North American English) Some compounds are used in both British English and North American English: post office, postcard, mail order.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- direct
- directly
- back
- …
- to
- to send a message to somebody by email
- mail somebody Please mail us at the following email address.
- mail something (to somebody/something) The virus mails itself forward to everyone in your address book.
- mail somebody something Can you mail me that document you mentioned?
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- direct
- directly
- back
- …
- to
Word OriginMiddle English (in the sense ‘travelling bag’): from Old French male ‘wallet’, of West Germanic origin. The sense “by post” dates from the mid 17th cent.
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