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Definition 2024

p.m.

p.m.

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

English

Alternative forms

PM, P.M.
pm (for "post meridiem")

Pronunciation

Abbreviation

p.m.

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)

Synonyms

in the afternoon

Antonyms

a.m.
in the forenoon

Translations

after noon

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)
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)
Korean: 오후 (ko) ‎(ohu)
Navajo: tł'éeʼgo neeznáágóó oolkiłgo... (p.m. in the future), tłʼéeʼgo neeznáadi oolkił yę́ędą́ą́ʼ... (p.m. in the past)
Persian: ب.ظ ‎(b.z)
Portuguese: p.m.
Russian: после полудня (pósle polúdn'a), пополу́дни (ru) ‎(popolúdni)
Tagalog: n.h., n.g.

Etymology 2

Abbreviation of Latin post mortem, "after death".

Abbreviation

p.m.

after death

Anagrams

Mp , MP

Portuguese

Adjective

p.m. ‎(invariable, not comparable)

p.m. (after 12 o’clock)

Synonyms

da tarde / da noite

Antonyms

a.m., da manhã