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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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Is,
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i's,
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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]
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pronoun
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we,
plural nominative
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me,
objective
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us,
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my,
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mine,
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our,
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ours
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I's
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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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symbol
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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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one See Roman numerals
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International
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Island or Isle
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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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an I-beam
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to pay meticulous attention to detail
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Idioms
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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
Example Sentences
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The i Weekend says the "biggest societal change in decades" has been blocked, amid "celebration and tears from MPs".
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
"Find the money to fund end-of-life care," is Lord Blunkett's "plea to Burnham", according to the i Paper.
From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026
The deal would mark Couche-Tard’s largest-ever acquisition after it abandoned a $47 billion takeover attempt of Seven & i, the Japanese owner of 7-Eleven, last year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
David Zwirner presents Roy DeCarava’s “the sound i saw,” bringing together photographs taken in the late 1940s and 1960s.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026
Some pepple people have the gift of writtin writing i think I must of been sleep when that gift was given out.
From "Stella by Starlight" by Sharon M. Draper
And I was like, ‘Wow, that’s a really big deal!’
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026
"I feel like he has an obligation and a contract with his venues, and sometimes, financially, you can't get out of those types of things."
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
“I had never really considered it because I have a low BMI,” Balkey says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
"I think if you suddenly have a nearly 100% increase in your council tax, you would be extremely worried. Families have budgets," she said.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
“You did good, Will. Without Belle, our journey—everything I hoped for”—Father swallows—“would’ve been lost.”
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
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
Numbered footnotes in Sections I-VII of the Introduction have been relocated to the end of the Introduction and marked with an "i-".
From Benjamin Franklin Representative selections, with introduction, bibliograpy, and notes by Chester E. Jorgenson
The old ‘Minor Declensions’ had begun to pass over into the vocalic, especially into the i- and a-, declensions in the oldest OHG.
From A Middle High German Primer Third Edition by Joseph Wright
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
Hist. of Latin Christianity, vol. i. pp. 314-318.
From History of European Morals From Augustus to Charlemagne (Vol. 2 of 2) by William Edward Hartpole Lecky
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
In that way, I feel creatively redeemed on some level, just in my own journey between me, myself and I. But I feel ready to move on from the ‘Blade’ questions.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 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
Nearly five million Americans served in uniform during World War I. After the war, the U.S. drew down the Army to a minimal level and kept it there for two decades.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 28, 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
“Oh!” said I. “Yes. Shall we follow you?”
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
I, except that some of them have imperatives in -i: vaki, þęfi; uni. lifa, sęgja have imper. lif, sęg.
From Icelandic Primer with Grammar, Notes and Glossary by Henry Sweet
In most words of this class the final -i of the stem is lost in the Nominative Singular; in others it appears as -e.
From New Latin Grammar by Charles E. (Charles Edwin) Bennett
I E -i formed abstracts and nouns of agency; I E ar go; Min ari, way, track, trail.
From The Dakotan Languages, and Their Relations to Other Languages by A. W. (Andrew Woods) Williamson
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
"I's a very different offering up there. You've still got beaches, but then you've got greenery and mountains and wildlife."
From BBC ● Apr. 18, 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
Demi felt his back, as if expecting to find it like that of the watch, and then gravely remarked, “I dess Dod does it when I’s asleep.”
From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott
Appeared in the September 17, 2026, print edition as 'Kevin Warsh Is an Inflation Hawk'.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
Is this a good time to take out a HELOC?
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 16, 2026
Is it control of self-replicating armies of autonomous drones, or a cancer-free utopia that hits Type II on the Kardashev scale?
From Salon ● Sep. 16, 2026
Is the rise too much or not enough?
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
“What is it, Lizzie? Is there something about February the thirteenth that’s especially important to you?”
From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo
“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
It’s just making sure our i’s are dotted and our t’s are crossed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 30, 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
I recognized your tiny handwriting right away, all wobbly and with those weird loops you put on top of your t's and i's.
From "When You Reach Me" by Rebecca Stead
“It was quite an image that is very vivid to me right now.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026
It said the deal would improve "the security of a major non-Nato ally that is a force for political stability and economic progress in the Gulf region".
