Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- v. First person singular present indicative of be.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Wiktionary
GNU Webster's 1913
- The first person singular of the verb
be , in the indicative mode, present tense. See be.
WordNet 3.0
- n. a master's degree in arts and sciences
- n. a radioactive transuranic metallic element; discovered by bombarding uranium with helium atoms
- n. modulation of the amplitude of the (radio) carrier wave
Etymologies
- Middle English, from Old English eom; see es- in Indo-European roots.
Examples
“‘I am not as good a man as my father was and my son is growing up worse than I am’.433”
“Very best wishes am sure you did fine..am away on retreat with the Brigittines in Holywell & then Iver Heath..but I love MV!”
“Who knows; maybe I am *am* being unreasonable here.”
“I am new to your blog and after coming here once..am not able to stop coming again and again.”
“I'm inclined lately to start whining about SGA again, but I am aware exactly how much that kind of thing annoys people who *are* feeling good about life, the fandom, and everything, so I'm thinking I might lock everything down so as not to be that crushing killjoy that nobody likes well, so as to keep it somewhat under wraps that I *am* that crushing killjoy that nobody likes.”
“I am not at all worried about the future of the planet, but I * am* worried about the future of the human race.”
“I am not trying to frighten people, but I *am* personally feeling very frightened, especially this week and I suppose I am looking for reassurrance from people who are not dealing with fear symptoms: the tube really spooked me this week, then the news - ID cards, Anti terror laws, etc...”
“ I think it is key to who I am and where I currently am . emotionally.”
“I do want protection from someone mistreating me because I am what I am ”
“I _am_ a research supervisor with the Bureau of Standards, and I am here for a definite purpose.”
Two in Time
Telofy See amn't. Dec 26, 2008
bilby Am not. Dec 26, 2008
uselessness Also, Ante Meridiem (the period between midnight and noon) and Amplitude Modulation (one of two standard techniques for transmitting information via radio waves). Dec 17, 2007
oroboros Am. Chemical element symbol for Americium. Dec 15, 2007