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• i
  i

  the imaginary number .
• I
  I

  noun

  the ninth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
• i-
  i-

  variant of y-.
• i.
  i.

  abbreviation

  imperator.
• -i-
  -i-

  the typical ending of the first element of compounds of Latin words, as -o- is of Greek words, but often used in English with a first element of any origin, if the second element is of Latin origin.
• I.
  I.

  abbreviation

  Independent.
• -i
  -i

  suffix

  of or relating to a region or people, esp of the Middle East

i

¹ American  

Mathematics.

1. Also called imaginary unit.  the imaginary number .

2. a unit vector on the x -axis of a coordinate system.

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I ² American  

[ahy] / aɪ /

Or i

noun

• I's,
  plural
• Is,
  plural
• i's,
  plural
• is
  plural

1. the ninth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.

2. any spoken sound represented by the letter I or i, as in big, nice, or ski.

3. something having the shape of an I.

4. a written or printed representation of the letter I or i.

5. a device, as a printer's type, for reproducing the letter I or i.

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I ³ American  

[ahy] / aɪ /

pronoun

• we,
  plural nominative
• me,
  objective
• us,
  objective
• my,
  possessive
• mine,
  possessive
• our,
  possessive
• ours
  possessive

1. the nominative singular pronoun, used in referring to oneself, the person speaking, writing, or otherwise communicating.

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noun

• I's
  plural

1. (used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular.)

2. Metaphysics. the ego.

I ⁴ American  

abbreviation

1. interstate (used with a number to designate an interstate highway).

   I-95.

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I ⁵ American  

Symbol.

1. the ninth in order or in a series.

2. (sometimes lowercase) the Roman numeral for 1.

3. Chemistry. iodine.

4. Biochemistry. isoleucine.

5. Electricity. current.

6. Logic. particular affirmative.

7. (italics) isotopic spin.

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i- ⁶ American  

1. variant of y-.

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i. ⁷ American  

abbreviation

1. imperator.

2. incisor.

3. interest.

4. intransitive.

5. island.

6. isle; isles.

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-i- ⁸ American  

1. the typical ending of the first element of compounds of Latin words, as -o- is of Greek words, but often used in English with a first element of any origin, if the second element is of Latin origin.

   cuneiform; Frenchify.

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I. ⁹ American  

abbreviation

1. Independent.

2. Island; Islands.

3. Isle; Isles.

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I ¹ British  

/ aɪ /

pronoun

1. (subjective) refers to the speaker or writer

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I ² British  

symbol

1. chem iodine

2. physics current

3. physics isospin

4. logic a particular affirmative categorial statement, such as some men are married, often symbolized as SiP Compare A E O 1

5. one See Roman numerals

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abbreviation

1. Italy (international car registration)

I. ³ British  

abbreviation

1. International

2. Island or Isle

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-i- ⁴ British  

1. used between elements in a compound word Compare -o-

   cuneiform

   coniferous

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i ⁵ British  

/ aɪ /

noun

1. the ninth letter and third vowel of the modern English alphabet

2. any of several speech sounds represented by this letter, in English as in bite or hit

3. 1. something shaped like an I

   2. ( in combination )

      an I-beam

4. to pay meticulous attention to detail

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-i ⁶ British  

suffix

1. of or relating to a region or people, esp of the Middle East

   Iraqi

   Bangladeshi

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i ⁷ British  

symbol

1. Also called: j.  the imaginary number √–1

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i Scientific  

/ ī /

1. The number whose square is equal to −1. Numbers expressed in terms of i are called imaginary or complex numbers.

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i Idioms  

1. see dot the i's and cross the t's.

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Grammar

See me.

Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• I's
  plural
• Is
  plural
• i's
  plural
• is
  plural
• mine
  possessive
• my
  possessive
• our
  possessive
• ours
  possessive

Etymology

Origin of I

First recorded before 900; Middle English ik, ich, i, Old English ic, ih; cognate with Gothic ik, German ich, Old Norse ek, Latin ego, Greek egṓ, Old Church Slavonic azŭ, Lithuanian aš, Sanskrit ahám

Example Sentences

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i I i- i. -i- I. -i I's Is i's is we me us mine my our ours

Housing Secretary Angela Rayner says every homeless person across England will be offered a bed by Christmas, the i Paper reports.

