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• IM
  IM

  noun

  instant message.
• I'm
  I'm

  contraction of I am.
• im-
  im-

  variant of in- before b, m, p: imbrute; immigrate; impassion.
• -im
  -im

  a plural ending occurring in loanwords from Hebrew.
• im
  im

  abbreviation

  Isle of Man

IM

¹ American  

[ahy-em] / ˈaɪˈɛm /

noun

IMs, plural IM's plural

1. instant message.

2. instant messaging.

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verb (used without object)

IM'd, IMed, IM'ing, IMing

1. instant message.

IM ² American  

abbreviation

1. Swimming. individual medley.

2. Sports. intramural.

3. Also I.M. Isle of Man.

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I'm ³ American  

[ahym] / aɪm /

1. contraction of I am.

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im- ⁴ American  

1. variant of in- before b, m, p: imbrute; immigrate; impassion.

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im- ⁵ American  

1. variant of in- before b, m, p: imbalance; immoral; imperishable.

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im- ⁶ American  

1. variant of in- before b, m, p: imbed; immure; impose.

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-im ⁷ American  

1. a plural ending occurring in loanwords from Hebrew.

   cherubim.

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IM ¹ British  

abbreviation

1. computing instant messaging

2. Also: i.m..  intramuscular

3. chess International Master

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I'm ² British  

/ aɪm /

contraction

1. I am

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im- ³ British  

prefix

1. a variant of in- 1 in- 2

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im ⁴ British  

abbreviation

1. Isle of Man

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Usage

See contraction.

Other Word Forms

Inflected Forms

noun

• IMs
  plural
• IM's
  plural

Etymology

Origin of IM¹

First recorded in 1990–95

Origin of -im⁷

From Hebrew

Example Sentences

"I jarred my knee earlier so i'm going to have to go and get that checked out."

From BBC • May 14, 2026

On Instagram, in a post featuring a series of videos that appear to document Halsey receiving infusions, Halsey wrote: “long story short, i’m Lucky to be alive.”

From New York Times • Jun. 4, 2024

Altman said in a post on X, "i'm looking forward to returning to openai."

From Reuters • Nov. 22, 2023

“Hi, i’m fine,” she later said on Instagram.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 30, 2023

Olly: sorry, i'm trying to protect you Madeline: What if protection is not what I need?

From "Everything, Everything" by Nicola Yoon

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