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um

um
U u

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [uhm, uhn, uh m, uh n]
    • /ʌm, ʌ̃, əm, ə̃/
    • /ˈəm/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [uhm, uhn, uh m, uh n]
    • /ʌm, ʌ̃, əm, ə̃/

Definitions of um word

  • noun um Um is used in writing to represent a sound that people make when they are hesitating, usually while deciding what they want to say next. 0
  • exclamation um a representation of a common sound made when hesitating in speech 0
  • domain name um US Minor Outlying Islands 0
  • interjection um uh (sense 2) 0

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Parts of speech for Um

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

um popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

Synonyms for um

noun um

  • ah — Ah is used in writing to represent a noise that people make in conversation, for example to acknowledge or draw attention to something, or to express surprise or disappointment.
  • ahem — In writing, ahem is used to show that someone is being ironic. Ahem is also used to show that someone wants to get another person's attention.
  • ala — a wing or flat winglike process or structure, such as a part of some bones and cartilages
  • egad — Expressing surprise, anger, or affirmation.
  • egads — Alternative form of egad.

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