instant-message
verb🔊/ˌɪnstənt ˈmesɪdʒ/
🔊/ˌɪnstənt ˈmesɪdʒ/
(also IM)
[intransitive, transitive]Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they instant-message | 🔊/ˌɪnstənt ˈmesɪdʒ/ 🔊/ˌɪnstənt ˈmesɪdʒ/ |
| he / she / it instant-messages | 🔊/ˌɪnstənt ˈmesɪdʒɪz/ 🔊/ˌɪnstənt ˈmesɪdʒɪz/ |
| past simple instant-messaged | 🔊/ˌɪnstənt ˈmesɪdʒd/ 🔊/ˌɪnstənt ˈmesɪdʒd/ |
| past participle instant-messaged | 🔊/ˌɪnstənt ˈmesɪdʒd/ 🔊/ˌɪnstənt ˈmesɪdʒd/ |
| -ing form instant-messaging | 🔊/ˌɪnstənt ˈmesɪdʒɪŋ/ 🔊/ˌɪnstənt ˈmesɪdʒɪŋ/ |
to send a written message using a system on the internet that allows people to communicate with each other very quickly She spent most of the evening instant-messaging. 她花了大部分时间进行即时通讯。 - instant-message somebody
He instant-messaged me last night. 他昨晚给我发了即时消息。 - instant-message somebody something
Can you instant-message me the news? 你把那条消息即时发送给我好吗？