AM
During the time between midnight and noon
- adverb
- /eɪ ɛm/
:
a. m.
- She always wakes up before 7 AM on weekdays.
Examples
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The train departs at 8 AM every morning.
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The meeting starts at 9:00 AM.
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Their meeting is scheduled for 10 AM sharp.
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I wake up at 7:00 AM every day.
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She always wakes up before 7 AM on weekdays.
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The train departs at 8 AM every morning.
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Their meeting is scheduled for 10 AM sharp.
Synonyms
morning
vsAM
The first part of the day from first light until noon
starts at midnight rather than at first light
a.m.
vsAM
Used with a time to show it is before noon
is commonly shown uppercase and without punctuation
A.M.
vsAM
Occurs before 12 o'clock in the day when giving times
is written without internal punctuation as a simple abbreviation
ante meridiem
vsAM
Words written after a clock time to show it is before midday
is the shorter non Latin abbreviation used in everyday time notation
9.9
Happening before noon
marks clock hours from midnight to noon rather than describing events
Surface Forms
AM positive
Etymology
AM is short for the Latin ante meridiem, which means 'before noon', so saying 7 AM means the time before midday.