US /a(ɪ)m/ UK /aɪm/
contraction

Meanings

  1. 1
    contraction

    a contraction of I am

    I'm ready to leave whenever you are.

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Synonyms
1 contraction · a contraction of i am I am
Word family
Related forms Iam

Etymology

A contraction of I + am. The apostrophe marks the omitted initial vowel of am, reducing the two words to one syllable in ordinary speech.

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