pm
768
1.0
After noon and before midnight on a 12-hour clock
- adverb
:
p. m.
- The store closes at 10 pm on weekdays.
Examples
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The meeting starts at 3 pm.
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I usually have dinner around 7 pm every evening.
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The meeting will start at 3 pm and end by 5 pm.
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Please submit your report by 5 pm today.
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I usually have dinner around 7 pm every evening.
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The store closes at 10 pm on weekdays.
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Please submit your report by 5 pm today.
Synonyms
p.m.
vspm
∞
1.0
Said after a time to show it is between noon and midnight
is written in lowercase without dots to mark the afternoon period
PM
vspm
743
1.0
Shows time between noon and midnight
is written in lowercase without dots to mark the afternoon period
P.M.
vspm
1
1.0
The time from noon until midnight used in 12-hour clock times
is written in lowercase without dots to mark the afternoon period
post meridiem
vspm
5.3
The time from noon to midnight
is written in lowercase without dots to mark the afternoon period
Antonyms
Surface Forms
pm positive
Etymology
Pm comes from the Latin phrase post meridiem, where post means 'after' and meridiem means 'midday', so pm marks the time 'after noon' up to midnight.