Collocations for message - noun
1. from one person to another
ADJ.
important, urgent, vital | brief, short | coded, cryptic, scrambled | secret | garbled | email, radio, text | heartfelt
The family sent a heartfelt message of thanks to everyone who helped.
The family sent a heartfelt message of thanks to everyone who helped.
VERB + MESSAGE
convey, give sb, pass on, relay
He''s not here - I''ll pass on the message.
He''s not here - I''ll pass on the message.
take
She''s out - can I take a message?
She''s out - can I take a message?
carry, deliver, take sb | send, transmit | leave (sb)
I left a message for her at reception.
I left a message for her at reception.
get, receive
I never got your message.
I never got your message.
MESSAGE + VERB
come | say sth, tell sb sth
PREP.
~ about
There was a message about the meeting.
There was a message about the meeting.
~ for
Are there any messages for me?
Are there any messages for me?
~ from
a urgent message from your mother
a urgent message from your mother
~ of
They sent messages of hope to prisoners of war.
They sent messages of hope to prisoners of war.
~ to
The message was to your sister, not you.
The message was to your sister, not you.
2. main idea of a book, speech, etc.
ADJ.
important | fundamental, main | clear, simple, unambiguous, unmistakeable | ambiguous, conflicting, mixed | powerful, strong | positive, upbeat | stark, uncomfortable | hidden, implicit, subliminal
stories with hidden moral messages
stories with hidden moral messages
anti-drugs, anti-war, etc.
a party with an anti-immigrant message
a party with an anti-immigrant message
ideological, moral, political, social
VERB + MESSAGE
spread
spreading the message of the Bible
spreading the message of the Bible
drive home, get/put across
We need to get this important message across to teenage smokers.
We need to get this important message across to teenage smokers.
reinforce
MESSAGE + VERB
emerge
A clear message is emerging from these government statements.
A clear message is emerging from these government statements.
PREP.
~ of
The president toured the country spreading the message of national unity.
The president toured the country spreading the message of national unity.