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pm

/ˌpiː ˈɛm/

pm is the alternative form of p.m..

Meaning of p.m.

Adverb (1)

p.m. (not comparable)

  1. In the 12-hour period from noon to midnight (the latter half of the day) when using the 12-hour clock.
    • HOURLY PRECIPITATION … 9 PM THROUGH 12 PM (MIDNIGHT) ZERO DAILY TOTAL1971, U.S. Department of Commerce, Hourly Precipitation Data: Ohio, page 14
    Synonyms:
    in the afternoon

Adverb (2)

p.m. (not comparable)

  1. after death

Noun capitalized: PM

PM (countable and uncountable, plural PMs)

  1. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of post mortem.
    • ‘We ought to have a P.M. report by ten o'clock, preliminary anyway.’1953, Raymond Chandler, The Long Goodbye, Penguin, published 2010, page 321
  2. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of prime minister.
  3. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of private message.
  4. (Internet, abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of personal message.
    • Send me a PM if interested.
  5. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of price match.
  6. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of project management.
  7. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of project manager.
  8. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of performance management.
  9. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of perfect match.
  10. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of program manager.
  11. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of product manager.
  12. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of pilot monitoring.
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  1. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of place marker.
  2. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of permanent magnet.
  3. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of particulate matter; followed by a subscripted number representing the size of the particles in micrometres (μm).
    • 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 2.5.2019 August 27, Nicholas Balakar, “The Deadly Toll of Air Pollution”, in The New York Times
  4. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of push money.
  5. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of portfolio manager.
  6. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of precious metal.
  7. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of postmaster.

Verb capitalized: PM

PM (third-person singular simple present PMs, present participle PMing, simple past and past participle PMed)

  1. To project manage.
  2. (Internet, transitive) To send a private message to (someone).
    • PM me if you want more information.
    Synonyms:
    DM

Adverb capitalized: PM

PM (not comparable)

  1. (alternative) Alternative form of p.m. (“after noon”).
    • Today the sun sets at 8:25 PM
    • The shops are open from 9AM to 5PM

Phrase capitalized: PM

PM

  1. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of partially meet.

Synonyms of pm

Antonyms

Forms of pm

Noun
pluralPMs
alternative formP.M.
alternative formp.m.
Verb
third-person singular presentPMs
present participlePMing
past participlePMed
pastPMed

Words formed from pm

Questions about pm

What does pm mean?
Pm means to project manage.
What is pm the alternative form of?
Pm is the alternative form of p.m..
What part of speech is pm?
Pm can be a noun, a verb, an adverb or a phrase.
How do you pronounce pm?
Pm is pronounced /ˌpiː ˈɛm/.
What is the plural of pm?
The plural of pm is PMs.

Words near pm in the dictionary

  1. Plücker relations
  2. Plücker tube
  3. Plücker tubes
  4. Plăieșii de Jos
  5. Plătărești
  6. pm
  7. PM2.5
  8. pma
  9. PMA Fort Del Pilar
  10. PMAC
  11. PMAer

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Adapted from Wiktionary: pm (page history and authors); PM (page history and authors); p.m. (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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