Am
[em] or [ɛm]
Definition
(-) The first person singular of the verb be, in the indicative mode, present tense. See Be.
Typed by Enid
Definition
the 1st pers. sing of the verb To be.
Typist: Rowland
Examples
- I am also to take it as a matter of fact that the proposal to withdraw from the engagement came, in the first instance, from YOU? Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- When to-morrow comes, and he knows that I am in the house, do you think---- She stopped again, and looked at me very earnestly. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- Pray Heaven that I am going away from, have compassion on my uncle! Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- I am the last court of appeal. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- May I ask how old he is, ma'am? Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- And what do you call these little fellows, ma'am? Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- I am a stranger in London. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
- I am much better here,' said Little Dorrit, faintly. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- You needn't, if you don't like, ma'am,' was his answer. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- If I _am_ missed, it will appear. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
- Bering Strait, when this came into existence, before or after the Pluvial Period, isolated the Amer-Indians. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
Editor: Segre