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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  

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

   cuneiform

   coniferous

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I. ⁴ British  

abbreviation

1. International

2. Island or Isle

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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  

symbol

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

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-i ⁷ British  

suffix

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

   Iraqi

   Bangladeshi

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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

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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

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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

Headteachers have spoken to the i Paper over fears their schools will have to find money for a national 3.5% teacher pay rise, "despite claims it would be 'fully funded'".

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

“Dr. Williams has always maintained that he was acting i self-defense,” Libman wrote in an email.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026

In second-quarter earnings released Thursday, Seven & i reported strong profitability in its overseas convenience-store unit, as higher gasoline prices boosted its performance in North America.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

“There is a certain pride in being a Californian, certainly not held by everybody ... but i would think that the mainstream would be defending the state.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

That made me feel like i traveler that knew his way around, all right.

From "Life Is So Good" by George Dawson

So I asked Henderson if, all these years later, the scandal changed how he felt about those Astros.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

"I became obsessed with trying to do longer and longer distances," he said, "then I started focusing on times."

From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026

“That meant absolutely everything to the city. I hope that means what it did for me to the fans in Milwaukee here.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

"Since I shared the story I've had a a lot of people saying they can relate to it," he said.

From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026

Instead of fields of tamed cotton, I see a crowd of red-faced people.

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

Cranmer-128--vol i- resisted for some time, but was at length won to compliance by the tears and entreaties of Edward.

From Memoirs of the Court of Queen Elizabeth by Lucy Aikin

From the new sovereign substantial benefits as well as flattering distinctions awaited him, being reinstated-266--vol i- by her in the possession of his confiscated estates and appointed a privy-councillor.

From Memoirs of the Court of Queen Elizabeth by Lucy Aikin

Letters and proclamations were at the same time dispersed by Ashton, in-212--vol i- which the name of Elizabeth was employed without scruple.

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

That Pompadour drew thirty-six millions of francs from the "royal treasury," i. e., from the earnings of the frugal and laborious French people, could easily have been borne.

From Caricature and Other Comic Art in all Times and many Lands. by James Parton

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

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

“Most of it comes out of the ground with the consistency of cold peanut butter,” observes economist David I. Levine of UC Berkeley.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

He told me he is not seeing other people, and neither am I. Every year he goes to Mexico for six months.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 19, 2026

Soccer: it’s been a long time coming between you and I. But here I am!

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 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

“It cannot be too early to commence the task I have to fulfil,” thought I. I rose: I was dressed; for I had taken off nothing but my shoes.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë

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

Oncus -i: a welt: applied to welt-like ridges on caterpillars.

From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by John. B. Smith

Flocculus -i: a hairy or bristly appendage on the posterior coxa of some Hymenoptera.

From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by John. B. Smith

First log on as root, and then type dpkg -i icewm_0.8.12-1.deb, and icewm version 0.8.12 will be installed.

From Debian GNU/Linux : Guide to Installation and Usage by John Goerzen

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

“I don’t carry beef with people. And I’m not going to get into the history of Doc and I’s relationship right now. And I probably won’t ever. He’s fine in my book.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 10, 2024

Child I's mother suggested senior managers should face sanctions if they ignore whistleblowers' concerns.

From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2024

I ain’t never been away from Mama afore so I’s scared to death, kept thinking they waren’t never gunn bring me back.”

From "Elijah of Buxton" by Christopher Paul Curtis

Is it just me or is everyone suddenly talking about their low ferritin levels?

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

Speaking to the BBC afterwards, Raye said she'd "poured everything I had" into the record, which features the global hit song Where Is My Husband?

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

She watches reality TV with her kids; joining them, he offers, “I did my thesis on reality. Is this show about Platonic or Aristotelian ideas?”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

The Moneyist tackles a familiar dilemma: Is being debt-free worth the tradeoff of potentially impacted investment returns?

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 22, 2026

Is this your awkward way of asking to run with me?

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison

Now, there are still some t’s to cross and i’s to dot.

From Slate ● Oct. 3, 2026

“No matter what the federal government was doing, they knew that if they weren’t dotting their i’s and crossing their t’s, they were going to get called to account,” Hilton said.

From Salon ● Jul. 15, 2026

"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

And I don’t tend to favor biographies, because there generally are some tedious sections in the middle as the writer dots the i’s and crosses the t’s of the subject’s life.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 17, 2026

He tries it in various styles, his hand unaccustomed to the angles of the N, the dotting of the two i’s.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri

A new website housing documents the Pentagon is releasing on UFOs has a retro feel, with black-and-white military imagery of flying objects displayed prominently and statements in typewriter-like font.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

Regardless, it doesn’t appear that this 3% increase is going to bring down oil prices any time soon.

