What does the flagged thing on hotmail mean?

[I Protested With Jimmy]

I got an email through&It was under flagged&I dont know what it means or anything.&Like,what if its weirdo thing?

[Sarah]

Ok
I want to tell you that Flag or Starred message means important.

In daily life we send or receive many message so we flag or star some of these message that will important for us so we can easily find when need.

If you want to send a important message to someone than you can use Flag .