publisher /рлЬ1]/эг/ [n С] a company that makes and prints books, newspapers, or magazines: You can't make photocopies from this book unless you have permission from the publisher. + оfa well-known publisher of educational books
EJ something that a company makes
product /'prodAkt|'pra:-/ [n CJ something
that a company makes in large quantities
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communicate by mail, phone, or fax
get in touch with sb /get in t\tj wifi (sb)/ to write to someone or to speak to them on the telephone, especially someone you do not see very often or someone who is difficult to find: / must get in touch with Lucy - I haven't spoken to her for ages. I They've been trying to get in touch with their daughter, but no-one knows where she is.
contact /'kontaekt||'ka:n-/ [и T] to write to, fax, e-mail, or telephone someone, in order to give or ask for important information: If you need to contact me urgently, call me on my mobile phone. I Police are asking anyone who saw the accident to contact them.
A
hear from sb /'hi9r from (sb)/ if you hear from someone, especially someone you know well, they write to you, or telephone you: When was the last time you heard from Tina? I I haven't heard from her for a long time.
Hear from sb is usually used in
questions and negative sentences.
A Don't use the word communicate when you are talking about writing,
phoning, faxing etc a particular person.
Communicate is usually used when you are talking generally about methods of exchanging information: The Internet enables people to communicate with other computer users around the world. I How do birds communicate?
write /гаи/ lu I/T] to write a letter to someone: Write and let me know how you're getting on.
see also send, write, зз talking on
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write to sb For further information write to Sam Carter at the BBC Helpdesk. write sb american I'll write you every day I'm away.
write sb a letter I wrote her several letters, but she never wrote back. write back (=reply to someone's letter)
send /send/ [и T] to arrange for a letter or package to be taken to another place by maiclass="underline" Have you sent all your Christmas cards yet?
send sb a card/letter/present My grand father sent me a check for $100. send a card/letter to sb He sent a postcard to Helen while he was in France.
the mail especially american the post British /йэ meil. 60 'paost/ the system for carrying letters and packages from one place to another; There must be a problem with the mail. I sent her two letters last week and she didn't get either oj them
be ii\ the mail/post (=when something has already been sent by mail, but has not yet arrived) Your photos are in the mail. by mail/post (=using the mail system) You can apply for a new passport by post.
mail especially american post BRrnsH/meil,
psost/ [и T] to send a letter or package using the mail system: Did you remember to post that letter?
mail/post stK to sb George mailed his resume to over 30 companies, but none of them wrote back.
mail/post sb stk I posted Margaret the cheque last Friday.
address /3"dres|'aedres/ [n C) the number
of the building and the name of the street
and town where someone lives: "Whaf's their address?" "3317 Ellesmere Court, Walnut Creek 94598."
post code British zip code american /'psost kaod, zip k^od/ [n CI the letters or numbers that show the exact area where a house is, so that letters can be delivered more quickly: "What's your post code?"
"N4 6XJ."
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e-mail /i: meil/ [n U] a system that lets you send a message directly from your computer to someone else's computer be on e-maii (-have the necessary equipment to send and receive e-mail messages)
e-mail /'i: meii/ \n С] a message you send using e-maiclass="underline" "Does Glennis know about it?" "Yes, I sent her an e-mail."
e-mail number/e-mail address fv.
meil плтЬУ, 3,dres||- icdrcs/ (n CJ the letters and numbers that you type into the computer to send a message to a particular person using e-mail :Whar's Sy/uia's e-mail
number?
e-mail /'i: meii/ [v TJ to send someone а message by e-maiclass="underline" Will you e-mail me the date of the next meeting?
message /'mesid3/ [n C] what you write and send to someone by e-maiclass="underline" When I got back from vacation there were 50 messages on my e-mail!
phone
fax
fax /faeks/ [n C) a letter, picture etc that is sent electronically down a telephone line using a fax machine and is then printed at the place that it has been sent to. send a fax He sent a fax to Mr McGee saying that he was resigning.
fax /heks/ [и T] to send someone a fax fax sb sth I'll fax you a map so you know how to get here.
fax sth to sb Can you fax these files to the Tokyo office?
fax machine also fax /'faeks majiin, feks/ [n CJ a machine that sends and receives faxes
fax number /'faeks ,пдтЬэг/ [n C) the
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number that you use to fax someone by fax I'll send you the details by jax.
vocabulary
answering machine (also answerphone