verb
SMS
ehs-ehm-EHS
verb
1
To send a text message to someone's mobile phone.
"Just sms me the address when you get there."
noun
1
A short text message sent between mobile phones (Short Message Service).
"She got an sms confirming her appointment time."
How to Use SMS
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA text message, or the act of sending one, via mobile phone.
UK vs US
In the US, "text" is far more common as both noun and verb; "sms" as a verb is more typical outside North America.
Common pairings
send an sms
sms message
Word Forms
SMSed past tense, SMS'd past tense, SMSes singular
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Etymology
An initialism for Short Message Service, the mobile-phone protocol used to send short text messages.