"IMO" meaning in English

See IMO in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: imo [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-prop}} IMO
  1. (UN, nautical) Initialism of International Maritime Organization. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: International Maritime Organization Translations (International Maritime Organization): OMI [feminine] (Galician), Internationale Seeschifffahrts-Organisation [feminine] (German), Międzynarodowa Organizacja Morska [feminine] (Polish), OMI [feminine] (Spanish), Uluslararası Denizcilik Teşkilatı (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-IMO-en-name-LhsO2a8N Categories (other): Nautical, United Nations, English entries with incorrect language header, English hedges, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Thai translations, Terms with Turkish translations, Organizations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 67 24 4 5 Disambiguation of English hedges: 44 16 9 30 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 85 9 2 4 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 70 19 3 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 69 22 3 7 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 72 16 4 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 79 14 3 5 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 73 18 3 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 71 17 5 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 77 14 3 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 68 16 7 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Thai translations: 72 20 3 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 68 16 7 9 Disambiguation of Organizations: 83 12 2 3 Topics: nautical, transport Disambiguation of 'International Maritime Organization': 90 10
  2. Initialism of International Mathematical Olympiad. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: International Mathematical Olympiad
    Sense id: en-IMO-en-name-~DHApcTo

Noun

Forms: IMOs [plural], imo [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} IMO (countable and uncountable, plural IMOs)
  1. (business) :Template:init of. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (information management officer): bilgi yönetim subayı (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-IMO-en-noun-tTirM6u7 Categories (other): Business Topics: business

Prepositional phrase

Forms: imo [alternative]
  1. (informal, Internet slang, text messaging) Initialism of in my opinion. Tags: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, informal, initialism Alternative form of: in my opinion Related terms: IMHO [Internet, slang], IMNSHO [Internet, slang] Translations (in my opinion): imo (French), àmha (French), à mon avis (French), à mon humble avis (French), meines Erachtens <m. E.> (German), meiner Meinung nach (German), en mi opinión (Spanish), efter min mening [common-gender] (Swedish), enligt min åsikt [common-gender] (Swedish), enligt mitt förmenande (Swedish), i mitt tycke (Swedish), enligt mig (Swedish), คหสต. (Thai), bence (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-IMO-en-prep_phrase-Aai3QKC3

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "imo",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "prep_phrase",
  "senses": [
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "word": "in my opinion"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [],
      "glosses": [
        "Initialism of in my opinion."
      ],
      "id": "en-IMO-en-prep_phrase-Aai3QKC3",
      "links": [
        [
          "Internet",
          "Internet"
        ],
        [
          "text messaging",
          "text messaging"
        ],
        [
          "in my opinion",
          "in my opinion#English"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(informal, Internet slang, text messaging) Initialism of in my opinion."
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "tags": [
            "Internet",
            "slang"
          ],
          "word": "IMHO"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "Internet",
            "slang"
          ],
          "word": "IMNSHO"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Internet",
        "abbreviation",
        "alt-of",
        "informal",
        "initialism"
      ],
      "translations": [
        {
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "lang_code": "fr",
          "sense": "in my opinion",
          "word": "imo"
        },
        {
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "lang_code": "fr",
          "sense": "in my opinion",
          "word": "àmha"
        },
        {
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "lang_code": "fr",
          "sense": "in my opinion",
          "word": "à mon avis"
        },
        {
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "lang_code": "fr",
          "sense": "in my opinion",
          "word": "à mon humble avis"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "lang_code": "de",
          "sense": "in my opinion",
          "word": "meines Erachtens <m. E.>"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "lang_code": "de",
          "sense": "in my opinion",
          "word": "meiner Meinung nach"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "lang_code": "es",
          "sense": "in my opinion",
          "word": "en mi opinión"
        },
        {
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "lang_code": "sv",
          "sense": "in my opinion",
          "tags": [
            "common-gender"
          ],
          "word": "efter min mening"
        },
        {
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "lang_code": "sv",
          "sense": "in my opinion",
          "tags": [
            "common-gender"
          ],
          "word": "enligt min åsikt"
        },
        {
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "lang_code": "sv",
          "sense": "in my opinion",
          "word": "enligt mitt förmenande"
        },
        {
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "lang_code": "sv",
          "sense": "in my opinion",
          "word": "i mitt tycke"
        },
        {
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "lang_code": "sv",
          "sense": "in my opinion",
          "word": "enligt mig"
        },
        {
          "code": "th",
          "lang": "Thai",
          "lang_code": "th",
          "sense": "in my opinion",
          "word": "คหสต."
        },
        {
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "lang_code": "tr",
          "sense": "in my opinion",
          "word": "bence"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "IMO"
}

