inbox

UK /ˈɪnbɒks/ US /ˈɪnbɑks/

noun 3verb 2

Collocations

ADJ.

full, soon

My inbox gets full so quickly that I have to delete emails every week.

VERB + INBOX

access, check, disappearing, message, messages, times

I check my inbox first thing every morning before I start work.

INBOX + NOUN

cellphone

I checked my inbox on my cellphone and found three urgent emails waiting for me.

PREP.

from, from, in

I deleted the spam email from my inbox this morning.

Definitions

noun

A container in which papers to be dealt with are put.

An electronic folder serving the same purpose, but for electronic files, especially email.

Your goal with the remaining emails is to take care of them and remove them from your inbox as soon as possible.

The aggregate of items that demand one's attention or effort.

The kids, my ex, my parents, the job, bills — my inbox is full.

verb

To put (something) in someone's inbox.

I just inboxed you the presentation.

To communicate with (a person) by writing to their electronic inbox.

And now, social media has made it worse. From Facebook to Twitter, I get all kinds of invitations. Recently a sister inboxed me on Facebook and told me that she knew for a fact that I wanted her and she wanted me.

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Example Bank

Your goal with the remaining emails is to take care of them and remove them from your inbox as soon as possible.

Wiktionary

The kids, my ex, my parents, the job, bills — my inbox is full.

Wiktionary

I just inboxed you the presentation.

Wiktionary

You have an email message in your inbox.

Tatoeba · #681462

Emails have started suddenly disappearing from my inbox.

Tatoeba · #1260112

Usage Notes

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