am

am · verb

imported

Definitions

verb

  1. 1.

    First person singular present tense of "be."

  2. 2.

    Used to describe a state or condition.

  3. 3.

    Used in continuous/progressive tenses (with present participle).

  4. 4.

    Used in passive constructions (with past participle).

Related words

See also: are, be, is, was, were

Etymology

From Old English eom ("I am"), from Proto-Germanic immi, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésmi ("I am, I exist"). Cognate with German bin, Latin sum, and Greek eimi.