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My favorite pre-Ponzi schemer was known as '520 Percent Miller' because he promised 10 percent returns a week, or 520 percent a year. Of course he was just using new investors' money to pay old investors, and soon he was on the lam.
Mitchell Zuckoff

Meaning of "lam" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD LAM

From Scandinavian; related to Old Norse lemja.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF LAM

lam  [læm] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LAM

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Lam is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb lam in English.

WHAT DOES LAM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of lam in the English dictionary

The definition of lam in the dictionary is to thrash or beat. Other definition of lam is to make a sweeping stroke or blow.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO LAM

PRESENT

Present
I lam
you lam
he/she/it lams
we lam
you lam
they lam
Present continuous
I am lamming
you are lamming
he/she/it is lamming
we are lamming
you are lamming
they are lamming
Present perfect
I have lammed
you have lammed
he/she/it has lammed
we have lammed
you have lammed
they have lammed
Present perfect continuous
I have been lamming
you have been lamming
he/she/it has been lamming
we have been lamming
you have been lamming
they have been lamming
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 lammed
you lammed
he/she/it lammed
we lammed
you lammed
they lammed
Past continuous
I was lamming
you were lamming
he/she/it was lamming
we were lamming
you were lamming
they were lamming
Past perfect
I had lammed
you had lammed
he/she/it had lammed
we had lammed
you had lammed
they had lammed
Past perfect continuous
I had been lamming
you had been lamming
he/she/it had been lamming
we had been lamming
you had been lamming
they had been lamming
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will lam
you will lam
he/she/it will lam
we will lam
you will lam
they will lam
Future continuous
I will be lamming
you will be lamming
he/she/it will be lamming
we will be lamming
you will be lamming
they will be lamming
Future perfect
I will have lammed
you will have lammed
he/she/it will have lammed
we will have lammed
you will have lammed
they will have lammed
Future perfect continuous
I will have been lamming
you will have been lamming
he/she/it will have been lamming
we will have been lamming
you will have been lamming
they will have been lamming
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would lam
you would lam
he/she/it would lam
we would lam
you would lam
they would lam
Conditional continuous
I would be lamming
you would be lamming
he/she/it would be lamming
we would be lamming
you would be lamming
they would be lamming
Conditional perfect
I would have lam
you would have lam
he/she/it would have lam
we would have lam
you would have lam
they would have lam
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been lamming
you would have been lamming
he/she/it would have been lamming
we would have been lamming
you would have been lamming
they would have been lamming
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you lam
we let´s lam
you lam
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to lam
Past participle
lammed
Present Participle
lamming
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.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LAM

lama
Lamaism
Lamaist
Lamaistic
Lamarck
Lamarckian
Lamarckism
Lamartine
lamaseries
lamasery
lamb
lamb chop
lamb down
Lamb of God
Lamb shift
lamb´s ears
lamb´s fry
lamb´s lettuce

WORDS THAT END LIKE LAM

Adam
am
Amsterdam
cam
cream
dam
dream
Islam
jam
Nam
on the beam
program
ram
sam
spam
steam
stream
tam
team
Vietnam

Synonyms and antonyms of lam in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «LAM»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «lam» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of lam
attack · batter · beat · hit · knock · pelt · pound · strike · thrash

Translation of «lam» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LAM

Find out the translation of lam to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of lam from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «lam» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

lam
570 millions of speakers

English

lam
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

जबह
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

لام
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

лам
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

lam
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

প্রহার করা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

lam
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Lam
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

lam
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

逃走
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Lam
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

lam
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

லாம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

लॅम
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

dayak atmak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

lam
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

lam
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

лам
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

lam
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

lam
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

lam
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

lam
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

lam
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of lam

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LAM»

The term «lam» is very widely used and occupies the 7.018 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LAM» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «lam» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «lam» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about lam

EXAMPLES

QUOTES WITH «LAM»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word lam.
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Mitchell Zuckoff
My favorite pre-Ponzi schemer was known as '520 Percent Miller' because he promised 10 percent returns a week, or 520 percent a year. Of course he was just using new investors' money to pay old investors, and soon he was on the lam.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LAM»

