Send a Text: Definition, Usage and Examples

Meaning 1：send a text message (Send a Text)

Send a Text 🔊

/sɛnd ə tɛkst/

v.phr.

To send a written message using a mobile phone or electronic device.

Person sending a text message on smartphone screen

send a text message 🔊

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/sɛnd ə tɛkst ˈmɛsɪdʒ/

v.phr.

To compose and transmit a written message via a mobile phone or electronic device.

📁 Category：Technological Inventions 🔖 Level：beginner

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Root Explanation

'Send' from Latin 'mittere' (to send); 'text' from Latin 'textus' (woven or written words).

💡 Mnemonic

Imagine pressing the 'Send' button on your phone after typing a message to deliver it instantly.

📖 Example

I always send a text to my mom when I get home safely. 🔊 I always text my mom to let her know I arrived safely.

🔗 Collocations

send a text message – to transmit a written communication via phone

send a quick text – to send a short message

send a text reply – to respond with a text message

🔄 Synonyms

text (v.) – to send a text message

message (v.) – to send a message (especially through an app)

SMS (v.) – to send a short message service text

🚫 Antonyms

call (v.) – to speak to someone by phone instead of texting

talk in person (phr.) – to communicate face-to-face

🌱 Derivatives

texter (n.) – a person who sends texts

texting (n./v.) – the act of sending texts

texted (v. past) – past tense of text

📖 Cultural Story

The verb 'text' gained popularity in the 1990s with SMS technology. 'Send a text' replaced 'send an SMS' as mobile phones enabled brief written communication.