From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026

The i Paper says "sixteen million people could see their areas move into drought status this week", meaning that "car washes and swimming pools could face water bans" amid heatwave conditions.

From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026

The move comes less than a week after Seven & i decided against proceeding with a potential investment in ⁠Zabka.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026

The deal, if successful, would be the largest-ever acquisition for the owner of Circle K, which abandoned a $47 billion takeover attempt of Seven & i, the Japanese owner of 7-Eleven, last July.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026

Exception 2.—Words ending in ie and dropping the e, by Rule I. change the i into y to prevent the doubling of the i: as, die + ing = dying; lie + ing = lying.

From New Word-Analysis by William Swinton

Given all that, I was somewhat surprised to see heartfelt eulogies for the mail-order racket when Columbia House announced it was ceasing operations later this year.

From Salon ● Aug. 21, 2026

"I am worried with the news that's coming out that we are not seeing a deal that will benefit our community at the very least," Mayor Matthew Shoemaker said.

From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026

"I believe that defending our bilateral ties will be essential in ensuring long-term stability and security in the region," Lieutenant General Czosnek told journalists.

From Barron's ● Aug. 21, 2026

Doctors I spoke with say that women, their partners and family members should seek out care immediately if they suspect something is off.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026

“You’re important to me. Pa’s important. I need you both safe, to care for each other.”

From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes

Yet that doesn't make its turnaround solely the work of one heavily stubbled mastermind, who saved a company through his singular vision, taste and liberal use of the i- prefix.

From The Guardian ● Jan. 25, 2011

But it wasn't until Cipla came out with the i- pill in 2007, marketing it to modern young women through television and magazine advertising, that women took to it.

From Time ● May 26, 2010

The king's marriage with Catherine Parr, his wife's sister, increased his consequence, and Henry-269--vol i- on his death-bed appointed him one of his executors and a member of the young king's council.

From Memoirs of the Court of Queen Elizabeth by Lucy Aikin

And she would frequently assure them that she would take a particular care of their affairs, and she would-277--vol i- ever be as good as her word.

From Memoirs of the Court of Queen Elizabeth by Lucy Aikin

By a change he had every thing to lose, and nothing to-129--vol i- gain.

From Memoirs of the Court of Queen Elizabeth by Lucy Aikin

And a lot of people, not just the Gilbreths, were very worried that the “best women” i. e. highly educated women were not reproducing.

From Scientific American ● Sep. 21, 2023

For each of the following functions, determine the i. domain and ii. range.

From Textbooks ● Mar. 30, 2016

Combining the results from parts i. and ii., draw a rough sketch of f .

From Textbooks ● Mar. 30, 2016

Within minutes, I got my answer: “@sethporges yes. my girlfriend cathy and i. and i used to do puppet shows.”

From Forbes ● Jun. 26, 2012

Footnote 4: Barros, Dec. i. lib. i. cap.

From Agincourt The Works of G. P. R. James, Volume XX by G. P. R. (George Payne Rainsford) James

The concord of the 4th prefix, Mi-, is gi-, -i-, -ji-, and sometimes -mi-.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3 "Banks" to "Bassoon" by Various

It may be a connecting sound, like the -i- in nacht-i-gale.

From A Handbook of the English Language by R. G. (Robert Gordon) Latham

Even a retreat that flops can draw employees closer while they commiserate over its lameness, adds Michael I. Norton, a Harvard Business School professor who has studied group rituals.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026

The violin in Baerwald’s hands was the one his German-Jewish grandfather played as a Japanese prisoner of war in the Bandō camp at Tokushima during World War I. “It’s a very serviceable violin,” Baerwald notes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 8, 2026

Also in 2025, she was a finalist for the Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University Awards for her reporting and hosting of an audio investigation into a deadly U.S. refinery explosion.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 29, 2026

Born in Oregon to Taiwanese immigrants, Wang is herself a beneficiary of the doctrine she defended during the historic oral argument—as am I. Following the argument, interest in her background exploded.

