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Definition
Mail refers to letters, packages, or parcels that are sent or delivered through the postal system.
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Common collocations
- send mail
- receive mail
- junk mail
- mail carrier
- mail truck
- mail slot
- mail box
- express mail
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Usage note
While 'mail' can refer to both the physical delivery system and the items delivered, 'post' is often used as a more formal synonym, especially in British English. 'Email' is a distinct term for electronic mail.
Example sentences
- The mailman delivered a package to our house.
- I like to check the mail every day to see if I have any letters.
- I wrote a letter to my grandma and mailed it to her.
- I need to mail this bill before it's due.
- Sometimes people send silly things in the mail, like a potato with a message on it.
Quotes
The mail never stops. It just keeps coming and coming and coming. There's never a letup, it's relentless. Every day it piles up more and more, and you gotta get it out, but the more you get out, the more keeps coming in!
Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds.
Snail mail is like a letter from your grandma. It's quaint. You know it takes effort, so you appreciate it more.