jam
Definition from Wiktionary, the free dictionary
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA: /d͡ʒæm/
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- Homophone: jamb
Noun[edit]
jam (countable and uncountable; plural jams)
- A sweet mixture of fruit boiled with sugar and allowed to congeal. Often spread on bread or toast or used in jam tarts.
- (countable) A difficult situation.
- I’m in a jam right now. Can you help me out?
- 1975, Bob Dylan, Tangled Up in Blue
- She was married when we first met
- Soon to be divorced
- I helped her out of a jam, I guess
- But I used a little too much force.
- (countable) Blockage, congestion.
- A traffic jam caused us to miss the game's first period.
- a jam of logs in a river
- (countable) (popular music) An informal, impromptu performance or rehearsal.
- (countable, baseball) A difficult situation for a pitcher or defending team.
- He's in a jam now, having walked the bases loaded with the cleanup hitter coming to bat.
- (countable, basketball) A forceful dunk.
- (countable) (roller derby) A play during which points can be scored.
- Toughie scored four points in that jam.
- (countable) Any of several rock-climbing maneuvers requiring wedging of an extremity into a tight space.
- I used a whole series of fist and foot jams in that crack.
- (UK) luck.
- He's got more jam than Waitrose.
- (mining) Alternative form of jamb.
Synonyms[edit]
- (sweet mixture of fruit): conserve, (US) jelly, preserve
- See also Wikisaurus:difficult situation
Derived terms[edit]
terms derived from jam (noun)
See also[edit]
Translations[edit]
sweet mixture of fruit boiled with sugar
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blockage, congestion
impromptu informal performance
difficult situation
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Verb[edit]
jam (third-person singular simple present jams, present participle jamming, simple past and past participle jammed)
- To get something stuck in a confined space.
- My foot got jammed in a gap between the rocks.
- To brusquely force something into a space; cram, squeeze.
- They temporarily stopped the gas tank leak by jamming a piece of taffy into the hole.
- The rush-hour train was jammed with commuters.
- To cause congestion or blockage. Often used with "up"
- A single accident can jam the roads for hours.
- To block or confuse a broadcast signal.
- (baseball) To throw a pitch at or near the batter's hands.
- Jones was jammed by the pitch.
- (music) To play music (especially improvisation as a group, or an informal unrehearsed session.)
- To injure a finger or toe by sudden compression of the digit's tip.
- When he tripped on the step he jammed his toe.
- (roller derby) To attempt to score points.
- Toughie jammed four times in the second period.
- (nautical) To bring (a vessel) so close to the wind that half her upper sails are laid aback.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of W. C. Russell to this entry?)
Synonyms[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
to get something stuck in a confined space
to force something into a space
to cause congestion or blockage
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to block or confuse a broadcast signal
baseball: to throw a pitch at or near the batter's hands
music: to improvise as a group
to injure a finger or toe by sudden compression of its tip
roller derby: to attempt to score points
Albanian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Probably ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ésmi (“I am, I exist”), compare English am.
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA: /jam/
Verb[edit]
jam (first-person singular past tense qeshë, participle qenë)
- I am
Conjugation[edit]
conjugation of jam
| participle (pjesorja) |
qenë | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| gerund — present (përcjellorja — koha e tashme) |
duke qenë | ||||||
| gerund — past (përcjellorja — koha e kryer) |
duke pasë qenë | ||||||
| infinitive (paskajorja) |
për të qenë | ||||||
| singular (numri njëjës) |
plural (numri shumës) |
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| 1st person (veta e parë) |
2nd person (veta e dytë) |
