p.m.

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

English

Alternative forms

• PM, P.M.
• pm (for "post meridiem")

Etymology 1

Abbreviation of (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin post meridiem, "after noon".

Pronunciation

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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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Synonyms

• in the afternoon

Antonyms

• a.m.
• in the forenoon

Translations

after noon

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 下午 (zh) (xiàwǔ)

• Esperanto: ptm.
• Finnish: p.m., iltapäivällä
• French: de l'après-midi (in the afternoon), du soir (in the evening), de la nuit (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.
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• Japanese: 午後 (ja) (ごご, gogo)
• Kazakh: түстен кейін (tüsten keiın)
• Korean: 오후 (ko) (ohu)
• 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: после полудня (pósle polúdn'a), пополу́дни (ru) (popolúdni)
• Scottish Gaelic: f (feasgar)
• Spanish: p. m. (es)
• Swedish: em (sv)
• Tagalog: n.h., n.g.

Etymology 2

Abbreviation of (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin post mortem, "after death".

Adverb

p.m.

1. after death

Anagrams

• MP, Mp, mp

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Portuguese

Adjective

1. p.m. (after 12 o’clock)

Synonyms

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

Antonyms

• a.m., da manhã