From Slate ● May 26, 2026

We used to listen to the radio every evening, Mutti and I. All through the war we had done this, listening for news from the particular battlefront where we thought Papi was fighting.

From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo

Then, when you get to the step where you’re actually running the check-backup command, add -i ~/Downloads/pegasus.stix2 into the option section.

From The Verge ● Jul. 21, 2021

Singular masculine words end in -us, plurals end in -i.

From The Guardian ● Jun. 11, 2010

Every Esperanto verb has three Moods—the Conditional, the Imperative, and the Infinitive, which are formed respectively by means of the endings -us, -u, and -i.

From Esperanto Self-Taught with Phonetic Pronunciation by William W. Mann

If not a few Bantu languages, the verb used in a negative sense changes its terminal -a to -i.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3 "Banks" to "Bassoon" by Various

Nouns ending in -a, -e, -i, -y, -o, -l, -n, -t, -ar, -ur, -ŭs are Neuter.

From New Latin Grammar by Charles E. (Charles Edwin) Bennett

Caleb said he was told the Llantrisant Mace was older than most of the Crown Jewels and survived Oliver Cromwell trying to melt down any remaining precious metal bearing Charles I's crest.

From BBC ● Jun. 18, 2026

The company taking the top spot on Gauntlet I’s leaderboard External link was Skycutter, a British startup that partnered with Ukrainian drone company SkyFall.

From Barron's ● Apr. 28, 2026

They include everything from sketches of Apple logos to the bench and desk of the Apple I’s presentation at the Homebrew Computer Club a half-century ago.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 3, 2026

Queen Elizabeth I’s elaborate mask-like daily makeup ritual not only hid her smallpox scars but was also meant to project a preternatural agelessness.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 24, 2024

All I'm thinking is how I's the one that set him to dusting.

From "How It Went Down" by Kekla Magoon

Is bitcoin ready to move on after a lengthy slump?

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026

Is Burnham more popular in the polls because he is racking up the likes on social media, or is he doing better online because people like him?

From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026

Also on MarketWatch: Is collision insurance still worth it for an older car?

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 20, 2026

Is Long Beach Poly ready for a resurgence?

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026

The leaves is flowing down the crick Like cider from the press, And when the first frost’s coming Is anybody’s guess.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck

"I had really dotted all the i's and crossed all the t's of the experiment," he said.

From Science Daily ● May 18, 2026

Sometimes, he says, “dotting i’s and crossing t’s has to come second to right and wrong.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2025

A Japanese company of Seven & i's size has never been bought by a firm from overseas.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2024

They want to make sure they're dotting all the i's and crossing all the t's, to make sure these are the correct identifications.

From Salon ● Oct. 17, 2023

CPAs, those folks who can add columns of 9s in their heads, have been advising MDs since the 1980s to dot their i’s, cross their t’s, and never accept IOUs.

From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner

Wilbur is about 11 weeks old and weighs 17 pounds, the animal shelter said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026

More than a decade after scam rap emerged from the buzzier, grimier corners of Detroit hip-hop, a scammer anthem from a South Floridian is arguably the song of the summer.

From Salon ● Aug. 21, 2026

The new typeface really does fit the moment, a time when anything in full cursive is kind of washed and outdated, and soon, no one will be able to read it anyway.

From Slate ● Aug. 21, 2026

The Beacon Fen Energy Park, near Sleaford, is capable of powering up to 130,000 homes.

From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026

Nearby, there is a bridge that connects the towns of Lucban and Tayabas.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly

“Who has been censored here? Name one journalist whom we have censored? There isn’t one.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026

In the rush for everyone to claim tech-company status, we lost a lot of good shading in many iconic logos: Warner Bros.,

From Slate ● Aug. 21, 2026

"This case demonstrates that we are operating under a high threat level," Dobrindt said.

