Standard Lemma guide

p.m.

adv · noun · 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.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /piːˈɛm/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ɛm
  • CMU ARPABET: P IY1 EH1 M Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adv

Meaning 1

In the 12-hour period from noon to midnight (the latter half of the day) when using the 12-hour clock.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adv

Meaning 2

after death

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

Abbreviation of palm muting.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, not-comparable

Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

Alternative spelling of p.m..

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

5

noun

Meaning 5

Alternative spelling of PM.

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

6

adjective satellite

Meaning 6

after noon

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: post meridiem

Antonyms: none provided

7

adverb

Meaning 7

between noon and midnight

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • let's meet at 8 P.M.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: post meridiem

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Abbreviation of post meridiem (“after noon”).

Abbreviation of post mortem (“after death”).

Abbreviation of palm muting.

Across languages

Translations

50 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: م — after noon
  • Arabic: مَسَاءً (masāʔan) — after noon
  • Chinese Mandarin: 下午 (xiàwǔ) — after noon
  • Chinese Mandarin: 晚上 (wǎnshang) — after noon
  • Czech: odpoledne — after noon
  • Czech: večer — after noon
  • Esperanto: ptm. — after noon
  • Esperanto: p.t.m. — after noon
  • Finnish: p.m. — after noon
  • Finnish: iltapäivällä — after noon
  • Finnish: ip. — after noon
  • Finnish: j. pp. — after noon
  • French: après-midi — after noon
  • French: de l'après-midi — after noon
  • French: du soir — after noon
  • French: de la nuit — after noon
  • Georgian: ნაშუადღევს (našuadɣevs) — after noon
  • German: nachmittags — after noon
  • German: am Nachmittag — after noon
  • Greek: μ.μ. (m.m.) — after noon
  • Hebrew: אחרי הצהריים — after noon
  • Icelandic: síðdegis — after noon
  • Icelandic: eftir hádegi — after noon
  • Icelandic: e.h. — after noon
  • Icelandic: p.m. — after noon
  • Italian: p.m. — after noon
  • Italian: pomeridiano — after noon
  • Italian: di pomeriggio — after noon
  • Japanese: 午後 (gogo) — after noon
  • Kazakh: түстен кейін (tüsten keiın) — after noon
  • Korean: 오후 (ohu) — after noon
  • Korean: 오후에 (ohue) — after noon
  • Mongolian: ҮХ (ÜX) — after noon
  • Navajo: tł'éeʼgo neeznáágóó oolkiłgo... — after noon
  • Persian: ب.ظ (b.z) — after noon
  • Portuguese: p.m. — after noon
  • Russian: по́сле полу́дня (pósle polúdnja) — after noon
  • Russian: пополу́дни (popolúdni) — after noon
  • Russian: дня (dnja) — after noon
  • Russian: ве́чера (véčera) — after noon
  • Scottish Gaelic: f (feasgar) — after noon
  • Spanish: p. m. — after noon
  • Spanish: PM — after noon
  • Swedish: em — after noon
  • Tagalog: n.h. — after noon
  • Tagalog: n.g. — after noon
  • Tigrinya: ድሕር ሰዒት (dəḥr säʿit) — after noon
  • Turkish: ÖS. — after noon
  • Welsh: y.p. — after noon
  • Welsh: y.h. — after noon