IM
verb/ˌaɪ ˈem/
/ˌaɪ ˈem/
(also instant-message)
[transitive, intransitive] (informal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they IM | /ˌaɪ ˈem/ /ˌaɪ ˈem/ |
| he / she / it IMs | /ˌaɪ ˈemz/ /ˌaɪ ˈemz/ |
| -ing form IMing | /ˌaɪ ˈemɪŋ/ /ˌaɪ ˈemɪŋ/ |
| past simple IM'd | /ˌaɪ ˈemd/ /ˌaɪ ˈemd/ |
| past participle IM'd | /ˌaɪ ˈemd/ /ˌaɪ ˈemd/ |
- IM (somebody) | IM somebody something to send a written message using a system on the internet that allows people to communicate with each other very quickly (the abbreviation for ‘instant-message’)
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