"m" meaning in English

See m in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: Abbreviations. Head templates: {{head|en|adjective}} m
  1. (grammar) Abbreviation of masculine. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: masculine
    Sense id: en-m-en-adj-WOZiQPSU Categories (other): Grammar, Terms with Hungarian translations Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 14 16 6 6 6 6 6 5 14 2 16 5 Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Character

IPA: /ɛm/, /m/ Audio: en-us-m.ogg , en-uk-m.ogg Forms: M [uppercase], ms [plural], m's [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛm
  1. The thirteenth letter of the English alphabet, called em and written in the Latin script. Tags: letter, lowercase Derived forms: m-ary, m dash, m-rule, m-spec, m-wide, m-word, m-xylene
    Sense id: en-m-en-character-snPOZvaJ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English words spelled without vowels, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Hebrew translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Ingrian translations, Terms with Khmer translations, Terms with Marathi translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 7 32 2 2 2 2 2 2 13 0 31 5 Disambiguation of English words spelled without vowels: 4 38 1 1 1 1 2 1 9 1 37 5 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 6 28 1 2 2 2 2 2 18 2 27 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Hebrew translations: 8 25 4 2 2 2 3 2 16 2 24 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 14 16 6 6 6 6 6 5 14 2 16 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Ingrian translations: 6 25 2 3 3 3 3 3 21 3 24 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Khmer translations: 7 24 4 2 2 2 3 2 19 2 23 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Marathi translations: 7 24 4 2 2 2 3 2 19 2 23 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 9 25 4 2 2 2 3 2 15 2 24 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 6 28 1 2 2 2 3 2 18 2 27 7
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: ms [plural]
Etymology: Abbreviations. Head templates: {{en-noun}} m (plural ms)
  1. Abbreviation of meter. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: meter
    Sense id: en-m-en-noun-KMNzGJtd
  2. Abbreviation of mile. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: mile
    Sense id: en-m-en-noun-HYsiapxR
  3. Abbreviation of month. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: month
    Sense id: en-m-en-noun-jK1xyuVi
  4. Abbreviation of minute. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: minute
    Sense id: en-m-en-noun-c5U28Qtx
  5. Abbreviation of million. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: million
    Sense id: en-m-en-noun-w2O03tZA
  6. Abbreviation of minim (“unit of volume”). Tags: abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: minim (extra: unit of volume)
    Sense id: en-m-en-noun-AX7mUJst
  7. (music) Abbreviation of measure. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: measure
    Sense id: en-m-en-noun-aZvr3cNd Categories (other): Music, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Hebrew translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Ingrian translations, Terms with Khmer translations, Terms with Marathi translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 7 32 2 2 2 2 2 2 13 0 31 5 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 6 28 1 2 2 2 2 2 18 2 27 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Hebrew translations: 8 25 4 2 2 2 3 2 16 2 24 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 14 16 6 6 6 6 6 5 14 2 16 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Ingrian translations: 6 25 2 3 3 3 3 3 21 3 24 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Khmer translations: 7 24 4 2 2 2 3 2 19 2 23 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Marathi translations: 7 24 4 2 2 2 3 2 19 2 23 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 9 25 4 2 2 2 3 2 15 2 24 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 6 28 1 2 2 2 3 2 18 2 27 7 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
  8. (obsolete) thousand Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-m-en-noun-oK86SM-t
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Numeral

IPA: /ɛm/, /m/ Audio: en-us-m.ogg , en-uk-m.ogg Forms: M [uppercase], ms [plural], m's [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛm
  1. The thirteenth numeral symbol of the English alphabet, called em and written in the Latin script. Tags: lowercase
    Sense id: en-m-en-num-id5VuoDb Categories (other): English ordinal numbers, English entries with incorrect language header, English numeral symbols, English words spelled without vowels, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Hebrew translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Ingrian translations, Terms with Khmer translations, Terms with Marathi translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 7 32 2 2 2 2 2 2 13 0 31 5 Disambiguation of English numeral symbols: 38 62 Disambiguation of English words spelled without vowels: 4 38 1 1 1 1 2 1 9 1 37 5 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 6 28 1 2 2 2 2 2 18 2 27 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Hebrew translations: 8 25 4 2 2 2 3 2 16 2 24 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 14 16 6 6 6 6 6 5 14 2 16 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Ingrian translations: 6 25 2 3 3 3 3 3 21 3 24 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Khmer translations: 7 24 4 2 2 2 3 2 19 2 23 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Marathi translations: 7 24 4 2 2 2 3 2 19 2 23 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 9 25 4 2 2 2 3 2 15 2 24 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 6 28 1 2 2 2 3 2 18 2 27 7
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

Etymology: Abbreviations. Head templates: {{head|en|verb}} m
  1. (knitting) make Related terms: M Translations (masculine): ז (z) (Hebrew), hn. (Hungarian), पुलिंग (puliṅga) (Marathi), м [masculine] (Russian) Translations (metre): m (Hungarian), m (Ingrian), ម. (mɔ) (Khmer), metr [neuter] (Polish), м [masculine] (Russian) Translations (milli-): м [masculine] (Russian) Translations (million): млн (mln) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-m-en-verb-0FqioV-z Categories (other): Knitting, Terms with Polish translations Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 9 25 4 2 2 2 3 2 15 2 24 10 Topics: business, knitting, manufacturing, textiles
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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