verb phrase · informal
send a text message
/sɛnd ə tɛkst ˈmɛsɪdʒ/SEND a TEXT MES·sage
Band 4-5speakingtask1
to write and send a short message from one phone to another
Examples
“I sent a text message to my friend to say I'd be late.”
“Could you send me a text message with the address?”
“She prefers to send a text message rather than call.”
Band 8 sentence
“Instead of calling, she sent a text message explaining she'd be delayed by traffic.”
Collocations
- send a text message to someone
- send a quick text message
Word family
send verbtext message nounsending noun
Common mistakes
send SMS→send a text message
text to him→text him / send a text message to him
Say it for a higher band
5send SMS→6text someone→7+send a text message
Synonyms
text someone
Easily confused
text someone
“I'll text you the address later.”
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