Discover the use of lam in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to lam and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Lectures on Modules and Rings
This is the long awaited sequel to Lam's earlier GTM 131 "A First Course in Noncommutative Ring Theory" which received the following praise in the Monthly: "The book is beautifully written with many illuminating examples and exercises .
Tsit-Yuen Lam, 1999
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A Bag for All Reasons: 12 All-new Bags and Purses to Sew for ...
Presents instructions for creating a variety of handbags and tote bags, with information on equipment, sewing machines, fabrics, patterns, and techniques.
Lisa Lam, 2012
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A First Course in Noncommutative Rings
Aimed at the novice rather than the connoisseur and stressing the role of examples and motivation, this text is suitable not only for use in a graduate course, but also for self-study in the subject by interested graduate students.
Tsi-Yuen Lam, 2013
4
Enterprise Risk Management: From Incentives to Controls
In this book,Mr. Lam explains how an over-reliance on quantitative riskmeasurement has directly contributed to some of the high-profile riskmanagement failures of recent years.
James Lam, 2014
5
East Eats West: Writing in Two Hemispheres
The award-winning author of Perfume Dreams and star of the 2004 documentary My Journey Home explores the unexpected consequences of the Vietnamese diaspora in 21 personal essays that explore topics ranging from cuisines and martial arts to ...
Andrew Lam, 2010
6
Step-By-Step Tai Chi
Like massage and yoga, the practice of Tai Chi enhances health and fitness and helps to reduce stress.
Kam Chuen Lam, Master Lam Kam-Chuen, 1994
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Depression
In addition this book contains the revised version of the guidelinesproduced by the Canadian Network for Mood and Anxiety Treatments (CANMAT) and useful scales for measuring depression, such as the Lam Employment and Absence Productivity ...
Raymond W Lam, 2012
8
Hadoop in Action
This lets it scale to huge datasets. If you need analytic information from your data, Hadoop's the way togo. Hadoop in Action introduces the subject and teachers you how to write programs in the MapReduce style.
Chuck Lam, 2011
9
Exercises in Classical Ring Theory
The first work of its kind, this volume offers a compendium of some 480 exercises of varying degrees of difficulty in classical ring theory.
T.Y. Lam, 2003
10
The Way of Energy: A Gaia Original
A recognized master of Tai Chi gives step-by-step instructions on the ancient art of Chi Kung--Chinese medicine in a physical form.
Kam Chuen Lam, 1991

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LAM»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term lam is used in the context of the following news items.
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Lam takes different tack on politics - The Standard
Chief Secretary Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet- ngor yesterday took a different line than her boss when she said the government will not completely ... «Hong Kong Standard, Jul 15»
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Lam Research Corp (LRCX) Stock Price Down as Sentiment Drops …
Lam Research Corp (LRCX) hedge funds sentiment decreased to 0.87 in q1 2015. Its down -0.46, from 1.33 in 2014Q4. The sentiment has ... «OctaFinance.com, Jul 15»
3
Westwood and Lam claim world titles - Loughborough Echo
On top of that Miles Westwood, Jamie Lam and Graham Peacock were all members of the GTUK Men's Team which won silver medals in ... «LoughboroughEcho.net, Jul 15»
4
Lam Research Corporation (NASDAQ:LRCX), Intel Corporation …
In a report published Friday, Stifel analyst Patrick J. Ho maintained a Buy rating and price target of $93 on Lam Research Corporation ... «Benzinga, Jul 15»
5
First Look at Ringo Lam's Wild City
Well Go USA have released the first official trailer for veteran director Ringo Lam's new film, Wild City (2015), starring Louis Koo, Shawn Yue, ... «Blu-ray.com, Jul 15»
6
Tim Lam Is Named Solicitor
Monticello attorney Tim Lam has been appointed Solicitor of the Probate Court of Jasper County by Judge Linda Keller. The appointment was effective July 1, ... «Monticello News, Jul 15»
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Hon. Dapo Lam-Adesina appeals to FERMA, RCC over deplorable …
The lawmaker representing Ibadan North East/South East Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Hon. Adedapo Lam-Adesina ... «DailyPost Nigeria, Jul 15»
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BRIEF-Taiwan's TSMC orders equipment from Lam Research Int'l for …
Says orders equipment from Lam Research International Sarl for T$630 million ($20.25 million). Source text in English: Further company ... «Reuters, Jul 15»
9
Pig on the lam in Auckland
A large pig has eluded captors after going on the lam in West Auckland. Facebook user Sherryle Lee posted to the Stuff.co.nz Facebook page ... «Stuff.co.nz, Jul 15»
10
The Unwanted Explores the Mystery of Elisa Lam
The mystery surrounding the death of Elisa Lam is scarier than any horror movie. The woman's story went viral after footage of her unusual ... «Dread Central, Jul 15»

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