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am
[ am; unstressed uhm, m ]
/ Ʀm; unstressed Ém, m /
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verb
1st person singular present indicative of be.
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Origin of am
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 eimĆ, Aeolic Greek Ć©mmi, Doric Greek ÄmĆ (all from prehistoric Greek esmi ), Hittite esmi, early Lithuanian esmƬ, Old Church Slavonic yesmÄ, Albanian jam (from unattested esmi ), Sanskrit Ć”smi, from unattested Proto-Indo-European Ć©smi, from root es- āto beā + -m 1st person singular + -i, present-time marker; cf. is
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Alyce, Alyce clover, Alyson, alyssum, Alzheimer's disease, am, ama, AMAB, Amabelle, Amabokoboko, amadan
Other definitions for am (2 of 7)
Am
Symbol, Chemistry.
americium.
Other definitions for am (3 of 7)
AM
abbreviation
Electronics.amplitude modulation: a method of impressing a signal on a radio carrier wave by varying its amplitude.
Radio. a system of broadcasting by means of amplitude modulation.
of, relating to, or utilizing such a system.Compare FM
Asian male.
Origin of AM
First recorded in 1935ā40
Other definitions for am (4 of 7)
a.m.
abbreviation
before noon.
the period from midnight to noon, especially the period of daylight prior to noon: Shall we meet Saturday a.m.?
a morning newspaper, sometimes issued shortly before midnight.
Compare p.m.
Origin of a.m.
From Latin ante merīdiem
usage note for a.m.
The abbreviation a.m. for Latin ante merÄ«diem, meaning ābefore noon,ā 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.
Other definitions for am (5 of 7)
A/m
ampere per meter.
Other definitions for am (6 of 7)
Am.
abbreviation
America.
American.
Other definitions for am (7 of 7)
Origin of A.M.
(def. 2) from Latin Artium Magister
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How to use am in a sentence
British Dictionary definitions for am (1 of 8)
Word Origin for am
Old English eam; related to Old Norse em, Gothic im, Old High German bim, Latin sum, Greek eimi, Sanskrit asmi
British Dictionary definitions for am (2 of 8)
British Dictionary definitions for am (3 of 8)
am3
the internet domain name for
Armenia
British Dictionary definitions for am (4 of 8)
Am
the chemical symbol for
americium
British Dictionary definitions for am (5 of 8)
AM
abbreviation for
British Dictionary definitions for am (6 of 8)
a.m.
A.M., am or AM
abbreviation for (indicating the time period from midnight to midday)
ante meridiemCompare p.m.
Word Origin for a.m.
Latin: before noon
British Dictionary definitions for am (7 of 8)
Am.
abbreviation for
America(n)
British Dictionary definitions for am (8 of 8)
A/M
abbreviation for (in Canada)
Air Marshal
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Scientific definitions for am (1 of 2)
Am
The symbol for americium.
Scientific definitions for am (2 of 2)
AM
Abbreviation of amplitude modulation
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