um meaning

UK /əm/ US /ʌm/ 1 syllable

um (exclamation): used when hesitating or searching for a word.

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Definition of um

used when hesitating or searching for a word
- um, I'm not sure

um in a sentence

Listen, um, I was wondering, what are you and Molly doing tonight?
Um, there's something I want to ask you about.
This is currently being written using a, um, phone, um, probably Android.
Um, you dropped your hat.
Um, what was I going to say?

How to pronounce um

um is pronounced /əm/ in British English and /ʌm/ in American English. It has 1 syllable.

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