- {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ⇨ See also ↑postADJECTIVE▪ certified (AmE) (recorded delivery in BrE), registered▪ express▪ first-class, second-class (both in the UK)▪ internal (esp. BrE)▪
If we want to send something to another department, we use the internal mail.
▪ incoming, outgoing▪ unopened▪ postal (AmE), regular (esp. AmE), snail (informal, humorous)▪ air (usually airmail), surface▪ electronic (usually email), video, voice▪ direct▪direct-mail advertising
▪ bulk▪ junk, unsolicited, unwanted▪I throw away junk mail without reading it.
▪ fan▪ hate▪He has received death threats and hate mail from angry fans.
… OF MAIL▪ item, piece▪the strange piece of fan mail she'd received two days earlier
▪ sackfulVERB + MAIL▪ post (BrE), send▪ get, receive▪ deliver▪ forward, redirect (BrE)▪We had our mail redirected when we moved out.
▪ intercept, steal▪ collect▪The mail is collected twice a day.
▪ sort▪The postcode allows the mail to be sorted automatically.
▪ handle▪Some people let their assistants handle the mail.
▪ check▪She checked her mail before leaving the hotel.
▪ pick up▪ open▪ read▪ answer, deal withMAIL + VERB▪ come, go▪Has the mail come yet?
MAIL + NOUN▪ delivery▪ order▪All our products are available by mail order.
▪ message▪ item▪ ballot, questionnaire, survey▪ list▪ program▪ system▪ centre/center, room▪ carrier, man (usually mailman) (both AmE) (postman in BrE)▪The mail carrier didn't deliver the mail on Friday.
▪ drop (AmE)▪ box (usually mailbox), slot (both AmE) (both letter box in BrE)▪ coach (BrE), train (esp. BrE), truck (AmE)▪ fraud▪ bomb (letter bomb in BrE)PREPOSITION▪ by mail▪Send it by registered mail.
▪ in the mail▪My reply is in the mail.
▪{{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}}Is there anything interesting in the mail?
verb (esp. AmE)ADVERB▪ direct, directly▪ back, out▪Mailing out information can be very expensive.
PREPOSITION▪ to▪The brochures are mailed direct to members.
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
