Am

/əm/ adj, adv, contraction, name, noun, verb, slang

adj, adv, contraction, name, noun, verb, slang ·Common ·High school level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Initialism of Master of Arts. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
  2. 2
    modulation of the amplitude of the (radio) carrier wave wordnet
  3. 3
    Initialism of Assembly Member, a title similar to MP, placed after the name of a Member of the Welsh National Assembly. UK, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, historical, initialism, uncountable
  4. 4
    a master's degree in arts and sciences wordnet
  5. 5
    Initialism of automated mapping, used in conjunction with Facilities Managements abbreviations (AM/FM). abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
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  1. 6
    a radioactive transuranic metallic element; discovered by bombarding uranium with helium atoms wordnet
  2. 7
    Member of the Order of Australia. countable, uncountable
  3. 8
    the period between midnight and noon wordnet
  4. 9
    Initialism of amplitude modulation; radio programming broadcasted in this form. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable

    "That station is available on both AM and FM."

  5. 10
    Initialism of additive manufacturing. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable

    "The system, says Freeman is currently being used to assess exactly how AM powders pack and flow to ensure process efficiency and consistent product quality."

Verb
  1. 1
    first-person singular present indicative of be first-person, form-of, indicative, present, singular

    "He ſaid, I am the voice of one crying in the wilderneſſe: Make ſtraight the way of the Loꝛd, as ſaid the Pꝛophet Eſaias."

Adjective
  1. 1
    Shortened form of America or American, particularly as used in commercial names.
  2. 2
    Shortened form of amateur, particularly as used in commercial names.
Adverb
  1. 1
    Initialism of anno mundi abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, not-comparable
  2. 2
    Alternative form of a.m. (“before noon”). alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
  3. 3
    Alternative spelling of a.m.. alt-of, alternative, not-comparable

    "On 1 August 2014 at approximately 12 am, in Lingya and Chienchen Districts of Kaohsiung City, a series of explosions from underground pipelines and sewer system occurred."

Adverb
  1. 1
    before 12 noon wordnet
Contraction
  1. 1
    Contraction of I + am. abbreviation, alt-of, contraction, dialectal, informal
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Abbreviation of Amazonas: a state of Brazil. abbreviation, alt-of
  2. 2
    Initialism of Aston Martin. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
  3. 3
    Initialism of Arctic Monkeys. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

Synonyms

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a.m.a.m.ack emmaamericiumamplitude modulationamplitude modulation

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"You're in better shape than I am."

Etymology

From Middle English am, em, from Old English eam, eom (“am”), from Proto-West Germanic *im, from Proto-Germanic *immi, *izmi (“am”, form of the verb *wesaną (“to be; dwell”)), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ésmi (“I am, I exist”). Cognate with Old Norse em (Old Swedish æm (“am”)), Gothic 𐌹𐌼 (im, “am”), Ancient Greek εἰμῐ́ (eimĭ́, “am”), Old Armenian եմ (em, “am”), Albanian jam (“am”).

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