send a message

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   give or constitute a signal, not necessarily verbally

   “The lack of good teachers sends a strong message to all parents in the community”

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Questions about send a message

What does send a message mean?

send a message means "give or constitute a signal, not necessarily verbally".

Is send a message a common word?

send a message is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.