{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "IMOs",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "imo",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "~"
      },
      "expansion": "IMO (countable and uncountable, plural IMOs)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Business",
          "orig": "en:Business",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Template:init of."
      ],
      "id": "en-IMO-en-noun-tTirM6u7",
      "links": [
        [
          "business",
          "business"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(business) :Template:init of."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "countable",
        "uncountable"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "business"
      ],
      "translations": [
        {
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "lang_code": "tr",
          "sense": "information management officer",
          "word": "bilgi yönetim subayı"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "IMO"
}

{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "imo",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "IMO",
      "name": "en-prop"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "word": "International Maritime Organization"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Nautical",
          "orig": "en:Nautical",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "United Nations",
          "orig": "en:United Nations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "67 24 4 5",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "44 16 9 30",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English hedges",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "85 9 2 4",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Entries with translation boxes",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "70 19 3 7",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "69 22 3 7",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "72 16 4 8",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with French translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "79 14 3 5",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Galician translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "73 18 3 6",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with German translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "71 17 5 8",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Polish translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "77 14 3 6",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Spanish translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "68 16 7 9",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Swedish translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "72 20 3 6",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Thai translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "68 16 7 9",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Turkish translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "83 12 2 3",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Organizations",
          "orig": "en:Organizations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              24,
              27
            ]
          ],
          "ref": "2022 February 9, Karen McVeigh, “‘Oil spills of our time’: experts sound alarm about plastic lost in cargo ship disasters ”, in The Guardian, Guardian Media Group, retrieved 11 Feb 2022, Seascape: the state of our oceans:",
          "text": "Sri Lanka has asked the IMO to classify plastic pellets as toxic substances, and Vanuatu is calling for better reporting of containers lost at sea.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Initialism of International Maritime Organization."
      ],
      "id": "en-IMO-en-name-LhsO2a8N",
      "links": [
        [
          "UN",
          "United Nations"
        ],
        [
          "nautical",
          "nautical"
        ],
        [
          "International Maritime Organization",
          "International Maritime Organization#English"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "UN",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(UN, nautical) Initialism of International Maritime Organization."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "abbreviation",
        "alt-of",
        "initialism"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "nautical",
        "transport"
      ],
      "translations": [
        {
          "_dis1": "90 10",
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "lang_code": "gl",
          "sense": "International Maritime Organization",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "OMI"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "90 10",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "lang_code": "de",
          "sense": "International Maritime Organization",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "Internationale Seeschifffahrts-Organisation"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "90 10",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "lang_code": "pl",
          "sense": "International Maritime Organization",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "Międzynarodowa Organizacja Morska"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "90 10",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "lang_code": "es",
          "sense": "International Maritime Organization",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "OMI"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "90 10",
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "lang_code": "tr",
          "sense": "International Maritime Organization",
          "word": "Uluslararası Denizcilik Teşkilatı"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "word": "International Mathematical Olympiad"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [],
      "glosses": [
        "Initialism of International Mathematical Olympiad."
      ],
      "id": "en-IMO-en-name-~DHApcTo",
      "links": [
        [
          "International Mathematical Olympiad",
          "w:International Mathematical Olympiad"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "abbreviation",
        "alt-of",
        "initialism"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "IMO"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "English countable nouns",
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English hedges",
    "English lemmas",
    "English nouns",
    "English prepositional phrases",
    "English proper nouns",
    "English uncountable nouns",
    "Entries with translation boxes",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Terms with French translations",
    "Terms with Galician translations",
    "Terms with German translations",
    "Terms with Polish translations",
    "Terms with Spanish translations",
    "Terms with Swedish translations",
    "Terms with Thai translations",
    "Terms with Turkish translations",
    "en:Organizations"
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "imo",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "prep_phrase",
  "related": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Internet",
        "slang"
      ],
      "word": "IMHO"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Internet",
        "slang"
      ],
      "word": "IMNSHO"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "word": "in my opinion"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        "English informal terms",
        "English initialisms",
        "English internet slang",
        "English text messaging slang"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Initialism of in my opinion."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Internet",
          "Internet"
        ],
        [
          "text messaging",
          "text messaging"
        ],
        [
          "in my opinion",
