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Inounthe ninth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
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i-variant of y-.
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i.
i.abbreviationimperator.
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-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.
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I.abbreviationIndependent.
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-isuffixof or relating to a region or people, esp of the Middle East
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1 AmericanMathematics.
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Also called imaginary unit. the imaginary number .
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a unit vector on the x -axis of a coordinate system.
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[ahy]
/ aɪ /
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noun
I's,
plural
Is,
plural
i's,
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is
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the ninth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
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any spoken sound represented by the letter I or i, as in big, nice, or ski.
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something having the shape of an I.
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a written or printed representation of the letter I or i.
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a device, as a printer's type, for reproducing the letter I or i.
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[ahy]
/ aɪ /
pronoun
we,
plural nominative
me,
objective
us,
objective
my,
possessive
mine,
possessive
our,
possessive
ours
possessive
noun
I's
plural
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(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular.)
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Metaphysics. the ego.
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Symbol.
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the ninth in order or in a series.
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(sometimes lowercase) the Roman numeral for 1.
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Chemistry. iodine.
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Biochemistry. isoleucine.
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Electricity. current.
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Logic. particular affirmative.
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(italics) isotopic spin.
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imperator.
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incisor.
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interest.
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intransitive.
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island.
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isle; isles.
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Independent.
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Island; Islands.
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Isle; Isles.
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pronoun
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noun
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the ninth letter and third vowel of the modern English alphabet
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any of several speech sounds represented by this letter, in English as in bite or hit
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something shaped like an I
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( in combination )
an I-beam
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to pay meticulous attention to detail
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Island or Isle
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chem iodine
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physics current
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physics isospin
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logic a particular affirmative categorial statement, such as some men are married, often symbolized as SiP Compare A E O 1
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See me.
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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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The i Weekend says the prime minister and political leaders remember Widdecombe as a "distinguished politician", with the paper remarking she "delighted millions" when she appeared on the BBC's Strictly Come Dancing in 2010.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
YouTube surpassed Netflix in average daily viewing time in 2025, according to research firm Digital i cited in TechCrunch.
From Barron's ● Jul. 7, 2026
"Heatwave UK: 50-year record broken again" reports the i Paper, as the Met Office forecasts 37C on Friday.
From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2026
She later clarified on Instagram, “I never said i was making a rock album.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 1, 2026
“You can go and rest, i nugo,” Mama said.
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
“There was some talk that our defense and goalkeeping weren’t up to par. But I think we’ve silenced a lot of critics,” Cubarsí said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026
"I did not think that they would cut the studio in half," he says.
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026
I made the reservation on the PS website more than a week before my flight, providing flight and credit card information.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
“The thing is, I never subscribed. America can be a One Eyed Jack, but I’ve seen your other side.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026
I ask, but nobody pays me any mind.
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
A remarkable incident soon served to intimate the coolness and caution with which it was her intention-254--vol i- to proceed in re-establishing the maxims of the reformers.
From Memoirs of the Court of Queen Elizabeth by Aikin, Lucy
Cecil replied, "Yes, madam,-282--vol i- and she says your majesty would like to do so too;" lord Robert Dudley then filling the office of master of the horse to the queen.
From Memoirs of the Court of Queen Elizabeth by Aikin, Lucy
Concerning that point indeed, my Sturmius, I have nothing certain to write to you, nor does any one truly-101--vol i- know what to judge.
From Memoirs of the Court of Queen Elizabeth by Aikin, Lucy
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
Combining the results from parts i. and ii., draw a rough sketch of f .
From Textbooks ● Mar. 30, 2016
Properties i. and ii. say that line integrals are linear, which is true of single-variable integrals as well.
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
Grote, Hist. of Greece, pt. i. ch. xviii.;
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 3 "Helmont, Jean" to "Hernosand" by Various
It may be a connecting sound, like the -i- in nacht-i-gale.
From A Handbook of the English Language by Latham, R. G. (Robert Gordon)
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
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
Guy Fieri didn’t know about it, and neither did I. Oh no, he did.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 26, 2026
Morris’s mother and father, respectively, were an accomplished organist and a mechanic who had been gassed in World War I. Like Waugh, Morris boarded as a teenager at Lancing College in West Sussex, England.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 23, 2026
In a recent study, Purusharth I. Rajyaguru and colleagues used Saccharomyces cerevisiae, a type of yeast commonly used in research, to explore how life might respond to Mars-like stress.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 12, 2026
“Indeed, that is the very question I want to ask you,” said I. “For he has been hovering about you all night.”
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
Flocculus -i: a hairy or bristly appendage on the posterior coxa of some Hymenoptera.
From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by Smith, John. B.
Oncus -i: a welt: applied to welt-like ridges on caterpillars.
From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by Smith, John. B.
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 Downer, Charles Alfred
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
“I think what we need to focus on now is getting all the T’s crossed, all the I’s dotted,” Nemes said.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 4, 2024
“Mama hear me hollering and drop her load and run just as hard out at me. I feels like I’s swimming I’s looking through so many tears.”
From "Elijah of Buxton" by Christopher Paul Curtis
Is the latest ICE shooting becoming an issue there?
From Slate ● Jul. 14, 2026
Is it possible, many have wondered, to foresee when and where a bluff might collapse — and perhaps even turn these predictions into early warning alerts?
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026
Is this probability too high or too low?
