u- ( “ micro- , 10-6 ” ) +m ( “ metre ” ) .
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( international standards ) Alternative form ofµm Onomatopoeic .
IPA (key ) : /ʌm/ Rhymes:-ʌm Used inrhotic dialects. Compare to British Englisherm
um
Expression ofhesitation ,uncertainty or spacefiller inconversation Synonyms: er hmm uh eh Um , I don’t know.
Let’s see...um ... how about this?
2002 Newsweek , volume140 , page lxxx:It's a great test of the claims of open-source gurus, who say that a self-motivated community can outcode any team working for a single employer—like,um , Microsoft.
( chiefly US ) Dated spelling ofmmm 1963 Kurt Vonnegut ,Cat's Cradle , Dell Publishing Co., Inc., page65 :"About the same, wherever you go," he agreed.Um ," I said.
( US ) An expression to forcefully call attention to something wrong. Um , excuse me!
( UK , childish ) 2011 Piper Reed, Clubhouse Queen :While I was in her room, Sam walked by and said, “Um , I'm telling!”
2021 The Gingerbread House , page13 :Mair used to look after Laura. If anyone threatened to tease her, Mair would stand up straight, point her finger at the enemy and shout, 'Um ! I'mtelling on you!'
um (third-person singular simple present ums present participle umming simple past and past participle ummed
( intransitive ) um sound to express uncertainty or hesitancy.2007 Um... Slips, Stumbles, and Verbal Blunders, and What They Mean , page136 :Meanwhile, in the popular mindumming was simply a bad habit, akin to spitting or picking one’s nose.
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( dated , sometimes humorous , often offensive ) An undifferentiated determiner or article; a miscellaneous linking word, or filler with nonspecific meaning; representation of broken English stereotypically or comically attributed to Native Americans. Me beInjun . Himum Growling Bear. Himum heap big chief. 1871 The Keepapitchinin [1] “me heap brave—me talk toum white man so[ …] um white man,mebbe so , ugh!”
Inherited fromProto-Slavic *umъ
um m inan
skill ,art Declension ofum (hard masculine inanimate )
“um ”, inPříruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech),1935–1957 “um ”, inSlovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech),1960–1971, 1989 “um ”, inInternetová jazyková příručka (in Czech),2008–2025 um
house C. L. Voorhoeve,The Makian Languages and Their Neighbours (1982) FromOld Norse um Proto-Germanic *umbi Swedish om
um
if um
around about ( a subject ) FromOld Norse umb Proto-Germanic *umbi Proto-Indo-European *h₂m̥bʰi ( “ round about, around ” ) .
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around [with accusative about with accusative during with accusative through with accusative over with accusative um
whether ,if um m feminine umha or uma reintegrationist norm
one The numeralum and its feminine formsumha uma com ( “ with ” ) ,de ( “ of, from ” ) , andem ( “ in ” ) .
“um ” inDicionário Estraviz de galego (2014). FromMiddle High German umbe ümbe Old High German umbi Proto-West Germanic *umbi
Central German dialects show regular umlaut; the standard form is fromUpper German , where umlaut of-u- was blocked before labial geminates and clusters. Cognate withLuxembourgish ëm Dutch om English umbe
um with accusative
about Es gehtum den Kuchen. ―It's about the pie. around Um die Eckearound the corner at ,by ( when relating to time ) Um acht Uhr reisen wir abAt eight o’clock we depart by ( percentage difference ) Die Verkaufsmengen gingenum 6% zurück. ―Sales in volume has decreased by 6%. ( Austria ) for ( amount of money ) Um einen Euro bekommt man heute nicht besonders viel.You can't buy much for one euro these days. Heute im Sonderangebotum nur 99 Euro. ―Special offer today for only 99 euros. um ( introduces azu -clause )
in order to ,so as to Wir sind gekommen,um zu helfen. We’ve come (in order )to help. um (indeclinable predicative only )
( predicative , not attributive) Werden dich in kurzem binden/Erdgeist , deine Zeit istum We will shortly bind you/ Erdgeist, your time is up (Friedrich von Hardenberg,Novalis ) um
around ,about turned over,changed , from one state to another Derived fromEnglish ’em
um
them ( those ones ) 2000 Da Jesus Book: Hawaii Pidgin New Testament [2] →ISBN page110 :He tellum , “Go.” So dey wen let go da guys, an go take ova da pigs. An you know wat? All da pigs wen run down one steep hill an fall ova da cliff inside da lake, an drown inside da water. And he said untothem , Go. And they came out, and went into the swine: and behold, the whole herd rushed down the steep into the sea, and perished in the waters. um ( + accusative )
around Ich hon mich en Duchum de Kopp gebunn. I've tied a towelaround my head. at ,by ( when relating to time ) Um acht Uher.At eight o'clock.um
around ,about Das kostum zweu hunnerd Rëal. This costsaround two hundred reais. FromOld Norse um Proto-Germanic *umbi ( “ around, about ” ) .
