What does this mean? please help!

Question

What does "via" mean?

like for example when people say

"The meeting will be at 11:00am, you can reach Mr.John Smith "Via" email or "Via" phone at 1-553-555-0123

Thank you for your help; the question again is "What does Via mean?

oh and why do they use that term "Via"

Thanks again

-Mr.Mac fan

Answer 1

"In the form of":

Answer 2

basically a fancy way to say "by"

reach John Smith "by" email

Same difference

Answer 3

via means "through." You can meet Mr. Smith [through] email or [through] phone...

it's just a word in the English language.

Answer 4

It's just the way used to do something. It's like saying "by."

It's the means used.

"By phone." "By email."

Answer 5

By way of...

For example...Send this letter via air mail. It means send it by way of air.

Answer 6

It means :

By way of ...

Answer 7

I think it could mean ..  by, and passing through,my guess is passing through.I know when people are  traveling and the plane/train which they are using is not a straight journey it will say "VIA". like london to germany via Belgium. which means were stopping at Belgium briefly but germany is our final destination.

Answer 8

it means through....or by.....you can reach thm BY phone...or by e-mail.

dictionary says..Via \Vi"a\, prep. [L., ablative of via way. See Way.]

By the way of; as, to send a letter via Queenstown to London.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

not sure of the history

Answer 9

"The meeting will be at 11:00 am, you can reach Mr. John Smith Via email or phone"

=

"The meeting will be at 11:00 am, you can reach Mr. John Smith by email or phone"