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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

Noun Inflected Forms

• IM's
  plural
• IMs
  plural

Etymology

Origin of IM¹

First recorded in 1990–95

Origin of -im⁷

From Hebrew

Example Sentences

"I jarred my knee earlier so i'm going to have to go and get that checked out."

From BBC • May 14, 2026

Altman said in a post on X, "i'm looking forward to returning to openai."

From Reuters • Nov. 22, 2023

Banchero tweeted “game ain’t even started yet i’m in here star struck.”

From Seattle Times • Jun. 7, 2023

The family has since named the bear Marty Bearnard and given him his own Instagram account with a bio that reads: “Currently I am hibernating until i’m ready for hot bear summer.”

From New York Times • Jan. 9, 2023

I want us to talk as friends, and you're standing there holding that blasted tray looking like you're about to wander off any second.' i'm sorry, sir.'

From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro

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