DM
verb/ˌdiː ˈem/
/ˌdiː ˈem/
[transitive, intransitive] (informal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they DM | /ˌdiː ˈem/ /ˌdiː ˈem/ |
| he / she / it DMs | /ˌdiː ˈemz/ /ˌdiː ˈemz/ |
| past simple DM'd | /ˌdiː ˈemd/ /ˌdiː ˈemd/ |
| past participle DM'd | /ˌdiː ˈemd/ /ˌdiː ˈemd/ |
| -ing form DMing | /ˌdiː ˈemɪŋ/ /ˌdiː ˈemɪŋ/ |
- to send somebody a direct message(a private message that you send on social media that will only be seen by the person you send it to)
- DM somebody (something) I DM'd him my email address.
- DM (something) (to somebody) I'll DM the link to you.
- DM + adv./prep. She DM'd back right away.
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