          "in my opinion#English"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(informal, Internet slang, text messaging) Initialism of in my opinion."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Internet",
        "abbreviation",
        "alt-of",
        "informal",
        "initialism"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "lang_code": "fr",
      "sense": "in my opinion",
      "word": "imo"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "lang_code": "fr",
      "sense": "in my opinion",
      "word": "àmha"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "lang_code": "fr",
      "sense": "in my opinion",
      "word": "à mon avis"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "lang_code": "fr",
      "sense": "in my opinion",
      "word": "à mon humble avis"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "in my opinion",
      "word": "meines Erachtens <m. E.>"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "in my opinion",
      "word": "meiner Meinung nach"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "lang_code": "es",
      "sense": "in my opinion",
      "word": "en mi opinión"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "lang_code": "sv",
      "sense": "in my opinion",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "efter min mening"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "lang_code": "sv",
      "sense": "in my opinion",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "enligt min åsikt"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "lang_code": "sv",
      "sense": "in my opinion",
      "word": "enligt mitt förmenande"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "lang_code": "sv",
      "sense": "in my opinion",
      "word": "i mitt tycke"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "lang_code": "sv",
      "sense": "in my opinion",
      "word": "enligt mig"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "lang_code": "th",
      "sense": "in my opinion",
      "word": "คหสต."
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "lang_code": "tr",
      "sense": "in my opinion",
      "word": "bence"
    }
  ],
  "word": "IMO"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "English countable nouns",
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English hedges",
    "English lemmas",
    "English nouns",
    "English prepositional phrases",
    "English proper nouns",
    "English uncountable nouns",
    "Entries with translation boxes",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Terms with French translations",
    "Terms with Galician translations",
    "Terms with German translations",
    "Terms with Polish translations",
    "Terms with Spanish translations",
    "Terms with Swedish translations",
    "Terms with Thai translations",
    "Terms with Turkish translations",
    "en:Organizations"
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "IMOs",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "imo",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "~"
      },
      "expansion": "IMO (countable and uncountable, plural IMOs)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "en:Business"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Template:init of."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "business",
          "business"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(business) :Template:init of."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "countable",
        "uncountable"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "business"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "lang_code": "tr",
      "sense": "information management officer",
      "word": "bilgi yönetim subayı"
    }
  ],
  "word": "IMO"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "English countable nouns",
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English hedges",
    "English lemmas",
    "English nouns",
    "English prepositional phrases",
    "English proper nouns",
    "English uncountable nouns",
    "Entries with translation boxes",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Terms with French translations",
    "Terms with Galician translations",
    "Terms with German translations",
    "Terms with Polish translations",
    "Terms with Spanish translations",
    "Terms with Swedish translations",
    "Terms with Thai translations",
    "Terms with Turkish translations",
    "en:Organizations"
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "imo",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "IMO",
      "name": "en-prop"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "word": "International Maritime Organization"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        "English initialisms",
        "English terms with quotations",
        "en:Nautical",
        "en:United Nations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              24,
              27
            ]
          ],
          "ref": "2022 February 9, Karen McVeigh, “‘Oil spills of our time’: experts sound alarm about plastic lost in cargo ship disasters ”, in The Guardian, Guardian Media Group, retrieved 11 Feb 2022, Seascape: the state of our oceans:",
          "text": "Sri Lanka has asked the IMO to classify plastic pellets as toxic substances, and Vanuatu is calling for better reporting of containers lost at sea.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Initialism of International Maritime Organization."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "UN",
          "United Nations"
        ],
        [
          "nautical",
          "nautical"
        ],
        [
          "International Maritime Organization",
          "International Maritime Organization#English"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "UN",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(UN, nautical) Initialism of International Maritime Organization."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "abbreviation",
        "alt-of",
        "initialism"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "nautical",
        "transport"
      ]
    },
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "word": "International Mathematical Olympiad"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        "English initialisms"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Initialism of International Mathematical Olympiad."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "International Mathematical Olympiad",
          "w:International Mathematical Olympiad"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "abbreviation",
        "alt-of",
        "initialism"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "lang_code": "gl",
      "sense": "International Maritime Organization",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "OMI"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "International Maritime Organization",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Internationale Seeschifffahrts-Organisation"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "lang_code": "pl",
      "sense": "International Maritime Organization",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Międzynarodowa Organizacja Morska"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "lang_code": "es",
      "sense": "International Maritime Organization",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "OMI"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "lang_code": "tr",
      "sense": "International Maritime Organization",
      "word": "Uluslararası Denizcilik Teşkilatı"
    }
  ],
  "word": "IMO"
}

Download raw JSONL data for IMO meaning in English (7.0kB)


This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable English dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2026-02-01 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2026-01-01 using wiktextract (f492ef9 and 9905b1f). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.