Meaning of "jam" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD JAM

Probably of imitative origin; compare champ1.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF JAM

jam  [dʒæm]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF JAM

Jam is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb jam in English.

WHAT DOES JAM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Fruit preserves

Fruit preserves are preparations of fruits, vegetables and sugar, often canned or sealed for long-term storage. The preparation of fruit preserves today often involves adding commercial or natural pectin as a gelling agent, although sugar or honey may be used, as well. Before World War II, fruit preserve recipes did not include pectin, and many artisan jams today are made without pectin. The ingredients used and how they are prepared determine the type of preserves; jams, jellies, and marmalades are all examples of different styles of fruit preserves that vary based upon the fruit used. Many varieties of fruit preserves are made globally, including sweet fruit preserves, such as strawberry, as well as savoury preserves of culinary vegetables, such as tomatoes or squash. In American English, the plural form "preserves" is used to describe all types of jams and jellies. In British and Commonwealth English most fruit preserves are simply called jam, with the singular preserve being applied to high fruit content jam, often for marketing purposes. Additionally, the name of the type of fruit preserves will also vary depending on the regional variant of English being used.

Definition of jam in the English dictionary

The first definition of jam in the dictionary is to cram or wedge into or against something. Other definition of jam is to crowd or pack. Jam is also to make or become stuck or locked.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO JAM

PRESENT

Present

I jam

you jam

he/she/it jams

we jam

you jam

they jam

Present continuous

I am jamming

you are jamming

he/she/it is jamming

we are jamming

you are jamming

they are jamming

Present perfect

I have jammed

you have jammed

he/she/it has jammed

we have jammed

you have jammed

they have jammed

Present perfect continuous

I have been jamming

you have been jamming

he/she/it has been jamming

we have been jamming

you have been jamming

they have been jamming

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I jammed

you jammed

he/she/it jammed

we jammed

you jammed

they jammed

Past continuous

I was jamming

you were jamming

he/she/it was jamming

we were jamming

you were jamming

they were jamming

Past perfect

I had jammed

you had jammed

he/she/it had jammed

we had jammed

you had jammed

they had jammed

Past perfect continuous

I had been jamming

you had been jamming

he/she/it had been jamming

we had been jamming

you had been jamming

they had been jamming

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will jam

you will jam

he/she/it will jam

we will jam

you will jam

they will jam

Future continuous

I will be jamming

you will be jamming

he/she/it will be jamming

we will be jamming

you will be jamming

they will be jamming

Future perfect

I will have jammed

you will have jammed

he/she/it will have jammed

we will have jammed

you will have jammed

they will have jammed

Future perfect continuous

I will have been jamming

you will have been jamming

he/she/it will have been jamming

we will have been jamming

you will have been jamming

they will have been jamming

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would jam

you would jam

he/she/it would jam

we would jam

you would jam

they would jam

Conditional continuous

I would be jamming

you would be jamming

he/she/it would be jamming

we would be jamming

you would be jamming

they would be jamming

Conditional perfect

I would have jam

you would have jam

he/she/it would have jam

we would have jam

you would have jam

they would have jam

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been jamming

you would have been jamming

he/she/it would have been jamming

we would have been jamming

you would have been jamming

they would have been jamming

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you jam
we let´s jam
you jam

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to jam

Past participle

jammed

Present Participle

jamming

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «JAM»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «jam» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of jam

bind · block · bottleneck · chain · clog · compact · compress · congest · congestion · congregate · conserve · corner · cram · crowd · crush · dilemma · emergency · fix · flock · force · gridlock · halt · hold-up · hole · horde · jelly · line · mass · mess · mob · multitude · obstruct · obstruction · pack · pickle · pinch · plight · predicament · preserve · press · quandary · queue · ram · scrape · situation · snarl-up · spot · squeeze · stall · state · stick · stoppage · strait · stuff · surge · swarm · tailback · throng · tight spot · trouble · wedge

TRANSLATION OF JAM

Find out the translation of jam to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of jam from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «jam» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 果酱
• Translator English - Spanish: confitura
• English: jam
• Translator English - Hindi: जाम
• Translator English - Arabic: مُرَبَّى
• Translator English - Russian: джем
• Translator English - Portuguese: geleia
• Translator English - Bengali: জ্যাম
• Translator English - French: confiture
• Translator English - Malay: Jem
• Translator English - German: Marmelade
• Translator English - Japanese: ジャム
• Translator English - Korean: 잼
• Translator English - Javanese: Jam
• Translator English - Vietnamese: mứt
• Translator English - Tamil: ஜாம்
• Translator English - Marathi: ठप्प
• Translator English - Turkish: reçel
• Translator English - Italian: marmellata
• Translator English - Polish: dżem
• Translator English - Ukrainian: варення
• Translator English - Romanian: gem
• Translator English - Greek: μαρμελάδα
• Translator English - Afrikaans: konfyt
• Translator English - Swedish: sylt
• Translator English - Norwegian: trengsel

10 QUOTES WITH «JAM»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word jam.

1

Grace Abbott

Sometimes when I get home at night in Washington I feel as though I had been in a great traffic jam.

2

Grace Abbott

The jam is moving toward the Capitol where Congress sits in judgment on all the administrative agencies of Government.

3

Lamar Alexander

Well, here's what I think. I mean, the people are saying, 'We don't want it,' and the Democrats are saying, 'We don't care. We're going to pass it anyway.' And so for the next three months, Washington will be consumed with the Democrats trying to jam this through in a very messy procedure an unpopular health care bill.

