pm
noun
a private message sent to another user of a social media service or private messaging service.
pm
1 American
Or
PM
noun
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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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The night tours, which run until 11:00 pm, are sold out and tourists on one visit this week spoke of a "magical" and "romantic" atmosphere in the illuminated monument.
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 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
However, call logs obtained by the Tagesspiegel newspaper showed that no official calls were made before 12:45 pm on the day.
From Barron's ● Jul. 10, 2026
Three World Cup matches were slated for Friday in the US, including in Miami where Argentina and Cape Verde face off at 6 pm.
From Barron's ● Jul. 3, 2026
He is deter- pm honoringPresident mined to find evidence that will link the Abraham Lincoln. man to the two strangers.
From "Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever" by Bill O'Reilly
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
ALBUS: Pm just asking you, Dad, if you’ll — if you’ll just stand a little away from me.
From "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child" by J.K. Rowling
“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
“Go on. Pm sure you can find something to clean, anyway.”
From "The Running Dream" by Wendelin Van Draanen
“It’s not that Pm tired,” he said to himself, aloud.
From "The Voyage Of The Frog" by Gary Paulsen
It has said it will keep two roads open until 4:00 pm. to allow people to escape.
From Reuters ● Oct. 14, 2023
But you and your children don’t need to be up until 10 pm. every night emailing assignments.
From Slate ● Apr. 30, 2020
“Your presence is requested tomorrow night at 7:30 pm. Career opportunities will be discussed. Best, ND.”
From Salon ● Aug. 22, 2016
“Recess until 1 pm. Probably not the printer. Not an accident this happened when Sen. Mike Lee arrived. Can he fix printers?” tweeted Ben Ginsburg, a veteran Republican lawyer and RNC rules expert.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2016
“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
The Treasury will announce the results of a $16 billion auction of 20-year notes at 1 p.m.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 19, 2026
Minutes from the Federal Reserve Open Market Committee’s July meeting will be released at 2 p.m.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 19, 2026
The VMAs will be broadcast live on CBS from the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles on Sept. 27 at 4:30 p.m., and simulcast on MTV and Paramount+.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
Then, from just before 7:30 a.m. that morning to about 1:45 p.m. on Jan. 30, it stopped transmitting its location, a common tactic used by shadow-fleet tankers to obscure their activities.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
The game was scheduled for 7:30 p.m., which left the whole day for more practice.
From "The Million Dollar Shot" by Dan Gutman
In the WSJ interview, Trump moved the deadline to Tuesday, and on Sunday afternoon, without elaboration, Trump posted “Tuesday, 8:00 P.M. Eastern Time!”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 6, 2026
Trump, who briefly spent time Sunday visiting his golf club outside Washington, D.C., also posted cryptically to his social media feed: “Tuesday, 8:00 P.M. Eastern Time!”
From Barron's ● Apr. 5, 2026
A few hours later, in a post on the same platform he said: "Tuesday, 8:00 P.M. Eastern Time!"
From BBC ● Apr. 5, 2026
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 2:00 P.M. before they finally found one and installed it.
From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland
Despite being dubbed the "first TikTok PM", Burnham only opened an account in May.
From Barron's ● Aug. 16, 2026
That episode, which aired in July, had already landed the PM in hot water because of "inappropriate" comments he made about popstar Kylie Minogue.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
Downing Street will hope the events of the last week will be remembered as a PM who has forced the system to do what he wanted.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
In this three-part podcast series, “The AI Therapist,” WSJ What’s News PM host Alex Ossola explores the growing industry of AI offerings for mental health.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026
Step one would be simple: He was to stand by a specific lamppost at seven PM on a Tuesday, holding a shopping bag.
From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau
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