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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

• IM's
  plural
• IMs
  plural

Etymology

Origin of IM¹

First recorded in 1990–95

Origin of -im⁷

From Hebrew

Example Sentences

Their true character as Consonant-Stems, however, is shown by the fact that they never take -im in the Accusative Singular, or -ī in the Ablative Singular.

From New Latin Grammar by Bennett, Charles E. (Charles Edwin)

Of the others, many at times show -im and -ī.

From New Latin Grammar by Bennett, Charles E. (Charles Edwin)

Words marked with a star regularly have Acc. -im; those marked with a † regularly have Abl. -ī.

From New Latin Grammar by Bennett, Charles E. (Charles Edwin)

Nom. tussis īgnis hostis -is Gen. tussis īgnis hostis -is Dat. tussī īgnī hostī -ī Acc. tussim īgnem hostem -im, -em Voc. tussis īgnis hostis -is Abl. tussī īgnī or e hoste -ī, -e PLURAL.

From New Latin Grammar by Bennett, Charles E. (Charles Edwin)

Originally the Accusative Singular ended in -im, the Ablative Singular in -ī, and the Accusative Plural in -īs; but these endings have been largely displaced by -em, -e, and -ēs, the endings of Consonant-Stems.

From New Latin Grammar by Bennett, Charles E. (Charles Edwin)

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