am

¹ American  

[am, uhm, m] / æm, əm, m /

verb

1. 1st person singular present indicative of be.

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Am ² American  

Symbol, Chemistry.

1. americium.

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AM ³ American  

abbreviation

1. Electronics. amplitude modulation: a method of impressing a signal on a radio carrier wave by varying its amplitude.

2. Radio. a system of broadcasting by means of amplitude modulation.

3. of, relating to, or utilizing such a system.

4. Asian male.

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Am. ⁴ American  

abbreviation

1. America.

2. American.

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A/m ⁵ American  

1. ampere per meter.

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a.m. ⁶ American  

abbreviation

1. before noon.

2. the period from midnight to noon, especially the period of daylight prior to noon.

   Shall we meet Saturday a.m.?

3. a morning newspaper, sometimes issued shortly before midnight.

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A.M. ⁷ American  

abbreviation

1. a.m.

2. Master of Arts.

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A/M ¹ British  

abbreviation

1. Air Marshal

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am ² British  

verb

1. (used with I) a form of the present tense (indicative mood) of be 1

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AM ³ British  

abbreviation

1. associate member

2. Assembly Member (of the National Assembly of Wales)

3. Albert Medal

4. Master of Arts

5. Also: am.  amplitude modulation

6. See a.m.

7. Member of the Order of Australia

8. Armenia (international car registration)

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am ⁴ British  

abbreviation

1. See AM

2. See a.m.

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Am. ⁵ British  

abbreviation

1. America(n)

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am ⁶ British  

abbreviation

1. Armenia

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Am ⁷ British  

symbol

1. americium

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a.m. ⁸ British  

abbreviation

1. ante meridiem Compare p.m.

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AM Scientific  

1. Abbreviation of amplitude modulation

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Usage

The abbreviation a.m. for Latin ante merīdiem, meaning “before noon,” refers to the period from midnight until noon. One minute before noon is 11:59 a.m. One minute after noon is 12:01 p.m. Many people distinguish between noon and midnight by saying 12 noon and 12 midnight. Expressions combining a.m. with morning ( 6 a.m. in the morning ) and p.m. with afternoon, evening, or night ( 9 p.m. at night ) are redundant and occur most often in casual speech and writing. Both a.m. and p.m. sometimes appear in capital letters, especially in printed matter.

Etymology

Origin of am¹

First recorded before 900; Middle English; Old English am, eam, eom; cognate with Gothic im, Old Norse, Armenian em, Old Irish am (from unattested esmi ), Attic Greek eimí, Aeolic Greek émmi, Doric Greek ēmí (all from prehistoric Greek esmi ), Hittite esmi, early Lithuanian esmì, Old Church Slavonic yesmĭ, Albanian jam (from unattested esmi ), Sanskrit ásmi, from unattested Proto-Indo-European ésmi, from root es- “to be” + -m 1st person singular + -i, present-time marker; is

Origin of AM³

First recorded in 1935–40

Origin of a.m.⁶

From Latin ante merīdiem

Origin of A.M.⁷

A.M. ( def. 2 ) from Latin Artium Magister

Example Sentences

“As per Iranian government request…I am pausing the period of energy plant destruction by 10 days, to Monday April 6,” he said, adding that talks with Iran are “ongoing.”

From Barron's

“As per Iranian government request…I am pausing the period of energy plant destruction by 10 days, to Monday April 6,” he said, adding that talks with Iran are “ongoing.”

From Barron's

I once heard a very wise person say, ‘I would rather see my kids enjoy things while I am alive than give them everything when I am dead.’

From MarketWatch

Some people are willing to take bigger risks than I am to test them out on their devices.

From Barron's

"I am saying integrate that with the quality they have, and the tactical wisdom Tuchel has, because I genuinely believe it could be something that helps England win the World Cup."

From BBC

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