Standard Lemma guide

IMO

name · noun · prep_phrase · 7 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • CMU ARPABET: AY1 M OW0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
  • CMU ARPABET 2: AY1 EH1 M OW1 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

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name

Meaning 1

Initialism of International Maritime Organization.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

Qualifier: UN

Topics: nautical, transport

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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name

Meaning 2

Initialism of International Mathematical Olympiad.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

Topics: mathematics, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

name

Meaning 3

A state of Nigeria in the South East geopolitical zone. Capital and largest city: Owerri.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

Template:init of.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: business

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

prep_phrase

Meaning 5

Initialism of in my opinion.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, informal, initialism

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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prep_phrase

Meaning 6

Alternative form of IMO.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, alternative

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 7

the United Nations agency concerned with international maritime activities

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: International Maritime Organization

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: United Nations agency, UN agency

History

Etymology

From Igbo Imo, derived from the Imo River.

Across languages

Translations

20 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Galician: OMI — International Maritime Organization
  • German: Internationale Seeschifffahrts-Organisation — International Maritime Organization
  • Polish: Międzynarodowa Organizacja Morska — International Maritime Organization
  • Spanish: OMI — International Maritime Organization
  • Turkish: Uluslararası Denizcilik Teşkilatı — International Maritime Organization
  • Turkish: bilgi yönetim subayı — information management officer
  • French: imo — in my opinion
  • French: àmha — in my opinion
  • French: à mon avis — in my opinion
  • French: à mon humble avis — in my opinion
  • German: meines Erachtens <m. E.> — in my opinion
  • German: meiner Meinung nach — in my opinion
  • Spanish: en mi opinión — in my opinion
  • Swedish: efter min mening — in my opinion
  • Swedish: enligt min åsikt — in my opinion
  • Swedish: enligt mitt förmenande — in my opinion
  • Swedish: i mitt tycke — in my opinion
  • Swedish: enligt mig — in my opinion
  • Thai: คหสต. — in my opinion
  • Turkish: bence — in my opinion