p.m.

See also: ㏘, p. m., pm, .pm, P. M., P.M., PM, and Pm

㏘ U+33D8, ㏘ SQUARE PM ← ㏗ [U+33D7] CJK Compatibility ㏙ → [U+33D9]

English

Alternative forms

• PM, P. M., P.M., p. m.
• pm (for "post meridiem")
• P, p (for "post meridiem"; chiefly US)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /piːˈɛm/

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• Rhymes: -ɛm

Etymology 1

Abbreviation of Latin post meridiem (“after noon”).

Adverb

p.m.

1. after noon (used after a time to indicate it is between noon and midnight, i.e., in the afternoon, evening or night as opposed to the morning)
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     Anna. — Yes, Ms. Weaver. — Are you busy? — Yes, Ms. Weaver. I am busy. — My office. 5:00 p.m. — 5:00 p.m.

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Usage notes

• Some argue that it should not be used in English as a noun meaning "afternoon" on account of the fact that it is an abbreviation for a Latin adverbial phrase. Also, it is incorrect to use 12 a.m. or 12 p.m. to mean either noon or midnight, respectively.

Synonyms

• in the afternoon

Antonyms

• a.m.
• in the forenoon

Translations

after noon

• Arabic: م‎ (ar) (m), مَسَاءً‎ (masāʔan)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 下午 (zh) (xiàwǔ) (afternoon); 晚上 (zh) (wǎnshang) (evening, night)

• Esperanto: ptm., p.t.m.
• Finnish: p.m., iltapäivällä, ip. (fi), j. pp. (fi)
• French: après-midi (fr), de l’après-midi (literally “in the afternoon”), du soir (literally “in the evening”), de la nuit (literally “in the night”)
• Georgian: ნაშუადღევს (našuadɣevs)
• German: nachmittags (de), am Nachmittag
• Greek: μ.μ. (el) (m.m.)
• Hebrew: אחרי הצהריים‎
• Icelandic: síðdegis (is), eftir hádegi (is), e.h. (is), p.m.
• Japanese: 午後 (ja) (ごご, gogo)
• Kazakh: түстен кейін (tüsten keiın)
• Korean: 오후 (ko) (ohu), 오후에 (ko) (ohue)
• Mongolian: ҮХ (ÜX)
• Navajo: tł'éeʼgo neeznáágóó oolkiłgo... (10 p.m. in the future), tłʼéeʼgo neeznáadi oolkił yę́ędą́ą́ʼ... (10 p.m. in the past)
• Persian: ب.ظ‎ (b.z)
• Portuguese: p.m.
• Russian: по́сле полу́дня (pósle polúdnja), пополу́дни (ru) (popolúdni) (afternoon), дня (ru) (dnja) (afternoon), ве́чера (ru) (véčera) (evening, night)
• Scottish Gaelic: f (feasgar)
• Spanish: p. m. (es), PM
• Swedish: em (sv)
• Tagalog: n.h., n.g.
• Tigrinya: ድሕር ሰዒት (dəḥr säʿit)
• Turkish: ÖS.
• Welsh: y.p., y.h.

Etymology 2

Abbreviation of Latin post mortem (“after death”).

Adverb

p.m.

1. after death

Anagrams

• MP, Mp, mp

Portuguese

Adjective

p.m. (invariable, not comparable)

1. p.m. (after 12 o’clock)

   Antonyms: a.m., da manhã

Synonyms

• da tarde / da noite (depois do meio dia)