Complete Definition of "um"

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English

Pronunciation 1
audio|en-us-um.ogg|Audio (US)
:rhymes|�m

Interjection
en-intj

  1. expression|Expression of confusion or space filler in conversation. See uh.

#:Um, I don�t know.
#:Let�s see, um, how about this.

Pronunciation 2
Pronounced as micrometer.

Etymology
A Latin-script rendering of μm.

Noun
en-noun|um

  1. A micrometer.

Category:English two-letter words


Bosnian

Noun
infl|bs|noun|gender=m

  1. mind
  2. intellect
  3. brain
  4. wit

Synonyms
mozak#Bosnian|mozak


Croatian

Noun
infl|hr|noun

  1. mind

Faroese
Pronunciation
IPA|[�m�]
Preposition
um + accusative

  1. around
  2. about
  3. during
  4. through
  5. over

Category:Faroese prepositions

Conjunction
um

  1. whether, if

Category:Faroese conjunctions


German

Etymology
OHG.|de umbi.

Pronunciation
SAMPA|/um/

Preposition
infl|de|preposition + accusative

  1. around

#*Um die Ecke, around the corner

  1. Used as a conjunction of purpose

#*um zu, so as to

  1. at|At when relating to time (because the hands of a clock go around, the clock)

#*Um acht Uhr reisen wir ab, At eight o�clock we depart


Icelandic

Preposition
infl|is|preposition

  1. about, around, on

Irish

Preposition
infl|ga|preposition

  1. about

Portuguese

Etymology
From L.|pt unus.

Declension and pronunciations
rfc-header|Declension and pronunciations
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|Male
|Female

|-
|Singular
|um /Å©/
|uma /�um�/

|-
|Plural*
|uns /ũ�/
|umas /�um��/

|}

Number
infl|pt|number

  1. one.

#:Uma xícara de café (One cup of coffee)

Article
infl|pt|article

  1. indefinite a, an; some (in plural).

#:Vejo um cachorro (I see a dog)
#:Umas mulheres chegaram (Some women arrived)

Noun
infl|pt|noun|gender=m

  1. The figure or digit "1": one.

#:O um parece o sete sem gravata no pescoço (The one looks like the seven with no tie at its neck)

Pronoun
infl|pt|pronoun

  1. A person: one, someone; some people: some (in plural).

#:Chegou-me um e disse: "Olá!" (One came to me and said: "Hello!")

  1. Element(s) of a previously mentioned class: one; some (in plural).

#:Comprei uns e me decepcionei (I bought some and got disappointed)


Scots

Pronunciation
IPA|/�m/, /�m/

Pronoun
sco-pron

  1. context|South Scots|personal|lang=sco him

See also
hei


Serbian

Noun
infl|sr|noun|gener=m

  1. mind
  2. intellect
  3. brain
  4. wit

See also
�м#Serbian|�м

Synonyms
mozak#Serbian|mozak

de:um
et:um
es:um
fr:um
gl:um
hy:um
io:um
id:um
is:um
it:um
sw:um
la:um
hu:um
pl:um
pt:um
ru:um
fi:um
tr:um
zh:um

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