am
1st person singular present indicative of be.
Origin of am
1Other definitions for Am (2 of 7)
americium.
Other definitions for AM (3 of 7)
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
3Other definitions for a.m. (4 of 7)
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.
Origin of a.m.
4usage note For a.m.
- Compare p.m.
Other definitions for A/m (5 of 7)
ampere per meter.
Other definitions for Am. (6 of 7)
America.
American.
Other definitions for A.M. (7 of 7)
Master of Arts.
Origin of A.M.
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How to use am in a sentence
At 1:42 a.m., a commenter bluntly asked: “Jeff, Is it true you are a convicted sex offender?”
Sleazy Billionaire’s Double Life Featured Beach Parties With Stephen Hawking | M.L. Nestel | January 8, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTIt was supposed to land in Singapore at 8:57 a.m. local time.
The Presumed Crash of AirAsia Flight QZ8501 Is Nothing Like MH370 | Lennox Samuels | December 29, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBut Brooklyn was still Brooklyn, and at 1:45 a.m. a dispatcher could be heard saying on the police radio, “Shots fired by an MOS.”
MOSCOW — The capital of Chechnya, Grozny, seemed to blow up around 1:00 a.m. on Thursday morning.
Fierce Fighting in Grozny Raises Specter of ISIS Influence in Russia | Anna Nemtsova | December 4, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBy the time he arrived there at 3:22 a.m., with a blood alcohol content more than twice the legal limit, he was comatose.
Before Eric Garner, There Was Michael Stewart: The Tragic Story of the Real-Life Radio Raheem | Marlow Stern | December 4, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
There was a nice breeze from the eastward at 10 A.M., and like a flight of swans the yachts were away together.
Yachting Vol. 2 | Various.The start took place at 10 A.M., on the Monday morning, when the weather was fine, wind tolerably fresh from south and west.
Yachting Vol. 2 | Various.At 10 A.M. a fleet of eleven men-of-war appeared in the north-west, steering towards us.
The British Expedition to the Crimea | William Howard RussellFor this same authority further on says, "It was 11 A.M. before we came in sight of the Alma."
The British Expedition to the Crimea | William Howard RussellIf both meet together at the same hour, say eleven o'clock, the one will reckon 11 A.M., the other 11 P.M.
British Dictionary definitions for am (1 of 8)
Origin of am
1British Dictionary definitions for am (2 of 8)
See AM (def. 5)
See a.m.
British Dictionary definitions for am (3 of 8)
Armenia
British Dictionary definitions for Am (4 of 8)
americium
British Dictionary definitions for AM (5 of 8)
associate member
Assembly Member (of the National Assembly of Wales)
Albert Medal
US Master of Arts
Also: am amplitude modulation
See a.m.
Member of the Order of Australia
Armenia (international car registration)
British Dictionary definitions for a.m. (6 of 8)
Origin of a.m.
6British Dictionary definitions for Am. (7 of 8)
America(n)
British Dictionary definitions for A/M (8 of 8)
Air Marshal
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Scientific definitions for Am (1 of 2)
Scientific definitions for AM (2 of 2)
Abbreviation of amplitude modulation
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