pm
noun
a private message sent to another user of a social media service or private messaging service.
pm
1 American
Or
PM
noun
-
pms,
plural
-
pm's
plural
verb (used with object)
pm'd,
pmed,
pm'ing,
pming
Pm
2
American
Symbol, Chemistry.
pm.
3
American
abbreviation
p.m.
4
American
abbreviation
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after noon.
-
the period between noon and midnight.
P.M.
5
American
Or
PM
abbreviation
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Police Magistrate.
PM
1
British
abbreviation
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Prime Minister
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Past Master (of a fraternity)
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Paymaster
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Postmaster
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military Provost Marshal
p.m.
2
British
abbreviation
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(indicating the time period from midday to midnight) post meridiem See a.m.
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post-mortem (examination)
Pm
3
British
symbol
pm
4
British
abbreviation
pm
5
British
abbreviation
Usage
See a.m.
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of pm1
First recorded in 2000–05
Origin of p.m.4
From Latin post merīdiem
Example Sentences
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In a post on Facebook, the sheriff’s office said, “The men summited at 7:00 pm that evening, well after the recommended turnaround time of 12:00 pm, and descended in the dark.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
If competing platforms adopt equivalent commitments, the overnight block widens to 10:00 pm to 7:00 am and the daily allowance drops to 60 minutes per app, capped at two hours across all of them.
From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026
Heck, I’m past 65 and still hit the dance floor from 10 pm to 1:30 am.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
The fire on the Energos Winter, however, proved far more difficult to control and continued burning until around 8:00 pm after the crew had quickly evacuated the vessel.
From Barron's ● Aug. 1, 2026
Typed on Daddy’s Royal typewriter at 3:27 pm on Wed.,
From Each Little Bird That Sings by Deborah Wiles
Authorities had limited miracle-seeking hours between 7 a. m. and 5 p. m., then from 2 p. m. to 5 Pm.
From Time Magazine Archive
“Doctor, Pm thirsty . . .” He had water brought to me .
From "Night" by Elie Wiesel
“How exciting! But Pm afraid you seem perhaps too small to be very dangerous, and as for untrustworthy, we shall see, I suppose. Tell me how you know our Nightingale.”
From "The Marvels" by Brian Selznick
“Basically, I really need them, and one way or the other, Pm going to get them. Only in today’s sick society can a man be persecuted for reading too many books.”
From "I Am the Messenger" by Markus Zusak
“It’s not that Pm tired,” he said to himself, aloud.
From "The Voyage Of The Frog" by Gary Paulsen
But you and your children don’t need to be up until 10 pm. every night emailing assignments.
From Slate ● Apr. 30, 2020
“According to my body, it’s 8:45 pm. Just cresting into the night.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 22, 2016
“Your presence is requested tomorrow night at 7:30 pm. Career opportunities will be discussed. Best, ND.”
From Salon ● Aug. 22, 2016
Harry Connick Jr. performs at 8 pm. on Friday and Saturday.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 11, 2015
“It’s 2:46 pm. Couldn’t you have finished the day without getting in trouble?”
From "Black Brother, Black Brother" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
Several Coast Guard vessels began a search for the boat, ultimately locating it around 8:30 p.m.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
It ignited near Ortega Highway and Gibby Road around 3 p.m., according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
Say something like, “Let’s grab drinks around 8:30 p.m. I want to cook myself dinner before our fun night out.”
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 2, 2026
Five years later, “The Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show” is the country’s number one talk radio show in its time slot, between 12 to 3 p.m.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
The plume gradually lowered until a subsequent eruption at 5:00 p.m.
From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone
Pierre Bienaimé is an audio producer on the P.M. edition of What's News, The Wall Street Journal's twice-daily podcast covering the biggest headlines and business news.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026
Later, the US president posted again - "Tuesday, 8:00 P.M. Eastern Time!" - an apparent extension of the deadline originally meant to expire on Monday, 6 April.
From BBC ● Apr. 5, 2026
Salesforce kicks off its three-day Dreamforce conference Tuesday, with CEO Marc Benioff’s keynote address scheduled to begin at 1 P.M.
From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2025
Hip-hop group Jungle Brothers sampled the track in their single "J. Beez Comin' Through" and so did R&B artist P.M.
From Salon ● Dec. 30, 2024
It was a little past 6:00 P.M. before they managed to hook up enough batteries to get the first gauges working.
From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland
In a BBC interview shortly after stepping down as PM, Sir Keir said he would stay as an MP until the next general election.
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026
But things are about to get a lot tougher, with MPs finally getting a chance to grill the new PM when he makes a statement to Parliament on his priorities as PM.
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026
"I'll continue to, hopefully, maintain an informal relationship with the PM and his team," he added.
From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2026
Yet a less gimmicky video, straightforwardly listing the five things he said he had done in his first week as PM, got five million.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
It's a little after 3:00 PM, on a day that began with me delivering lipstick to a woman at her grandparents' house and has become something very different, and all at once I am exhausted.
From "Girl in the Blue Coat" by Monica Hesse
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