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BNC: 7427 COCA: 7325

um

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um /ˈʌm/ or a prolonged /m/ sound interjection
um
/ˈʌm/ or a prolonged /m/ sound
interjection
Learner's definition of UM
used when you hesitate because you are not sure about what to say嗯,呃(说话犹豫不确定时发出的声音)
BNC: 7427 COCA: 7325

um

interjection

a prolonged sound
How to pronounce um (audio)
əm
used to indicate hesitation
well, um, I don't know

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web The car turned in front of me and um seems to be like flipped over. Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 14 Sep. 2022 Mother-daughter relationships are known for being particularly, um, complicated, but any relationship between an adult child and their parent has the potential to bring up some feelings. Cathryne Keller, SELF, 24 Aug. 2022 Then, um, things pretty much unravelled from there. Elle Turner, Glamour, 19 Aug. 2022 Or the freeway construction choking traffic … um, everywhere. Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 18 Aug. 2022 Better Place’s battery-swap recharging stations popped up at roadsides, ready to service cars that, um, few were buying. Kevin A. Wilson, Car and Driver, 17 Aug. 2022 And the person it's tapped with hyping that vision is, um, Mark Zuckerberg. Allison Morrow, CNN, 25 Aug. 2022 And um, apparently ambition is, uh… a terrible, terrible thing, for a woman that is–according to some. Alyssa Bailey, ELLE, 23 Aug. 2022 Seven thousand cows from Bar 20 Dairy near Fresno are, um, providing manure to the project. Jeff Kart, Forbes, 18 Aug. 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1672, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of um was in 1672
BNC: 7427 COCA: 7325

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