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 13, 2026
Is Zverev now in the A squad, or is he the B squad leader, taking advantage of Alcaraz’s absence?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026
“Auntie Lou said we were gonna have guests. Is that you?” he asks.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
"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
So homeowners, dot the i’s and cross the t’s when you sell—and be ready to show your work.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 6, 2026
“I know sometimes people feel like, why hasn’t there been more information? But again, just trying to make sure we have i’s dotted and t’s crossed.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 26, 2025
A Japanese company of Seven & i's size has never been bought by a firm from overseas.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2024
She wrote in big curling script, and she dotted her letter i’s with stars.
From "Hopping Mad (The Hardy Boys: Secret Files, #4)" by Franklin W. Dixon
Fiscal policy is unlikely to deliver major support in the second half of the year unless economic growth slips toward 4.0%-4.2% in 2026, Loo told clients in a note last week.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
"Let's face it, he's not had too much luck lately!" is the stinging verdict.
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026
Recall organizers secured the California attorney general’s approval to file a lawsuit for the politicians’ removal; their case is pending in state superior court.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
“The thing is, I never subscribed. America can be a One Eyed Jack, but I’ve seen your other side.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026
Even if the risk of infection is low, isolation is the foundation of all treatment, and separation from society is required by law.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
“Today we were informed that Charley Crockett has decided to remove Twin Temple from his upcoming shows next week due to our Satanic imagery,” the musicians wrote on Instagram last week.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026
Spanish football expert Guillem Balague added: "What we have seen is a brilliant collective display. They had control of absolutely everything - it should be in all football schools."
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026
“On balance, we continue to forecast three 25bp rate hikes over the coming months, somewhat faster and further policy tightening than is currently discounted in the money market,” Goltermann said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
She added, “It’s really fun to go shopping for a human skull and a Ronettes record in the same day, and we get to do that with our band.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026
Arlo and I were five years old, and we went to New Orleans to stay with Grandma Sadie for the summer.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
“I’m very grateful to Mayor Bass for giving me the opportunity to be part of her team and serve the people of Los Angeles,” Lee said in a statement Tuesday.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026
A welcome note told me the exact time to be ready to depart for my flight.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
“Twin Temple, Would you like to open my show in L.A. on September 29th at the Hollywood Palladium? Let me know,” White posted on Friday, adding, “Get in front of me Satan!”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026
Impersonating a perplexed English person, the comedian says: "Let me get this straight ... you actively support the other teams because they're playing England?"
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
The gunman ignores me, waiting until all three men untie their horses and giddyup down the road before holstering his gun.
From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
"These findings show what parents have been telling us all along: when children spend less time on social media, the benefits are real," Kendall said of the findings.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
“And if not, we just want her to come home. Just bring her home to us so we can at least say our goodbyes.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026
“The realities of contemporary pricing sobered us up very quickly. We abandoned the idea.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
"For some of us, those threats have come very close, and all of us live with the knowledge that they may again materialize," Kagan, a liberal justice, told lawmakers in the House hearing.
From Barron's ● Jul. 14, 2026
He says everyone in the house has a job, and Arlo and I are full-time employees at High School Inc. That’s his bad dad joke, letting us know we are not allowed to slack off.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
Its advanced chromatographic separation process is designed to recover critical minerals from several streams: mixed rare-earth carbonate, recycled magnets, mine tailings, industrial residues, zinc byproducts, electronic scrap and other secondary materials.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
Knowing as a father that could have been me, could have been friends of mine, I felt very connected to those people.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026
The action at the Venetia mine follows a decision earlier this year to pause the Tuzo Phase 3 expansion project at the Gahcho Kué mine in Canada, it said.
From Barron's ● Jul. 13, 2026
It is widely believed that the ground movement is linked to a former mine, but this has not been confirmed.
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026
She half fell into the chair next to mine.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
"Does it mean me? Does it mean them? Does it mean my project? Does it mean my studio?"
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026
“You see my face, you see my teeth, this is from the mistreatment,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
“Twin Temple, Would you like to open my show in L.A. on September 29th at the Hollywood Palladium? Let me know,” White posted on Friday, adding, “Get in front of me Satan!”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026
"I was in a mixed feeling. I have it completely out of my system. We framed it. We debriefed it as a group and we're all focused now. Full steam ahead."
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026
“I liked hearing it. Pa is the only name I’ve had for my father.”
From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
“While we do not comment on pending litigation, delivering a safe, durable, and reliable SkyLink system to Los Angeles is our highest priority.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026
“There was some talk that our defense and goalkeeping weren’t up to par. But I think we’ve silenced a lot of critics,” Cubarsí said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026
"In fact, as we speak, our supply chain team in London is sitting in the John Lewis office."
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
In May, CEO Mark Zuckerberg thanked laid off employees for their contributions and called AI “the most consequential technology of our lifetimes.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
It explains what happened to our knowledge of the brain as a result.
From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman
Ideally, I need to get to $250,000 to buy a modest apartment so my kid can have a place that is ours and has no debt associated with it.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 14, 2026
"Although reportedly carrying a dummy warhead, no nation understands the weight of nuclear testing in Pacific waters better than ours," the statement added.
From Barron's ● Jul. 9, 2026
That year, a million people gathered on the National Mall to witness an historic fireworks display, while we, in our little corner of the world, enjoyed ours.
From Salon ● Jul. 3, 2026
The Washington monument is both architecture and sculpture, a powerful symbol with layered meanings for different generations from Washington’s time to ours.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 3, 2026
More families gather just behind ours, waiting for their turn to hike to the ship.
From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera
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