Sms Common

Sms has 4 different meanings across 1 category:

Definitions

Noun

Initialism of Short Message Service. A text message sent on a cell phone.

"The police received multiple sms about the suspicious activity in the neighborhood, where each message referred to a separate small motor vehicle involved in different accidents."

plural of SM

In plain English: An sms is a short text message you send to someone on your phone without paying for it.

"I sent him an sms to let him know I was running late."

Verb

To send a message on a cell phone.

"I will sms you the details as soon as I arrive at the meeting."

In plain English: To sms means to send someone a short text message on your phone.

"I will sms you later to let you know I am on my way home."

Proper Noun

Initialism of Sega Master System.

"The SMS console was released by Sega in 1985 as a competitor to other home video game systems."

Example Sentences

"I sent him an sms to let him know I was running late." noun

"He forgot to check his sms before leaving for work." noun

"The group chat was filled with spam messages and random sms from unknown numbers." noun

"She decided to send an sms instead of calling because it was less intrusive." noun

"I will sms you later to let you know I am on my way home." verb

Origin

The term comes from the German word SMS, which is an abbreviation for Seemanns-Meldung meaning "mariner's message." It was adopted into English to refer to short text messages sent via mobile phones.

Rhyming Words

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