From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026

"In the more than two years since, we have been pressing for Israel to swiftly and thoroughly consider the case and hold those responsible to account," the three nations said in a joint statement.

From Barron's ● Aug. 21, 2026

With fruits and vegetables preserved in Mason jars and extra hay for Belle, we can survive winter.

From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes

He was only five years older than me.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026

Several people over the past few days privately told me this week had been "extraordinary".

From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026

Patrick: I’d say yes, but Braden Peters, the prominent looksmaxxer better known as Clavicular, told me “these words are just so good that I think it’ll kind of transcend that.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026

Would it surprise me to see Cohen named as the next press secretary?

From Salon ● Aug. 21, 2026

For me, Father has always been the same.

From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes

It is in our nature to see something new and spit it out like we are 2 years old and PepsiCo has offered us a spoonful of broccoli.

From Slate ● Aug. 21, 2026

The advocate added that "experience tells us that sometimes complainers do lie".

From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026

To those of us who have worked in digital assets for years, this is a familiar movie, and we know how damaging the ending can be without federal pre-emption.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 21, 2026

She calls for a “fearless reckoning with depraved art and artists,” which brings us back to the cultural cries surrounding us when we picked up this book.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026

Looking about us, all we see is miles of debris from hastily left sites.

From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes

As the White House pushes to boost domestic production of raw materials, some are looking to the potential gold mine hauled in by garbage trucks.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026

I have four kids — two are mine and two are my wife’s — but they are all ours in every meaningful sense.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 21, 2026

"Nobody has to have it. But if you don't use your engineering controls and run your mine properly, they will get it," Wills said.

From Barron's ● Aug. 21, 2026

Rhys: Well, I would like to say yes because “Jaws” is an enormous favorite of mine, but he’s a very different mayor, if you look at his mayor.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026

And there in the center of the room was my bench, and next to mine Hans the apprentice’s, and against the wall old Christoffels’.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

Or the gallant, pragmatic 8-year-old street hawker selling watercress in Victorian London: “All my money I earns I puts in a club and draws it out to buy clothes with.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026

While the punchlines write themselves, I never had that on my bingo card.

From Salon ● Aug. 21, 2026

When I was hired I signed a non-compete that said I can’t work for a “direct competitor” for 12 months after I stop being employed by my current company.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 21, 2026

On the trail by the Pacific, as I panted and shook with fear in my new hiking boots at the bottom of the mountain, Susie was already on top, cheering me from above.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026

Astonishingly, he lifts me off my feet, twirls me twice.

From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes

“We continue to see a prolonged drought in our future. So continuing to work together as a whole within the basin is going to be extremely important.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026

As tech has grown as an overwhelming force in our lives, the visual design cornerstones associated with it—arial font, minimalist branding, bright colors and clean lines—have become the norm.

From Slate ● Aug. 21, 2026

Fellow farmer Beynon thanked people, including the wider farming community in Rhossili, but accused the trust of making "our lives hell the last 18 months".

From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026

"I believe that defending our bilateral ties will be essential in ensuring long-term stability and security in the region," Lieutenant General Czosnek told journalists.

From Barron's ● Aug. 21, 2026

In our time, Professor Malcolm Macmillan, an Australian psychologist who is the world's leading expert on Phineas Gage, makes a massive effort to track down the story.

From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman

"Only studies like ours offer an overview of these traditions which bear witness to genuine know-how and diverse traditions."

From Science Daily ● Aug. 21, 2026

I have four kids — two are mine and two are my wife’s — but they are all ours in every meaningful sense.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 21, 2026

"Dylan, if you ever hear this message, please come back home. You cannot be fighting a war that is not ours," said his mother, Fadzai Chikove.

From Barron's ● Aug. 19, 2026

The bakery said: "Every shop that reopens means jobs restored, a unit back in use and footfall returning to the high street, which we believe serves everyone's interests: ours, theirs and the wider local economy's."

From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026

We were coming to Putnam County to put Death in its place, and instead it had put us squarely back in ours.

From "Missing May" by Cynthia Rylant

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