Dictionary

IM en · ADJ

Meanings

1. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism) Initialism of intramuscular.
   alt of intramuscular
2. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism) Initialism of intramedullary.
   alt of intramedullary

Relateds

I.M. · im · i.m.

IM en · NOUN

Meanings

1. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable) Initialism of information management.
   alt of information management
2. (Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable) Initialism of instant message.
   alt of instant message
   • Have them meet you on your favorite messenger program. IMs provide a means of instant chat without waiting on someone to respond back to you. 2010, Tim Collins, A Woman's Guide to Internet Dating, A Male Perspective, page 49:
3. (Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable) Initialism of instant messaging.
   alt of instant messaging
   • The husband-hunt had been a failure. Carlo had taken at least a dozen potential Misters Right on test runs of longer or shorter duration—perhaps a few lines of IM, perhaps a couple of promising dates, or sexual calisthenics. 2005 December 7, Scott & Scott [pseudonym; Scott Pomfret; Scott Whittier], chapter 8, in Nothing Personal (Romentics: A Novel Approach to Gay Romance), [North Charleston, S.C.]: BookSurge, →ISBN, page 50:
   • Sure, we may use cellphones and e-mail hundreds of times a week, but we say very little. […] Most of our talk, even in privileged IM circles, is no deeper than the words we exchange with the pizza guy. 2008 January–February, Chris Rodell, “Small talk, big results”, in Men's Health, volume 23, number 1, →ISSN, page 80:
   • Another threat to the use of IM is a phenomenon known as spimming. Spimming is to IM as spam is to e-mail. Some aggressive spimmers learned how to take over one IMer's contact list — threatening a company's entire IM system! 2007, Bill Daley, Computers Are Your Future, page 70:
4. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable) Initialism of instance manipulation.
   alt of instance manipulation
5. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable) Initialism of inner marker.
   alt of inner marker
6. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable) Initialism of individual medley.
   alt of individual medley
   • "When I first joined ACAC (Ames Cyclones Aquatics Club), we were swimming together in a lane and I ended up going behind her," Hala said. "We were doing IM (individual medley) in warm-up and I was on her feet and I was like I'm an IMer, can I go ahead of you? She told me no." 2021 August 11, Joe Randleman, “Magnificent Meghan: Donald ready to defend state swimming titles for Ames High”, in Ames Tribune:
7. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable) Initialism of information memorandum.
   alt of information memorandum
8. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable) Initialism of innovation management.
   alt of innovation management
9. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable) Initialism of idea management.
   alt of idea management
10. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism) Initialism of International Master.
    alt of International Master

Forms

IM en · VERB

Meanings

1. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism) Initialism of instant message (verb).
   alt of instant message
   • IM me when you get home.
   • “WDYT,” she IM'd Sophie, wondering what her new friend thought of the idea. Sophie, sitting next to her, quickly IM'd back “G4I” to show her support. 2010, Jeanne C. Meister, Karie Willyerd, The 2020 Workplace […] , Harper Collins, →ISBN:
   • You won't pick up, you won't IM, you won't return my six (seven?) phone calls. So I'm resorting to email for this. First of all, don't get mad at Julie. She did the right thing. But, sweetie, why are you hiding this from the people who love you? 2004, Rocki St. Claire, Hit Reply, New York, NY: Pocket Books, →ISBN, page 160:

Forms

Coordinates

PM · DM