um English

Meaning um meaning

What does um mean?

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um Interjection

— You use um to show that you are thinking and not ready to speak. We were prepared, um, in our minds, in our heart, for -- for whatever. What she did isn't so, um, nice.

— You use um to show that you doubt or are not sure about something somebody said. Um, I don't think that works. What? Um, okay. Sure, I guess. I'll tell her.

— You use um with a falling tone to show that you agree. "How does Tuesday sound?" "Um, sure. Sounds good!"

— You use um to get somebody's attention. Um, excuse me! Are you busy?

— You use um to bring attention to something that just happened or that was just said. Um, did you just call me "stupid"?

um interjection

— Expression of hesitation, uncertainty or space filler in conversation. See uh.

um verb

— (intransitive) To make the um sound to express uncertainty or hesitancy.

um particle

— (dated, sometimes, humorous, often, offensive) An undifferentiated determiner or article; a miscellaneous linking word, or filler with nonspecific meaning; representation of broken English stereotypically or comically attributed to Native Americans.

Synonyms um synonyms

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um English » English

uh

er

well

erm

you know

umm

rm

micrometre

micrometer

errr

err

Topics um topics

What do people use um to talk about?

Grammar Connected with, related Discourse markers

Hesitation fillers

• What words are used when a speaker hesitates or pauses to think?
  um uh er hmm yeah let's see hold on a minute let me see let me think

Examples um examples

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Simple sentences

Um, is the room quiet?

It's that, you know, um, whatchamacallit. It's on the tip of my tongue, but I just can't remember the name!

Movie subtitles

So, um. she's kidding.

Um. are you injured, or something?

Um. today is my last day off, so I wanted to see what sort of place Area 11 is.

Um. you know, that time in the bathroom.

Look, I like to have fun just as much as the next guy, you know, but um, look, things are different now.

Um, heh, um, um, look, maybe, maybe sometime Elder Cunningham and I could, could talk to you, maybe tell you a little bit about the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints?

Um, I was wondering if maybe uh, the things and stuff you seem to be focusing on are the things and stuff that apply to the reason we are here.

Um, when you go to sleep at night, do you sometimes feel a power stirring inside you?

Um. okay.

Oh um, let's see, all of them!

S-sir, um, I was. just trying to help the villagers here.

Um, so, Victoria's gone.

Um. Thank you very much.

So, after school, maybe we'll, uh. We'll stop by the art store and get you a new sketchbook and, um, some of those.

Me too you. So, um, what do you do?

All right, um, uh.

Oh, I'm, uh, sorry! Um. - Uh.

But you're, um.

Um, so Tristan is coming to the play, and he. he can't find out about us.

Um, I. I can tell them to move.

Um, I actually have a thing, anyways.

Um, I'm not really a theater person, but I really loved that.

It's been really hard and it's gonna be a fight, but, um, I hope that you guys stick by her through this.

Okay, but, um.

Nick has been ignoring me ever since we, um, you know. So I was starting to think he was kind of a jerk.

Um. uh. no.

Um, I'm just wondering what's going on with her bed.

Um. yeah, yeah.

YOU KNOW WHAT? I'M GONNA GO. UM.

HEY, UM, THANKS.

Um. We made you some rice balls.

Um, we were supposed to study before rounds.

Um. I just need you to lift up your arm for me.

Um. Illyana is a match for a patient waiting for a kidney transplant.

See, the, um.

It's nothing. Um.

Okay, I'm. I'm gonna be back in a bit to, uh. to, um, put a proper cast on that.

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There, Betsey has a pair of, um, endowments that mean that she's better at inputs.