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
Stone also ruled that Uber has a duty to protect its passengers and is accountable for harm caused by drivers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026
"When you post people making mistakes, that is what is going to get the attention and interaction," she said.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
She is happy, content, and comfortable, but another feeling twists underneath.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
“Do we hold bars responsible for the things drunk people do on public sidewalks?”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026
But as we go into the working week, an area of high pressure will arrive, bringing drier weather, lighter winds, and some sunshine, which for much of the country could last throughout the week.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
During an event early this year at the Ellisons’ Florida compound, Jolin asked May questions typical of many donors, such as, Who are we recruiting?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
"When we have a success we're very good at getting a leaflet sent out to supporters straight away," one senior MP said.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
We’ll have a nice meal when we leave this town and camp for the night.
From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
“It was quite an image that is very vivid to me right now.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026
"Part of me wants to talk about it and then part of me doesn't, because I feel like my words get twisted or people are like 'oh, she's making excuses'," Hodgkinson said.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
This summer it occurred to me that my understanding of alignment might be wrong.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
“The U.S. is absolutely vulnerable to a Pearl Harbor in space,” this person told me.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
Father trained me: “Take care of the animals first, so they can take care of you.”
From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
"I think he's holding us back," said one of the party's spokespeople who is planning a tilt at the leadership if a race is triggered.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
And maybe after that they warned us because they were now really, really nervous and needed it to be clear they’d asked for help, and if anything goes wrong it’s not their fault!
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
“The school won’t allow us to practice until Wednesday and we’ll still be day-to-day after that.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026
"I don't think it's dawned on us it's really ours," says Conroy, a video editor.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
She begins to take items out from her tote bag: a large cloth for us to sit on, a box she says contains small vials of essential oils.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
In a recent case, a patient of mine learned through his portal that his previously cured cancer had returned and metastasized.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
"Macklemore coming off tour was the promoter's decision, it was not mine," Sheeran wrote in a lengthy Instagram post, adding that the rapper's contract was ended by the promoter, Messina Touring Group.
From Barron's ● Sep. 15, 2026
The Revolutionary Guards said the vessel, Sidr, caught fire after hitting a naval mine.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
On April 19, it struck a British mine and sank.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 14, 2026
Mutti put her arm through mine as we walked.
From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo
He argued that "those who come to my shows do not expect a political forum" and stressed he was not responsible for Macklemore being removed from the tour.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
“I am intentional about making sure I’m eating enough and getting my protein.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
“We were driving home,” Smith said, “and I asked my wife. I’m like, ‘What is that family eating?’
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026
“The fact that my daughter was involved and was the cause of it is just extremely disturbing,” she told the outlet.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026
When I blow my harmonica, he won’t sing.
From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
A frontbencher said: "With the possible exception of our position on Trump, you could characterise most of our press lines as 'a Lib Dem spokesperson said, steady on now, gently does it'."
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
“No family should have to suffer the loss of a child, and our thoughts continue to be with the Normandin-Parker family,” an Uber spokesperson said in a statement.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026
It also turns the leaders of the AI companies into Lewis and Clark in coonskin caps with parchment maps, bravely surveying our country that it might understand its true size.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
“Over the past few days, I have listened closely to the conversations, concerns, and heartfelt feedback shared across our community following my presentation honoring Chris Brown with a state resolution,” Jones said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026
To the merchant, he says, “Thick rope, tarp to keep our goods dry. We’ll need the protection.”
From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
“It looked like this newsroom has money and ours doesn’t,” Koman adds.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
They’re surprisingly warm inside, and ours made a cozy setting for pork belly skewers, crab puffs and smoked cocktails.
From Salon ● Sep. 8, 2026
At Camp Golden Eagle, in Woodruff, Wis., all the usual activities were ours: baseball, archery, canoeing, swimming.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
In July, outgoing prime minister Sir Keir Starmer issued a formal apology to those mothers, telling them: "The shame is not yours... the shame is ours."
From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2026
It was difficult, however, because to play Lotería we needed a caller, un cantor, and Papá had always been ours.
From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall
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