a.m.

Examples

• All

• Breakfast is served every day from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. in the hotel dining room.

• The meeting is scheduled for 10:00 a.m. tomorrow.

• She usually gets up at 6 a.m. to go for a run.

• The meeting is scheduled for 9 a.m. tomorrow.

• Breakfast is served every day from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. in the hotel dining room.

• She usually gets up at 6 a.m. to go for a run.

• The meeting is scheduled for 10:00 a.m. tomorrow.

Synonyms

M

morning

vsa.m.

∞ 1.0

The first part of the day from first light until noon

covers hours starting at midnight up to noon rather than sunrise

A

AM

vsa.m.

7 1.0

The time between midnight and noon

is the same time period differing only by spelling or punctuation

A

A.M.

vsa.m.

1.0

The time between midnight and noon on the 12-hour clock

is the general name for that time regardless of how it is written

A

ante meridiem

vsa.m.

6.3

Words written after a clock time to show it is before midday

is the common abbreviated form used in clock times

Antonyms

A

afternoon

∞ 1.0

The time between noon and evening

E

evening

• Literature

62 5.3

The final period of a long process or a person's life

How Early

midnight

798 1.0

early-morning hour

14 2.6

a.m.

1.0

midmorning

1 2.8

Surface Forms

Etymology