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TEKST/tekst/

A text is a written message on a phone: send a text, get a text, a text message. Email is on a computer; a letter is on paper. Text is also a verb: text me when you arrive. Countable as a noun: a text, two texts. Not test (a quiz) — different word.

Meaning

A written message sent on a phone.

Examples

• “I sent her a text this morning.”
• “Sorry, I did not see your text.”
• “Send me a text from the station.”

Good to know

send / get a text. Also verb: text me. Contrast: email, letter. Mix-up: test.

Near in meaning

message

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