4

Trey Anastasio

Music has always been my protection against the world, from a very young age. I feel safe inside of a jam.

5

Eve Best

I would love to go and live in the mountains... and make jam.

6

Kurtis Blow

My first jam was at Hotel Diplomat opening for Hollywood.

7

Charlie Byrd

That jam was so much fun that by the end of the tour, we just jammed on all of the songs.

8

Charlie Byrd

We would play, then they would play a set, then we would jam on the last song.

9

Lewis Carroll

The rule is, jam tomorrow and jam yesterday - but never jam today.

10

Michael Chabon

Louis Pasteur said, 'Chance favors the prepared mind.' If you're really engaged in the writing, you'll work yourself out of whatever jam you find yourself in.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «JAM»

Discover the use of jam in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to jam and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

The Blue Chair Jam Cookbook

Rachel Saunders's The Blue Chair Jam Cookbook is the definitive jam and marmalade cookbook of the 21st century.

Saunders, Rachel, 2010

Pearl Jam Twenty

Published to commemorate the influential band's twentieth anniversary, an illustrated portrait covers their achievements while sharing reproductions of rare archival memorabilia, personal photos, and tour notes.

Pearl Jam, 2013

Bread and Jam for Frances

She won't touch her squishy soft-boiled egg. She trades away her chicken-salad sandwich at lunch. She turns up her nose at boring veal cutlets. Unless Mother can come up with a plan, Frances just might go on eating bread and jam forever!

Russell Hoban, 2008

Jam On: The Craft of Canning Fruit

Fresh, hip cookbook takes jamming out of grandma’s kitchen and into the 21st century In Jam On, New York’s “Jam Queen” Laena McCarthy shares her love of making inventive handmade jam with delicious recipes and canning techniques.

Laena McCarthy, 2012

Def Jam Recordings: The First 25 Years of the Last Great ...

The illustrated oral history of the greatest hip-hop hit-making machine in history.

Leah Whisler, 2011

Apples for Jam: A Colorful Cookbook

Tessa Kiros shares a bevy of diverse and easy-to-prepare dishes playfully themed in colored chapters.

Tessa Kiros, 2007

Space Jam: A Novelization

Getting his pals Daffy Duck, Sylvester, Tweety, and Wile E. Coyote into a terrible fix, Bugs Bunny begs super athlete Michael Jordan to help them win a critical game against a crew of space creatures. Original. Movie tie-in.

Francine Hughes, 1996

Def Jam, Inc.: Russell Simmons, Rick Rubin, and the ...

Both an intriguing business history as well as a gritty narrative, here is the definitive book on Def Jam–a must read for any fan of hip-hop as well as all popular-culture junkies. From the Hardcover edition.

Stacy Gueraseva, 2011

Jam

James and Frank are friends who must deal with the sudden success of their Chicago jazz band.

Alan Goldsher, 2002

Culture Jam: How to Reverse America's Suicidal Consumer ...

A powerful manifesto by a leading media activist, Culture Jam lays the foundations for the most significant social movement of the early twenty-first century -- a movement that can change the world and the way we think and live.

Kalle Lasn, 2000

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «JAM»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term jam is used in the context of the following news items.

Monster Jam fans pack Hagerstown Speedway - Herald Mail Media …

The first installment of a three-day Monster Jam event kicked off Friday at the speedway. The event, which is a favorite to many in the Tri-State ... «Herald-Mail Media, Jul 15»

Police Kill Cow on Farrington Highway, Cause Traffic Jam - ABC News

Honolulu police shot and killed a cow that had escaped its pasture and was wandering around the Farrington Highway, causing major delays. «ABC News, Jul 15»

Rain Won't Stop the Fans At Moondance Jam | KVRR.com Fargo …

Moondance Jam near Walker continues tonight with Huey Lewis and the News and The Doobie Brothers. Shinedown closes the festival ... «KVRR, Jul 15»

How to Pick the Perfect Pectin for Homemade Jam – Real Food …

If you've been making jam for years, you may be in a jam rut. And if you've never made jam before, you may be about to fall into a rut, and it all ... «Mother Earth News, Jul 15»

Frogtown Hollow Jam 2015 kicks off with nonstop music - WTOC.com

The Frogtown Hollow Jam 2015 features fun for the whole family. In addition to nonstop live music there will be food, a petting zoo, pony rides, ... «WTOC, Jul 15»

British Open Round 2: A big ol' mess and a jam-packed leaderboard …

Rain delayed action Friday morning, meaning those with later tee times weren't able to finish all 18 holes. That group includes Dustin Johnson, ... «Yahoo Sports, Jul 15»

County Farm Bureau feeds participants of Quiz Jam - Lompoc Record

Santa Barbara County Farm Bureau participated in Farm Supply's Quiz Jam at the Santa Barbara County Fair on Monday in the Minetti Arena. «Lompoc Record, Jul 15»

Video: VR design lessons learned at Valve's Vive game jam

So was motion designer and VR enthusiast Mike Alger, who attended Valve's Vive game jam in London over the weekend and captured video ... «Gamasutra, Jul 15»

NY2LA Sports Summer Jam: Carter's charge

MEQUON, Wis. - Day 3 of the NY2LA Sports Summer Jam is in the books, with one prospect in particular looking like the star of the show to this ... «GoAZcats.com, Jul 15»

Ingleby Barwick Family Fun Weekend: Thousands flock to jam …

Families had fun in the sun on the first day of a jam-packed weekend event. Thousands of people flocked to Ingleby Barwick today to attend ... «Gazette Live, Jul 15»