Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pm

/ˌpiː ˈɛm/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.69 in modern English

Syllables: pm
IPA: /ˌpiː ˈɛm/

6

Scrabble Score

2

Letters

2

Syllables

2

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Initialism of post mortem.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Initialism of prime minister.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Initialism of private message.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Initialism of personal message.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Initialism of price match.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Initialism of project management.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Initialism of project manager.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Initialism of performance management.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"‘We ought to have a P.M. report by ten o'clock, preliminary anyway.’"
"Send me a PM if interested."
"PM_(2.5)"
"In the United States, there was a daily mortality increase of 0.79 percent for each 10 micrograms per cubic meter increase in PM 10 and a 1.58 percent increase for each 10 microgram increase in PM 2.5."
"PM me if you want more information."
"Today the sun sets at 8:25 PM"

Usage

Inflected Forms

PMs (plural) P.M. (alternative) PMs (present, singular) PMing (participle, present) PMed (participle, past) PMed (past)

Phrases

good PM

Frequently Paired Words

IM MP

Synonyms

DM post meridiem p.m. autopsy necropsy postmortem post-mortem postmortem examination post-mortem examination

Antonyms

am

Rhymes With

them em stem gm fm gem atm condemn rpm chem rem prem

Questions

How do you pronounce pm?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌpiː ˈɛm/.
What does pm mean?: Initialism of post mortem.

How to pronounce pm

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