mail

Letters and packages sent or delivered to someone.

• The mail arrived this morning.
• She opened her mail after breakfast.
• Has any mail come for me?

Similar words: post

Common phrases: daily mail, open the mail, deliver mail, sort the mail

Messages sent and received electronically.

• I check my mail every morning.
• Your mail went into my spam folder.
• She replied to the mail from her tutor.

Similar words: email

Common phrases: check your mail, unread mail, mail inbox

The service that carries letters and packages from one place to another.

• Send the form by mail.
• The gift came through the mail.
• We rely on the mail for deliveries.

How to use it: by mail (You can apply by mail.); through the mail (The documents arrived through the mail.)

Similar words: post, postal service

Common phrases: by mail, through the mail, mail service

To send a letter or package through the postal service.

• I mailed the letter yesterday.
• Can you mail me the form?
• She mails birthday cards to all her friends.

How to use it: mail something to someone (I mailed the documents to our lawyer.); mail someone something (Please mail me a copy.)

Similar words: post, send

Common phrases: mail a letter, mail someone something, mail a package

To send someone an electronic message.

• Mail me when you arrive.
• She mailed her tutor about the exam.
• Have you mailed the team yet?

How to use it: mail someone about something (I mailed the manager about the delay.)

Similar words: email

Common phrases: mail someone, mail your tutor, mail me