am
[ am; unstressed uh m, m ]
/ æm; unstressed əm, m /
verb
1st person singular present indicative of be.
Origin of am
before 900; Middle English; Old English
am, eam, eom; cognate with Gothic
im, Old Norse, Armenian
em, Old Irish
am, Greek
eimí, Hittite, early Lithuanian
esmi, OCS
yesmĭ, Albanian
jam, Sanskrit
asmi < Indo-European
*Hes- be +
*-m 1st person singular +
*-i now; cf.
is
Words nearby am
alymphocytosis,
alymphoplasia,
alyson,
alyssum,
alzheimer's disease,
am,
am-dram,
am.,
am/fm,
ama,
amab
Definition for am (2 of 9)
Definition for am (3 of 9)
AM
Electronics.
amplitude modulation: a method of impressing a signal on a radio carrier wave by varying its amplitude.
Radio.
a system of broadcasting by means of amplitude modulation.
of, relating to, or utilizing such a system.
Compare FM
Asian male.
Origin of AM
First recorded in 1935–40
Definition for am (4 of 9)
be
[ bee; unstressed bee, bi ]
/ bi; unstressed bi, bɪ /
verb (used without object), present singular 1st person am, 2nd are or (Archaic) art, 3rd is, present plural are; past singular 1st person was, 2nd were or (Archaic) wast or wert, 3rd was, past plural were; present subjunctive be; past subjunctive singular 1st person were, 2nd were or (Archaic) wert, 3rd were; past subjunctive plural were; past participle been; present participle be·ing.
auxiliary verb, present singular 1st person am, 2nd are or (Archaic) art, 3rd is, present plural are; past singular 1st person was, 2nd were or (Archaic) wast or wert, 3rd was, past plural were; present subjunctive be; past subjunctive singular 1st person were, 2nd were or (Archaic) wert, 3rd were; past subjunctive plural were; past participle been; present participle be·ing.
Origin of be
before 900; Middle English
been, Old English
bēon (
bēo- (akin to Old Frisian, Old High German
bim, German
bin, Old Saxon
bium, biom (I) am, Old English, Old High German, Old Saxon
būan, Old Norse
būa reside, Latin
fuī (I) have been, Greek
phy- grow, become, Old Irish
boí (he) was, Sanskrit
bhávati (he) becomes, is, Lithuanian
búti to be, OCS
byti, Persian
būd was)) +
-n infinitive suffix. See
am,
is,
are1,
was,
were
usage note for be
See
me.
WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH be
be beeDefinition for am (5 of 9)
A and M
or A&M
Agricultural and Mechanical (college): Texas A and M.
Definition for am (6 of 9)
Definition for am (7 of 9)
A/m
ampere per meter.
Definition for am (8 of 9)
a.m.
before noon.
the period from midnight to noon, especially the period of daylight prior to noon: Shall we meet Saturday a.m.?
a morning newspaper, sometimes issued shortly before midnight.
Compare
p.m.
Origin of a.m.
From the Latin word
ante merīdiem
usage note for a.m.
The abbreviation a.m. for Latin
ante meridiem, meaning “before noon,” refers to the period from midnight until noon. One minute before noon is 11:59 a.m. One minute after noon is 12:01 p.m. Many people distinguish between noon and midnight by saying
12 noon and
12 midnight. Expressions combining a.m. with morning (
6 a.m. in the morning ) and p.m. with
afternoon, evening, or
night (
9 p.m. at night ) are redundant and occur most often in casual speech and writing. Both
a.m. and
p.m. sometimes appear in capital letters, especially in printed matter.
Definition for am (9 of 9)
A.M.
a.m.
Master of Arts.
Origin of A.M.
From the Latin word
Artium Magister
British Dictionary definitions for am (1 of 13)
Word Origin for am
Old English
eam; related to Old Norse
em, Gothic
im, Old High German
bim, Latin
sum, Greek
eimi, Sanskrit
asmi
British Dictionary definitions for am (2 of 13)
British Dictionary definitions for am (3 of 13)
am
3
the internet domain name for
Armenia
British Dictionary definitions for am (4 of 13)
Am
the chemical symbol for
americium
British Dictionary definitions for am (5 of 13)
AM
abbreviation for
British Dictionary definitions for am (6 of 13)
Am.
abbreviation for
America(n)
British Dictionary definitions for am (7 of 13)
A/M
abbreviation for (in Canada)
Air Marshal
British Dictionary definitions for am (8 of 13)
Be
the chemical symbol for
beryllium
British Dictionary definitions for am (9 of 13)
BE
abbreviation for
bill of exchange
(in the US) Board of Education
Bachelor of Education
Bachelor of Engineering
British Dictionary definitions for am (10 of 13)
Bé
abbreviation for
Baumé
British Dictionary definitions for am (11 of 13)
a.m.
A.M., am or AM
abbreviation for (indicating the time period from midnight to midday)
ante meridiem
Compare p.m.
Word Origin for a.m.
Latin: before noon
British Dictionary definitions for am (12 of 13)
be
1
/ (biː, unstressed bɪ) /
verb present singular 1st person am; 2nd person are; 3rd person is; present plural are; past singular 1st person was; 2nd person were; 3rd person was; past plural were; present participle being or past participle been (intr)
Word Origin for be
Old English
bēon; related to Old High German
bim am, Latin
fui I have been, Greek
phuein to bring forth, Sanskrit
bhavati he is
British Dictionary definitions for am (13 of 13)
be
2
the internet domain name for
Belgium
Medical definitions for am (1 of 2)
Am
The symbol for the elementamericium
Medical definitions for am (2 of 2)
Be
The symbol for the elementberyllium
Scientific definitions for am (1 of 3)
Am
The symbol for americium.
Scientific definitions for am (2 of 3)
AM
Abbreviation of amplitude modulation
Scientific definitions for am (3 of 3)
Be
The symbol for beryllium.
Idioms and Phrases with am
be