mail — letters and packages sent through a postal system
Part of speech: NOUN
Definition: letters and packages sent through a postal system
Pronunciation (IPA): /meɪl/
Korean meaning: 우편물, 편지나 소포
Korean pronunciation: 메일 (강세: 메일)
Example Sentences
- My dog ate my homework... and also my mail.
- I received an important mail from the university today.
- She forgot to mail her grandmother's birthday card and sent a pizza instead.
//meɪl//
letters and packages sent through a postal system
💡 Concept
A mail carrier delivers letters and packages to neighborhood mailboxes
🎵 Rhyme
When the sail may fail, the mail must sail!
🎤Pronunciation
🇺🇸 US/meɪl/
🇬🇧 UK/meɪl/
🌳Etymology
Rootmail
Origin
중세 프랑스어 'male'(여행가방)에서 유래했습니다. 우편배달부들이 편지를 담아 나르던 가방을 뜻하던 말이 점차 편지 자체를 가리키게 되었습니다.
🎵Rhyme
failtailsailnail
fail
tail
sail
nail
🔗Collocations
check mail
send mail
junk mail
mail delivery
voice mail
mail box
express mail
📝Examples
😄 Fun example
“My dog ate my homework... and also my mail.”
“I received an important mail from the university today.”
😄 Fun example
“She forgot to mail her grandmother's birthday card and sent a pizza instead.”
“Please mail the documents to our office by Friday.”
📚Related Words
Synonyms
postcorrespondenceemailletterpackage
Antonyms
receivecollect
Related
mailboxpostmandeliveryenvelopestamp
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