am
//əm//
Forms
- Plural
- ams
Definitions
1.Alternative form of a.m. (“before noon”).
2.Alternative spelling of a.m..
- 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.
1.Member of the Order of Australia.
1.first-person singular present indicative of be
- Marsha, I am in the kitchen!
1.Shortened form of America or American, particularly as used in commercial names.
2.Shortened form of amateur, particularly as used in commercial names.
Frequency
Overall
Common· #1500
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Common
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Rare
Etymology
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₁es-
Proto-Indo-European *h₁ésmi
Proto-Germanic *immi
Proto-West Germanic *im
Old English eom
Middle English am
English am