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Am   /æm/  /ˈeɪˈɛm/   Listen
Am

noun
1.
A radioactive transuranic metallic element; discovered by bombarding uranium with helium atoms.  Synonyms: americium, atomic number 95.
2.
A master's degree in arts and sciences.  Synonyms: Artium Magister, MA, Master of Arts.
3.
Modulation of the amplitude of the (radio) carrier wave.  Synonym: amplitude modulation.


Be

verb
(past was; past part. been; pres. part. being)
1.
Have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun).  "This is not a good answer"
2.
Be identical to; be someone or something.  "This is my house"
3.
Occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere.  "The toolshed is in the back" , "What is behind this behavior?"
4.
Have an existence, be extant.  Synonym: exist.
5.
Happen, occur, take place.  "There were two hundred people at his funeral" , "There was a lot of noise in the kitchen"
6.
Be identical or equivalent to.  Synonym: equal.  Antonym: differ.
7.
Form or compose.  Synonyms: comprise, constitute, make up, represent.  "The stone wall was the backdrop for the performance" , "These constitute my entire belonging" , "The children made up the chorus" , "This sum represents my entire income for a year" , "These few men comprise his entire army"
8.
Work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a specific function.  Synonym: follow.  "She is our resident philosopher"
9.
Represent, as of a character on stage.  Synonyms: embody, personify.
10.
Spend or use time.
11.
Have life, be alive.  Synonym: live.  "My grandfather lived until the end of war"
12.
To remain unmolested, undisturbed, or uninterrupted -- used only in infinitive form.
13.
Be priced at.  Synonym: cost.



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cause to be perceived
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take to be
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"Am" Quotes from Famous Books



... "I am all attention," she replied; "proceed with your story;—but first, wait a moment. I will get some of my work; and then I can listen to you without feeling that ...
— Caesar's Column • Ignatius Donnelly
... by the Attorney-General:— "I am a private in the 40th, I was in the attack on the Eureka stockade. The prisoner and two other men followed me when I entered the stockade, and compelled me to go out. Prisoner was ...
— The Eureka Stockade • Carboni Raffaello
... I am ashamed, my dear fellow, to make the request; 'tis dunning your generosity; but in a moment when I had forgotten whether I was rich or poor, I promised Chloris a copy of your songs. It wrings my honest pride to write you this; but an ungracious ...
— The Complete Works of Robert Burns: Containing his Poems, Songs, and Correspondence. • Robert Burns and Allan Cunningham
... "Am I? No, it must be the shadow of the awning makes me look so. Oh, Maurice, you are indeed a southerner! Do you know, I feel—I feel as if I had never really seen you till now, here on this terrace, as if I had never ...
— The Call of the Blood • Robert Smythe Hichens
... is time for me to turn in. You will bunk in the corner there," pointing, "and I'll sleep in the other corner. But first I must tie you up. It wouldn't do to have you escape, you know, for in spite of the fact that I am your friend, I am first of all a ...
— The boy Allies at Liege • Clair W. Hayes


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