dm
/ˌdiː ˈem/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌdiː ˈem/ (ame, ipa) · /ˌdē-ˈem/ (ame, mw) · /ˌdiːˈem/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌdiːˈem/ (ame, ipa)
dm — noun
- dmsingular
- dmsplural
1. a one-to-one note you send through a social media app, visible only to the perso
a one-to-one note you send through a social media app, visible only to the person (or small group) you address it to, rather than appearing on a public feed.
Folake slid into the band's DMs to ask about ticket prices for the Berlin show.
informal collocation: slide into someone's DMs
Christopher sent Yumi a quick DM to confirm the meeting room had been booked.
send + DM + to-recipient
The artist asks fans not to send DMs about commissions and to use email instead.
Wren got an angry DM from a stranger after posting the review online.
- direct message
the full form DM stands for; more formal in writing
- private message
older term, more common on forums and Facebook Messenger
- PM
alternative abbreviation, common on Reddit and gaming platforms
- public post
visible to all followers or anyone on the platform
文法句型
send a DM to someone
get a DM from someone
用法筆記
Almost always plural in the phrase 'someone's DMs' (the mailbox-like space on a platform); singular 'a DM' refers to one specific message.
常見錯誤
dm — verb
- dmpresent simple I / you / we / they
- dms3rd person singular
- dmming-ing form
- dmmedpast simple
1. to contact a single person through the private inbox of a social media app, inst
to contact a single person through the private inbox of a social media app, instead of posting where everyone can read it.
Talia DM'd the restaurant on Instagram to ask whether they had vegan options.
DM + organisation account + to-clause
Could you DM me the address rather than putting it in the group chat?
imperative: DM + person + thing
Ravindra was DM'ing his cousin throughout the wedding ceremony, which annoyed his mother.
Reporters often DM athletes for short comments after a match.
文法句型
DM + someone
DM + someone + about something
用法筆記
Typically written 'DM' or 'DM'd' in past tense; some speakers also say 'message' or 'PM' depending on the platform. Object is normally a person or organisation account, not a piece of information.
常見錯誤
dm — abbreviation
1. the short form for 'Deutsche Mark', the money used in Germany before the country
the short form for 'Deutsche Mark', the money used in Germany before the country switched to the euro in 2002.
Old guidebooks still list hotel prices in DM rather than euros.
DM as historical currency unit
Constanza found a single 1990 coin worth 10 DM in her grandmother's drawer.
numeric amount + DM as currency code
After reunification, East Germans could exchange their savings into DM at a fixed rate.
Tunde collects pre-2002 banknotes, including a crisp 100 DM bill from Frankfurt.
- Deutsche Mark
the full German name, often italicised
- Deutschmark
Anglicised spelling used in English news
用法筆記
Distinguish from sense 2 (decimeter): in financial or historical-economics writing DM is the German currency; in measurement writing dm in lowercase is the metric unit.
常見錯誤
2. the symbol for 'decimetre', a length equal to ten centimetres or one tenth of a
the symbol for 'decimetre', a length equal to ten centimetres or one tenth of a metre, used in science and engineering writing.
Zayd labelled the wooden block as 3 dm long for the physics fair display.
numeric value + dm as length unit
The textbook gives lake depth in dm so students can compare small differences easily.
dm in scientific measurement contexts
Sophia converted the figure from dm to centimetres before drawing the diagram.
Élise wrote '5 dm' beside the seedling to track how tall it grew each week.
用法筆記
Almost always lowercase 'dm' and written next to a number (e.g. '3 dm', not '3 DM'). Distinguish from sense 1 (Deutsche Mark), which is uppercase and refers to currency.