Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English homepage

Date: 1600-1700
Origin: Natural sound

um

 interjection
     
um
used when you cannot immediately decide what to say next:
Um, yeah, I guess so.
Definition from the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Advanced Learner's Dictionary.

Dictionary pictures of the day
Do you know what each of these is called?
What is the word for picture 1? What is the word for picture 2? What is the word for picture 3? What is the word for picture 4?
Click on any of the pictures above to find out what it is called.

Explore our topic dictionary

Browse the dictionary