Meaning

1 senses

  1. (informal)To address (a woman) as "ma'am".

Examples

36 sentences

  1. May I help you ma'am?

    Чи можу вам чимось допомогти, пані? — deniko

    ruЯ могу вам помочь, сударыня? — sharptoothed

    deDarf ich Ihnen helfen, gnädige Frau? — Espi

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  2. Can I take your order, ma'am?

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  3. Do you need some help, ma'am?

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  4. Sorry, ma'am, but this coupon is expired.

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  5. It's a pleasure to meet you, ma'am.

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Origin

The noun is a contraction of madam, and represents a regional pronunciation of that word i

The noun is a contraction of madam, and represents a regional pronunciation of that word in the United Kingdom. The verb is derived from the noun.

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Forms

ma'ams, ma'aming, ma'amed, ma'amed
Base formma'am · to ma'am
3rd person singularma'ams
Present participlema'aming
Past simplema'amed
Past participlema'amed

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyma'am
he, she, itma'ams

Past simpleLesson

all personsma'amed

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave ma'amed
he, she, ithas ma'amed

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill ma'am

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
lyricistC2mmamacmacabreC1macadamiamacaque
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