sam

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/ˈsæm/

noun 7name 6verb 5adj 2adv 1

Collocations

ADJ.

all, done, earnest, familiar, functional, joined, raw, serious

We were all on the same page about the project from the start.

VERB + SAM

converts, party, persuade, tried

I tried Sam to come to the party, but he said he was too tired.

SAM + NOUN

army, bee, conversion, fishmonger's, jones, philosopher, rutherford, school

Uncle Sam's army marched through the town during the Fourth of July parade.

PREP.

about, in, in, into, out, up, with

She got herself into a right sam trying to fix the broken printer.

ADV.

already, then

He had already sam the letter before I arrived this morning.

Definitions

name

A diminutive of the male given names Samuel or Samson.

While the plane is “perfectly capable” of making the trip without these modifications, Zara’s father Sam Rutherford says these changes have given both him and Zara an extra sense of security.

A diminutive of the female given name Samantha.

A surname from Cantonese, a romanization of 岑 (sam⁴) or 沈 (cam⁴ / zam³).

A town in Alibori department, Benin.

A town in Boulkiemdé, Burkina Faso.

noun

Synonym of Dicky Sam (“a man from Liverpool”)

verb

To assemble.

To bring together; join (in marriage, friendship, love, etc.).

To bring together; collect; put in order; arrange.

I sammed it up for ye

To assemble; come together.

To coagulate; curdle (milk).

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Example Bank

While the plane is “perfectly capable” of making the trip without these modifications, Zara’s father Sam Rutherford says these changes have given both him and Zara an extra sense of security.

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I sammed it up for ye

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Now are they saints all in that city sam.

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All Sam the souldiers then replied.

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A SAM conversion occurs when Java converts the SAM interface into functional code.

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The SAM is a way of deliberately de-coupling sex and romance.

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Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, sam is marked as informal, obsolete, slang, UK. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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