Meanings
am1
- first personindicativepresentsingularfirst-person singular present indicative of be
Marsha, I am in the kitchen!
2016, VOA Learning English (public domain)1 more example
He ſaid, I am the voice of one crying in the wilderneſſe: Make ſtraight the way of the Loꝛd, as ſaid the Pꝛophet Eſaias.
1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, John 1:23
am2
- alternativenot comparableAlternative 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.
2017, Huei-Ru Hsieh et al., “Lessons Learned from the 0801 Petrochemical Pipeline Explosions in Kaohsiung City”, in Fire Science and Technology 2015: The Proceedings of 10th Asia-Oceania Symposium on Fire Science and Technology, →DOI, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 183
AM3
alternative A.M. · alternative A. M. · alternative A M
- abbreviationinitialismInitialism of Aston Martin.
- abbreviationinitialismentertainmentInitialism of Arctic Monkeys.
alternative A.M. · alternative A. M. · alternative A M
- abbreviationinitialismnot comparableInitialism of anno mundi
alternative A.M. · alternative A. M. · alternative A M
- alternativenot comparableAlternative form of a.m. (“before noon”).
plural AMs · alternative A.M. · alternative A. M. · alternative A M
- abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableeducationInitialism of Master of Arts.
- UKabbreviationcountablehistoricalinitialismuncountablegovernmentInitialism of Assembly Member, a title similar to MP, placed after the name of a Member of the Welsh National Assembly.
- countableuncountableMember of the Order of Australia.
- abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablebroadcastingInitialism of amplitude modulation; radio programming broadcasted in this form.
That station is available on both AM and FM.
1 more example
They were listening to AM and complaining about the static.
- abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablebusinessInitialism of additive manufacturing.
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.
2015 September, Steven E. Kuehn, “I'm Printing Your Prescription Now, Ma'am”, in Pharmaceutical Manufacturing, Putnam Media, page 7
Am4
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna master's degree in arts and sciences
nounmodulation of the amplitude of the (radio) carrier wave
adverbbefore 12 noon
nouna radioactive transuranic metallic element; discovered by bombarding uranium with helium atoms
adverbbefore 12 noon
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁es-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁ésmi
- Proto-Germanic*immi
- Proto-West Germanic*im
- Old Englisheom
- Middle Englisham
- Englisham
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 (“to be, to 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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Spanish AM
- AMbefore noon
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with am
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“am.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/am. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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