IM

¹

[ahy-em]

noun

plural

IMs, IM's 

1. instant message.

2. instant messaging.

verb (used without object)

IM'd, IMed, IM'ing, IMing. 

1. instant message.

im-

²

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

IM

³

abbreviation

1. Swimming.,  individual medley.

2. Sports.,  intramural.

3. Also I.M. Isle of Man.

im-

⁴

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

im-

⁵

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

I'm

⁶

[ahym]

1. contraction of I am.

-im

⁷

1. a plural ending occurring in loanwords from Hebrew.

   cherubim.

IM

¹

abbreviation

1. computing instant messaging

2. Also: i.m.. intramuscular

3. chess International Master

I'm

²

/ aɪm /

contraction

1. I am

im-

³

prefix

1. a variant of in- 1 in- 2

im

⁴

abbreviation

1. Isle of Man

Usage

See contraction.

Word History and Origins

Origin of IM¹

First recorded in 1990–95

Origin of IM²

From Hebrew

Example Sentences

Mr Cooper headed to the Re'im military base in southern Israel on Monday to see the return of the 20 living hostages.

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Citing a source, the Post quoted the message this way: “Hey guys, I have bad news for you all. It was me at UVU yesterday. im sorry for all of this.”

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Robinson: Im gonna turn myself in willingly, one of my neighbors here is a deputy for the sheriff.

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"It was me at UVU yesterday. im sorry for all of this," reads a message from an account that allegedly belongs to Robinson, according to the spokesperson and a law enforcement source.

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The code, developed by study coauthor Kyungjae Im of Caltech, suggests that over a hypothetical 1,400-year period, there would be no repeatable patterns.

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