I'm

UK, UK/aɪm/Northumbria, UK/aːm/US/a(ɪ)m/also, unstressed/əm/

A form of i — The ninth letter of the English alphabet, called i and written in the Latin script.

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Meanings

contraction

alternative obsolete I 'm

  1. abbreviationcontractionContraction of I + am.

    Synonyms: am, cham

Synonyms & antonyms

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Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*éǵh₂
  2. Proto-Indo-European*e-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*eǵh₂óm
  4. Proto-Germanic*eka
  5. Proto-Germanic*ek
  6. Proto-West Germanic*ik
  7. Old Englishiċ
  8. Middle Englishik, ich, ī
  9. EnglishI
  10. Proto-Indo-European*h₁es-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*h₁ésmi
  12. Proto-Germanic*immi
  13. Proto-West Germanic*im
  14. Old Englisheom
  15. Middle Englisham
  16. Englisham
  17. EnglishI'm

Contraction of I am.

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Translations

Arabic أَنَا ..., أَكُونُ
  • أَنَا ... (ʔanā ...)Contraction
  • أَكُونُ (ʔakūnu)Contraction
Catalan jo sóc
  • jo sócContraction
Chinese Mandarin 我是
  • 我是 (wǒ shì)Contraction
Danish jeg er
  • jeg erContraction
Dutch ik ben ...
  • ik ben ...Contraction
Esperanto mi estas
  • mi estasContraction
Finnish minä olen, olen
  • minä olenContraction
  • olenContraction
  • minulla onContraction
  • oonContraction
French chuis
  • chuisContraction
German ich bin ...
  • ich bin ...Contraction
Greek είμαι
  • είμαι (eímai)Contraction
Hebrew אני ...
  • אני ... (aní ...)Contraction
Hindi मैं... हूँ
  • मैं... हूँ (ma͠i... hū̃)Contraction
Hungarian ... vagyok
  • ... vagyokContraction
Icelandic ég er
  • ég erContraction
Italian sono
  • sonoContraction
Japanese 私は...です
  • 私は...です (watashi wa ... desu)Contraction
Korean 저는 ...(이)예요
  • 저는 ...(이)예요Contraction
Latin sum
  • sumContraction
Norwegian Bokmål jeg er
  • jeg erContraction
Persian ... هستم, ... ام
  • ... هستم (... hastam)Contraction
  • ... امContraction
  • ... ـمContraction
Portuguese (eu) sou, (eu) estou
  • (eu) souContraction
  • (eu) estouContraction
Romanian eu sunt, sunt
  • eu suntContraction
  • suntContraction
Slovak som ...
  • som ...Contraction
Spanish (yo) soy, (yo) estoy
  • (yo) soyContraction
  • (yo) estoyContraction
Swedish jag är
  • jag ärContraction
Tagalog ako si
  • ako siContraction
Thai ผมเป็น..., ดิฉันเป็น...
  • ผมเป็น... (pom bpen ...)Contraction
  • ดิฉันเป็น... (dichan bpen ...)Contraction
  • ดิฉัน... (dichan ...)Contraction
Ukrainian я ...
  • я ... (ja ...)Contraction
Vietnamese tôi là ...
  • tôi là ...Contraction
Yiddish כ׳בין
  • כ׳בין (kh'bin)Contraction

Rhymes & wordplay

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Cite this entry
APA

I'm. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/I'm

MLA

“I'm.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/I'm. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “I'm,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/I'm.

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