am
Noun
- a radioactive transuranic metallic element; discovered by bombarding uranium with helium atoms
- a master's degree in arts and sciences
- modulation of the amplitude of the (radio) carrier wave
Verb
Verb Forms: be, am, is, are, was, were, being, been
- The first person singular present tense of the verb 'to be'.
- First-person singular present tense of the verb 'to be'.
- have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)
- be identical to; be someone or something
- occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere
- have an existence, be extant
- happen, occur, take place
- be identical or equivalent to
- form or compose
- work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a specific function
- represent, as of a character on stage
- "Derek Jacobi was Hamlet"
- spend or use time
- have life, be alive
- to remain unmolested, undisturbed, or uninterrupted -- used only in infinitive form
- be priced at
- first-person singular present indicative of be
Contraction
- Contraction of I am.
Adv
- Alternative spelling of a.m..
Examples
- I think, therefore I am... going to play AM for 4 points.
- When I AM playing Words With Friends, I prefer strategic tile placement over just long words.
Origin / Etymology
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 (“I am, I 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”).
Synonyms
americium, amplitude modulation, Artium Magister, atomic number 95, be, comprise, constitute, cost, embody, equal, exist, follow, live, MA, make up, Master of Arts, personify, represent
Antonyms
Scrabble Score: 4
am: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordam: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
am: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary