Em

Etymology
The typographic em is named after the metal type for the capital M: in early printing, whose body was square (the printed letter M is almost never one em in width).

Noun

 * The ems and ens at the beginnings and ends.
 * 1)  A unit of measurement equal to the height of the type in use.
 * 1)  A unit of measurement equal to the height of the type in use.

Synonyms

 * quad, em quad
 * mutton, mut

Derived terms

 * emcee
 * em dash

Translations

 * Arabic: إم
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Esperanto:
 * Greek: έμ
 * Hindi: एम्, एम


 * Japanese: エム
 * Korean: 엠
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian:
 * Thai: เอ็ม, แอม, มะ
 * Turkish: me



Anagrams

 * me, ME, Me.

Pronoun

 * 1) me (direct or indirect object)

Pronoun

 * 1) we; us (first-person plural personal pronoun)

Etymology
in:

Preposition

 * 1) in
 * 2) * 2003, J. K. Rowling, Lya Wyler, Harry Potter e a Ordem da Fênix, Rocco, page 417:
 * Então o sorriso reapareceu em seu rosto [...]
 * Then the smile reappeared in his face [...]
 * Then the smile reappeared in his face [...]

Usage notes
''When followed by an article, a demonstrative pronoun, or a dem. adjective, em is combined with the article to give the following combined forms'':

Verb
em


 * 1)  Emphatic first-person singular simple present form of ti be

Alternative forms

 * em.
 * e.m.
 * e. m.

Abbreviation

 * 1) pm (indicating hours in the afternoon);

Antonyms

 * fm

Pronoun

 * 1) The third person singular pronoun refers to a person or thing other than the speaker or the person being spoken to. Pronouns in Tok Pisin are not inflected for different cases.

Etymology
Compare Tok Pisin ol, Bislama olgeta, Kriol olabat.

Pronoun
ol


 * 1) they, them (more than three; indefinite)

Pronunciation

 * Like the English "am"
 * Like the English "am"
 * Like the English "am"
 * Like the English "am"

Pronoun

 * 1) Familial - to family members. you, when addressed to a younger sibling or to a wife.

Noun

 * 1) younger sibling

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