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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

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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

A listing could pave the way for Seven & i to secure a higher valuation, closing the stock-price gap that made it an attractive target for foreign takeovers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

The i says a "blunder over funding teacher pay rises" means school budgets are "set for squeeze".

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

If you think this word should start with an i, go sit in the corner.

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

I was a spectator and a fan, now I’m a player.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

"I probably wasn't open about it before because you feel like you're going to get judged."

From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026

“I am living in a nightmare I can’t wake up from. ...,” she stated on her Instagram post.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

"A lot of men think talking about how they feel is a sign of weakness, and I admit I did feel a bit ashamed at first," he said.

From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026

I swear Father dreams Oklahoma in his sleep.

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

I was appointed to succeed him in his office; and the work which he had so happily begun, without my assistance indeed, but not without some counsels of-94--vol i- mine, I diligently labored to complete.

From Memoirs of the Court of Queen Elizabeth by Lucy Aikin

The gentlemen pleaded,-141--vol i- on the other side, the urgency of their commission, and said that they had brought the queen's litter for her conveyance.

From Memoirs of the Court of Queen Elizabeth by Lucy Aikin

Then came Thomas Cobham, whom sir Thomas Poins took in, and said; 'Alas, master Cobham, what wind headed you to work such-160--vol i- treason?'

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

Properties i. and ii. say that line integrals are linear, which is true of single-variable integrals as well.

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

V. Van Rensselaer, General, i. 71-100; resigns his command, i.

From The Second War with England, Vol. 2 of 2 by Joel Tyler Headley

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

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

“Immense,” said I. “And they fought for veal-cutlets out of a silver basket.”

From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens

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

Pulvillus -i: soft, pad-like structures between tarsal claws: the cushions of short, stiff hair or other clothing on the underside of tarsal joints; rarely fleshy lobes: see arolium.

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

Pg 62 Sometimes it is not. toumba, to fall. toumbarèu, -ello, likely to fall. canta, to sing. cantarèu, -ello, songful. crese, to believe. creserèu, -ello, inclined to belief. -i.

From Frédéric Mistral Poet and Leader in Provence by Charles Alfred Downer

The suffix -i, added to a noun stem, forms generally a neuter verb.

From The Mafulu Mountain People of British New Guinea by Robert Wood Williamson

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

“Yeah, it takes us a little longer, but we dot our I’s and we cross our Ts,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 22, 2024

"And how are you feeling today, Mrs..." somebody said, and the name sounded long and full of I's, like Mrs. Tomolillo.

From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath

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

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

In “The Problem Is Industrialism,” Berry recalls phone calls and letters shared with several friends as he solidified his sense of modern industry as the root of today’s “inventory of popular calamities.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

Dench is releasing her memoir Is It Too Late to Make a Run for It? written with fellow actor Brendan O'Hea at the end of October in the UK.

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

Is this what it means to be grown?

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

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

From Slate ● Oct. 3, 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

It’s just making sure our i’s are dotted and our t’s are crossed.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 30, 2026

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

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2024

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

There is nothing quite like a city uniting behind a team that never has won a World Series.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

None of this is predicted to change the cost of oil any time soon, according to experts.

From Salon ● Oct. 23, 2026

Milei is yet to respond to news of the case being dropped.

From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026

“It’s the worst thing anyone could accuse me of. ... I have no idea why Tom is trying to destroy me with these lies.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

Joey is outgoing, friendly, and not one to sit quietly.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly

“My parents had always said, if we were fortunate enough to be able to watch them go to the World Series, we’re going to do everything we can to get there,” Henderson said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

"It's about medical assessment and treatment of patients, which is something we have to get right, particularly in this complex group of vulnerable patients," she said.

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

Meeting his cautious but unwavering gaze, we find the contradictions multiplying.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

Unfortunately, we don't know if the details are true.

From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman

They wanted me to be the next David Cassidy.

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

“There are no dark GPUs,” Terry, who leads AI research as part of his role, told me in a prior conversation.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

“More ways than anyone can count. When I couldn’t walk anymore, he carried me. He taught me that a man can strike out on his own.”

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

Usually seen in stone screens, the motif is just as crisply cut here in cotton rag, the voids in its surface allowing us to peek at the text inside.

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

Caesar croons, “Will you come with us, Anna, George’s dear?”

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 partner Mitsubishi have formally approved construction of what promises to be the next major copper mine in the U.S., with production set to begin in the back half of 2029.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

Around the gate, every chair is full, and passengers for the next outgoing flight are standing shoulder to shoulder as those deplaning from mine grumble into the makeshift lounge.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

“All I can do right now is focus on taking care of myself and my children, one day at a time,” Hila said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

"I am being victimised here, and I need proper protection from this individual and their repeated attempts to disrupt my career" he said.

From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026

“In my view they’re going to try and get this out because they do need that capital, especially since it’s going to be probably harder to just raise it in the private market.”

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

“Be mad at me, George. This is my fault. My injury distracted you.”

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

"That, despite certain media publications' distortion over the years, any distance from my father and my choice to not allow him to have contact with our children, was for one reason: to protect them."

From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026

We loved George Michael — George Michael was always one of our favorite artists.

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

“I’m a Samuels. I can claim land for our family.”

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

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

From Salon ● Oct. 22, 2026

Go Greek is a big favorite of ours, and it’s crazy busy in the evenings, but it’s definitely worth waiting for.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026

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

From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026

I tracked down two New Jersey record stores whose sites said they’d purchase all types of albums, so we carted ours to them.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026

Sam, I noted, never took his eyes off ours, which was unfortunate since it was by far the sloppiest of the lot.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin

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