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IM

1
Digital Technology
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noun, plural IMs, IM's
  1. instant message.
  2. instant messaging.
verb (used without object), IM'd or IMed, IM'ing or IMing.
  1. instant message.

Word story

See Internet.

IM

2
  1. Swimming. individual medley.
  2. Sports. intramural.
  3. Also I.M. Isle of Man.

-im

  1. a plural ending occurring in loanwords from Hebrew: cherubim.

Origin of -im

From Hebrew

I'm

[ahym]
  1. contraction of I am.

Usage note

See contraction.

im-

1
  1. variant of in-2 before b, m, p: imbrute; immigrate; impassion.

im-

2
  1. variant of in-3 before b, m, p: imbalance; immoral; imperishable.

im-

3
  1. variant of in-1 before b, m, p: imbed; immure; impose.
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Related Words for im

pulse, throb, force, tick, pulsation, time, im

Examples from the Web for im

Contemporary Examples of im

Historical Examples of im

  • I went an' done all I could t' cheer 'im up, an' that's all the thanks I git fer it.

  • Anybody would think to 'ear 'im there wasn't any other plyce in the world!

    The Foolish Lovers

    St. John G. Ervine

  • Only people 'ud call 'im Perce, of course, an' that would be 'orrible.

    The Foolish Lovers

    St. John G. Ervine

  • "You seemed pretty keen abaht seein' 'im," he remarked conclusively.

    The Black Bag

    Louis Joseph Vance

  • Softly, softly, said the Doctor; Im not so sure they have gone.

    The Field of Ice

    Jules Verne

British Dictionary definitions for im

im

the internet domain name for
  1. Isle of Man

IM

abbreviation for
  1. computing instant messaging
  2. Also: i.m. intramuscular
  3. chess International Master

im-

prefix
  1. a variant of in- 1, in- 2

I'm

contraction of
  1. I am
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Word Origin and History for im

im-

variant of in- before -b-, -m-, -p-, in the sense of "not, opposite of" (immobile, impersonal) as well as "in, into" (implant, impoverish). See in-. In some English words it alternates with em- (1).

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im in Medicine

IM

abbr.
  1. internal medicine
  2. intramuscular
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