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used in set phrases Það erum að gera The important thing to do is to sleep well. Hvað erum að vera? What's going on? Eins ogum var talað. As was agreed. um with accusative
about ,concerning Um hvað ertu að tala?What are you talkingabout ? Spurningum líf og dauða. A questionof life and death. through ,around ,across Áin rennurum dalinn. The river runsthrough the valley. Að fara útum gluggann. To go outthrough the window. Vesturum haf. Westacross the sea. throughout ,over ,around Við förumum alla sveitina. We'll gothroughout the district. Hann var breiðurum herðar. He was broadacross the shoulders. Hún hafði klútum hálsinn. She had a scarfaround her neck. during ,for ,in ,at Hvenær gerðist þetta? - Þetta gerðistum sumarið. When did this happen? - It happenedduring the summer. Ég fórum nóttina. I wentduring the night. approximately ,about ,around Pokinn erum fjögur kíló. The bag isaround four kilos. Often used with phrases such as "brjóta heilann um Ég er búinn aðbrjóta heilann um þetta alla nótt! I've been racking my brainabout this all night! FromPortuguese um ( “ a ” ) , fromOld Galician-Portuguese ũu Latin ūnus Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos
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a ( the indefinite article ) 1883 Kreolische Studien , volume 3:Um homm tinh doiz filh:A man had two sons:FromOld Irish imb Proto-Celtic *ambi Proto-Indo-European *h₂m̥bʰi ( “ round about, around ” ) .
um (plus dative ,triggerslenition ,except ofb ,m , andp )
about at because of ,on account of Probably cognate toU ʔóm
um
water H. Roberts,A Grammar of the Khasi Language um
( onomatopoeia ) mmm ( emotional expression of deliciousness) 2006 Por el plazer de kontar [3] page145 :Le demandí kon la bava a la boka: "Um !… I de kualo es?" I asked her mouthwateringly: ‘Mmm …! What is this?’ “um ”, inTrezoro de la Lengua Djudeoespanyola u'm
first / third-person singular present indicative ofvȱlda um
stone um
contraction ofop dem contraction ofun dem FromMiddle High German umbe ümbe Old High German umbi Proto-West Germanic *umbi Proto-Germanic *umbi ( “ around, about ” ) . Cognate withGerman um English umbe
um ( + accusative )
about ,around ( time ) at Um biavle ist s?What time is it? (literally, “How many is itat ? ”)FromOld Norse um
IPA (key ) : /ʊmː/ ,[ʊmː] ,[umː] ,[ʊ̟mː] ,[ʉmː] um
( pre-1938 or dialectal ) alternative form ofom “um” in Ivar Aasen (1873)Norsk Ordbog med dansk Forklaring FromProto-Germanic *umbi ( “ around, about ” ) . Cognate withOld English ymbe Old Frisian umbe ombe Old Saxon umbi Old High German umbi
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about ,concerning with accusative round ,past ,beyond with accusative over ,across ,along with accusative during ,at a point in timewith accusative because of ,for with accusative um
(w:Poetic Edda ) indicates that the verbal action is completed, compare English “through ” as in “read through ”. For semantic development, compare adjectival usage of Germanum . Vǫluspá 1860 , T. Möbius,Edda Sæmundar hins fróða: mit einem Anhang zum Theil bisher ungedruckter Gedichte . Leipzig, page1 :Ek man jǫtna / árum borna,[ …] I remember giants / born long ago, [ …] Icelandic:um Faroese:um Norwegian Nynorsk:um ( dialectal ) om øm Old Swedish:um Danish:om Zoëga, Geir T. (1910 ) “um ”, inA Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic , Oxford: Clarendon Press Internet Archive J. Fritzner (1867 ) “um ”, inOrdbog over det gamle norske Sprog (in Danish), Kristiania: Feilberg & Landmark Pennsylvania German [ edit ] CompareGerman um Dutch om Old English ymb
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around FromProto-Khasian *ʔum ( “ tree ” ) . Cognate withKhasi um
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water Inherited fromProto-Slavic *ũmъ
um m inan
( obsolete ) mind ,reason Synonyms: rozsądek rozum umysł um in Polish dictionaries at PWNInherited fromOld Galician-Portuguese ũu ( “ one; a ” ) , fromLatin ūnum ( “ one ” ) , fromOld Latin oinos Proto-Italic *oinos Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos ( “ one ” ) .Doublet ofuno
( São Miguel, Azores ) IPA (key ) : ( numeral ) /ˈœ̃/ ,( article ) /œ̃/ Rhymes:-ũ Hyphenation:um um m feminine uma
one Uma xícara de caféOne cup of coffeeFor quotations using this term, seeCitations:um .
Indo-Portuguese:um Kabuverdianu:un um (feminine uma masculine plural uns feminine plural umas
( indefinite ) a ,an Um carro,uma casa.A car,a house.( in theplural ) some ;a few ( a small number of ) Uns carros,umas casas.A few cars,a few houses.Synonym: alguns ( with uncountable nouns ) a bit ofSynonym: um pouco de ( usually in the feminine, pronounced slowly, emphatically and with a high intonation ) indicates that what follows is exceptional ;quite a;quite theOntem de noite caiuuma We hadquite a rain last night. Estamos comendoum We are havingthe Synonym: aquele For quotations using this term, seeCitations:um .
um m plural uns
the figure or digit "1":one Oum parece o sete sem gravata no pescoço. ―The one looks like the seven with no tie at its neck. For quotations using this term, seeCitations:um .
um m or f plural uns
a person;one ;someone Chegou-meum e disse: "Olá!" ―One came to me and said: "Hello!" element(s) of a previously mentioned class:one ;some (in the plural)Compreiuns e me decepcionei. ―I bought some and got disappointed. For quotations using this term, seeCitations:um .
FromLatin homō Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰmṓ ( “ earthling ” ) .
um m plural umens
man Coordinate term: dunna husband Synonym: ( Sutsilvan ) cunsort Coordinate term: dunna um
house Donald A. Burquest, Wyn D. Laidig,Phonological Studies in Four Languages of Maluku (1992) um
( Southern Scots , personal) him Inherited fromProto-Slavic *umъ
ȗm m Cyrillic spelling у̑м
mind intellect wit Inherited fromProto-Slavic *umъ
um m inan
mind intellect wit Declension of
um (pattern
dub )
“um ”, inSlovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk ,2003–2025 
