sam
verbadverbadjectivenountop 1 000 in film dialogue
- //sæm//
To assemble.
verb
- 1
To assemble.
- 2
To bring together; join (in marriage, friendship, love, etc.).
- 3
To bring together; collect; put in order; arrange.
I sammed it up for ye
- 4
To assemble; come together.
- 5
To coagulate; curdle (milk).
Etymology
From Middle English sammen, samnen, from Old English samnian, ġesamnian (“to collect, assemble, bring together, gather, join, unite, compose, meet, glean”), from Proto-West Germanic *samnōn, from Proto-Germanic *samnōną (“to gather”), from Proto-Indo-European *sem- (“one”). Cognate with Dutch zamelen (“to collect”), German sammeln (“to collect, gather”), Swedish samla (“to gather, collect”), Icelandic samna (“to gather, collect”). More at same.
adverb
- 1
obsoleteTogether
Now are they saints all in that city sam.
All Sam the souldiers then replied.
Etymology
From Middle English sām (“together”), from Old English samen (“together”), from Proto-West Germanic *saman, from Proto-Germanic *samanai (“together”), from Proto-Indo-European *sem- (“together, one”).
adjective
- 1
Half or imperfectly done.
- 2
Half-heated.
Etymology
From Middle English sam- (prefix), from Old English sam-, from Proto-Germanic *sēmi- (“half”), from Proto-Indo-European *sēmi- (“half”). Related to semi- (via Latin).
noun
- 1
slangFederal narcotics agent.
Etymology
Possibly from Uncle Sam.
Forms
- plural
- sams
- past tense
- sammed
- past participle
- sammed
- present participle
- samming
- third person singular
- sams