From Salon ● Oct. 23, 2026

"There's way more food to track than there is with exercise, so I can see how that can get extremely obsessive," he added.

From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026

Gray is survived by his wife, Stacy Benon Gray; his stepchildren Ryan Cooper and Laurel Cooper; and son-in-law Lee Barker.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

The cure for leprosy is now readily available.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly

“It’s our job to figure out, all right, what are some of the spots we can put them in that accentuate their skill sets,” McVay said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

Zaheen said she did not think addictions were changing, but instead "we just have the means and desire to talk more openly and honestly about these behaviours".

From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026

“I think we are still in the very early innings in learning how to deploy AI effectively,” Baird said.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 23, 2026

“Today, we haven’t been able to keep up with demand,” Smith said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

Fingers bleeding, we pluck the sharp, pointy, sticky bolls, stuff them into sacks, then press them into bales and bind them with cord.

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

Flying private — that’s the best one for me.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

"The concerns to me were that Hall was recommending treatment for patients that he hadn't assessed, that he hadn't met, and that other GPs were uncomfortable with prescribing," Redvers said.

From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026

To me, this signals that you aren’t very aware of where your money is going.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 23, 2026

Dr. Michael Kornberg, an associate professor of neurology at Johns Hopkins Medicine, told me he anticipates that Applegate’s experience may lead others to question their own diagnoses.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

“I won’t tell,” I promise, hoping Father will smile at me.

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

Not all of us are like the eighth wonders of the world — Aretha Franklin or Chaka Khan or Whitney Houston.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

"We still have time to avoid this. Return our four compatriots to us alive, without any harm, and everything will go back to how it was before the kidnapping," he wrote.

From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2026

The back wall appears stony, advancing toward us in places, then disappearing altogether amid hazy light that floats through the space as if searching for purchase.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

Algorithms were already predicting our tastes, needs and desires and serving us options before we asked for them.

From Salon ● Oct. 23, 2026

Rattling, jostling wagons, ahead of us and beside us, threaten to crash and trample.

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

"It was no mistake of mine to call it Riverdance because it connected absolutely to Timedance," Whelan told author Leagues O'Toole in his 2006 book The Humours of Planxty.

From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026

I’ve seen it happen to friends of mine, where there is a separation because the people that we turned into are now no longer compatible.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

Dad told me more than once that the house would be mine someday.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 23, 2026

Hudbay Minerals and Mitsubishi approved construction of a major copper mine in the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

I made up for it with mine and went humming my way though the summer and fall.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

But I wanted to sing “I’m Going Down” all my life because I heard the song when I was 5 years old from the “Car Wash” soundtrack.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

The 40-year-old said it felt like the "rug was being pulled from under my feet", before he was signposted to NHS Wales where he was able to regain control.

From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026

While this is true, I can never truly enjoy a nice meal out or a new pair of shoes if any amount of debt is hanging over my head.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 23, 2026

In Damascus, outside a United Nations building, the family of a Syrian man seized by Israel called for his release, with children holding posters reading "I want my dad".

From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2026

I do a few finger warm-ups so my muscles are nice and relaxed.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold

We showed our resilience and score a couple of good tries and to fight back, reset and go again was what pleased me the most.

From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026

“NFL: Stop hate. End racism. Increase our presence in Europe,” another wrote.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

"It is not DOJ's intention to -- and it's never our intention to -- improperly interfere with elections or the state confirmation process or certification process," Blanche said.

From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2026

We can stand face-to-face with Rembrandt, and he may be returning our gaze, but the possibility of truly knowing the person behind the painted face remains beyond our grasp.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

When it comes to our chosen instruments, we don’t play around.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold

The shame in this story was never his, and it was never ours.

From Salon ● Oct. 22, 2026

"That future is ours to build. Let us build," he said.

From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026

“No nation, even one as capable and confident as ours, can safeguard them alone,” said Amin Nasser, chief executive of Saudi’s oil giant ARAMCO.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026

It shows us that ours is the inheritance of great heroes, and that we should be proud—that we should be intensely proud—of where we come from.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

Our neighbor’s house had a larger yard than ours, with what looked like good grass.

From "Lawn Boy" by Gary Paulsen

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