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UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈdʒæm/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/dʒæm/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling( jam)

Inflections of 'jam' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
jams
v 3rd person singular
jamming
v pres p
jammed
v past
jammed
v past p
WordReference Collins English Usage © 2026
marmalade - jam - jelly
‘marmalade’
Marmalade is a sweet food made from oranges, lemons, limes, or grapefruit. In Britain, people spread it on bread or toast and eat it as part of their breakfast.
I love toast with orange .
‘jam’ and ‘jelly’
In English marmalade refers only to a food made from oranges, lemons, limes, or grapefruit. Don't use it to refer to a similar food made from other fruits, for example blackberries, strawberries, or apricots. A food like this is called jam in British English, and jam or jelly in American English.
I bought a jar of raspberry .
She made us jelly sandwiches.
'jam' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

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(the) jam - English Only forum
a good jam - English Only forum
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Cranberry jam is sold in Japan. / They sell cranberry jam in Japan. - English Only forum
cranberry jam v.s. cranberry sauce - English Only forum
delay, hold-up, congestion, traffic jam... - English Only forum
do you find or run into a traffic jam? - English Only forum
drop your jam - English Only forum
Epic traffic jam - English Only forum
Everybody jam - English Only forum
extra jam - English Only forum
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get stuck in a traffic jam vs stand in a traffic jam - English Only forum
go around the traffic jam - English Only forum
gorilla jam - English Only forum
Gridlock versus Traffic Jam - English Only forum
he <wasn't> in a good mood. Since the jam <had been> all over his face - English Only forum
here's the jam - English Only forum
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I like jam. My favourite flavour is peach. Is it "flavour"? - English Only forum
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