HM is the written abbreviation for Her or His Majesty or Her or His Majesty's. It is used as part of the name of some British government organizations, or as partof a person's title.
...HM the Queen.
...his enlistment in HM Armed Forces.
...HM Chief Inspector of Fire Services.
h'm
also hm
H'm is used in writing to represent a noise that people make when they are hesitating, for example because they are thinking about something.
hm in British English1
symbol for
hectometre
hectometre in British English1
or US hectometer (ˈhɛktəʊˌmiːtə)
noun
one hundred metres: 1 hectometre is equivalent to 328.089 feet
Symbol: hm
hm in British English2
the internet domain name for
Heard Island and McDonald Islands
Heard Island and McDonald Islands in British English2
(hɜːd, məkˈdɒnəld)
plural noun
a group of islands in the S Indian Ocean: an external territory of Australia from 1947. Area: 412 sq km (159 sq miles)
HM in British English
abbreviation for
1.
His (or Her) Majesty
2.
heavy metal (sense 1)
3.
headmaster; headmistress
h'm in British English
( spelling pron hmmm)
exclamation
used to indicate hesitation, doubt, assent, pleasure, etc
HM in American English
Her (or His) Majesty
hm in American English
hectometer(s)
Examples of 'hm' in a sentence
hm
`On the principle that, if you omit to do so, Hythe's defence counsel will demand to know why, hm ?
Parkes, Roger RIOT
`You think you can persuade your client to revise his story, hm ?
Parkes, Roger RIOT
As if she were thinking, "Well, hm, isn't this interesting.