"'m" meaning in English

See 'm in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /əm/, /m̩/, /m/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-'m.wav [US] Forms: ’m [canonical]
Etymology: Contraction of madam/ma'am. Etymology templates: {{m|en|madam}} madam, {{m|en|ma'am}} ma'am Head templates: {{head|en|noun|head=’m|sort='m}} ’m
  1. Represents the word madam or ma'am when used as a formal address of a female; as in yes'm and no'm.
    Sense id: en-'m-en-noun-jjKT2QFL Categories (other): English clitics Disambiguation of English clitics: 35 13 41 11
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Pronoun

IPA: /əm/, /m̩/, /m/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-'m.wav [US]
Head templates: {{head|en|pronoun|||||||||||||||||||head=}} 'm, {{en-pron}} 'm
  1. Alternative form of 'em Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: 'em
    Sense id: en-'m-en-pron-MH4RUomq Categories (other): English clitics, English pronouns Disambiguation of English clitics: 35 13 41 11
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

IPA: /əm/, /m̩/, /m/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-'m.wav [US] Forms: ’m [canonical]
Etymology: Contraction of am. Etymology templates: {{m|en|am}} am Head templates: {{head|en|verb form|clitic|cat2=clitics|head=’m|sort='m}} ’m (clitic)
  1. Am, used especially in I'm. Tags: clitic
    Sense id: en-'m-en-verb-jSmgUfPe Categories (other): English clitics, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English clitics: 35 13 41 11 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 39 7 50 4 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 33 6 58 3 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 25 7 63 4
  2. (dialect) Various forms of be. Tags: clitic, dialectal
    Sense id: en-'m-en-verb-D~ngUpux Categories (other): English clitics Disambiguation of English clitics: 35 13 41 11
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: ’d, ’ll, ’re, ’s [third-person], ’ve
Etymology number: 1

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