3rd person (veta e tretë) |
1st person (veta e parë) |
2nd person (veta e dytë) |
3rd person (veta e tretë) |
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| indicative (mënyra dëftore) |
unë | ti | ai/ajo | ne | ju | ata/ato | |
| present (koha e tashme) |
jam | je | është | jemi | jeni | janë | |
| imperfect (koha e pakryer) |
isha | ishe | ishte | ishim | ishit | ishin | |
| simple past (koha e kryer e thjeshtë) |
qeshë | qe | qe | qemë | qetë | qenë | |
| perfect (koha e kryer) |
kam qenë | ke qenë | ka qenë | kemi qenë | keni qenë | kanë qenë | |
| pluperfect (koha e kryer e tejshkuar) |
pata qenë | pate qenë | pati qenë | patëm qenë | patët qenë | patën qenë | |
| future (koha e ardhme) |
do të jem | do të jesh | do të jetë | do të jemi | do të jeni | do të jenë | |
| future perfect (koha e ardhme e përparme) |
do të kem qenë | do të kesh qenë | do të ketë qenë | do të kemi qenë | do të keni qenë | do të kenë qenë | |
| subjunctive (mënyra lidhore) |
unë | ti | ai/ajo | ne | ju | ata/ato | |
| present (koha e tashme) |
të jem | të jesh | të jetë | të jemi | të jeni | të jenë | |
| past (koha e pakryer) |
të isha | të ishe | të ishte | të ishim | të ishit | të ishin | |
| perfect (koha e kryer) |
të kem qenë | të kesh qenë | të ketë qenë | të kemi qenë | të keni qenë | të kenë qenë | |
| pluperfect (koha e kryer e tejshkuar) |
të kisha qenë | të kishe qenë | të kishte qenë | të kishim qenë | të kishit qenë | të kishin qenë | |
| conditional (mënyra kushtore) |
unë | ti | ai/ajo | ne | ju | ata/ato | |
| present (koha e tashme) |
do të isha | do të ishe | do të ishte | do të ishim | do të ishit | do të ishin | |
| perfect (koha e kryer) |
do të kisha qenë | do të kishe qenë | do të kishte qenë | do të kishim qenë | do të kishit qenë | do të kishin qenë | |
| optative (mënyra dëshirore) |
unë | ti | ai/ajo | ne | ju | ata/ato | |
| present (koha e tashme) |
qofsha | qofsh | qoftë | qofshim | qofshit | qofshin | |
| perfect (koha e kryer) |
paça qenë | paç qenë | pastë qenë | paçim qenë | paçit qenë | paçin qenë | |
| admirative (mënyra habitore) |
unë | ti | ai/ajo | ne | ju | ata/ato | |
| present (koha e tashme) |
qenkam | qenke | qenka | qenkemi | qenkeni | qenkan | |
| imperfect (koha e pakryer) |
qenkësha | qenkëshe | qenkësh | qenkëshim | qenkëshit | qenkëshin | |
| perfect (koha e kryer) |
paskam qenë | paske qenë | paska qenë | paskemi qenë | paskeni qenë | paskan qenë | |
| pluperfect (koha e kryer) |
paskësha qenë | paskëshe qenë | paskësh qenë | paskëshim qenë | paskëshit qenë | paskëshin qenë | |
| imperative (mënyra urdhërore) |
— | ti | — | — | ju | — | |
| ji | jini | ||||||
Related terms[edit]
Czech[edit]
Noun[edit]
jam m
- yam (any Dioscorea vine)
Dutch[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
jam m (plural jams, diminutive jammetje)
- jam (conserved fruits where no parts of fruits are visible anymore)
Related terms[edit]
Esperanto[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin iam.
Adverb[edit]
jam
Indonesian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Malay jam, from Sanskrit याम (yāma, “time”).
Noun[edit]
jam
Interlingua[edit]
Adverb[edit]
jam
Latgalian[edit]
Pronoun[edit]
jam m
- (third-person singular) dative form of jis.
- Vys jam nazkas natai. 'It's never good enough for him. (He's never satisfied.)'
- Es jam atsaceju par reizi. 'I replied to him right away.'
- Jam daguoja laistīs paceli nu sātys. 'He had to leave his home.'
Latin[edit]
Adverb[edit]
jam (not comparable)
- Alternative form of iam.
Lithuanian[edit]
Pronoun[edit]
jam m
- (third-person singular) dative form of jis.
- 2007, Jurga (Jurga Šeduikytė), Angelai
- Jo balti sparnai man tinka
- Jam savo šarvus dovanoju
- His white wings suit me
- I present to him my armor
- 2007, Jurga (Jurga Šeduikytė), Angelai
Lojban[edit]
Rafsi[edit]
jam
Malay[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Sanskrit याम (yāma, “time”).
Alternative forms[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
jam (Jawi spelling جم, plural jam-jam)
North Frisian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Cognate with West Frisian jimme
Pronoun[edit]
jam
Welsh[edit]
Noun[edit]
jam m
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