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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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-i
-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]
/ aɪ /
pronoun
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we,
plural nominative
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me,
objective
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us,
objective
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my,
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mine,
possessive
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our,
possessive
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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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I.
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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
Grammar
See me.
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
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 Paper says it was the "day that changed the world".
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
The i says this ISA would pay a bonus when a buyer purchases their first property and that it could be unveiled at the upcoming Budget.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 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
Olly: don’t you want to know if i have a girlfriend?
From "Everything, Everything" by Nicola Yoon
And I was like, ‘Wow, that’s a really big deal!’
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026
“I went to my first Michigan football game in Ann Arbor, and for some mysterious reason, I fell in love with it,” she said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● 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'm very grateful. He was very chuffed when I passed first time," she said.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
“I love you, Ma,” I shout, but the wind and the rattling wheels sweep my words away.
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
Mary received her in her chamber, to which she had now confined herself in expectation of that joyful-192--vol i- event which was destined never to arrive.
From Memoirs of the Court of Queen Elizabeth by Lucy Aikin
Intelligence however had no-175--vol i- sooner reached the court of the reception afforded to the princess at Ricot, than directions arrived for her immediate removal to Woodstock.
From Memoirs of the Court of Queen Elizabeth by Lucy Aikin
She answered-163--vol i- that she had little to say to him or to the rest that were in the Tower.
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
Combining the results from parts i. and ii., draw a rough sketch of f .
From Textbooks ● Mar. 30, 2016
For each of the following functions, determine the i. domain and ii. range.
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
The whole subject of the vision of St. Gregory is discussed by Champagny, Les Antonins, tome i. pp. 372-373.
From History of European Morals From Augustus to Charlemagne (Vol. 2 of 2) by William Edward Hartpole Lecky
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
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
Jef I. Richards is a professor emeritus of advertising and public relations at Michigan State University’s College of Communication Arts and Sciences.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 15, 2026
But the pastor, the Reverend I. L. Anderson, insisted, and the meeting drew a crowd of several hundred people on the evening of May 14.
From "Because They Marched" by Russell Freedman
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
The suffix of manner defining the verb, is formed by adding the adjective with the final syllable changed to -i.
From The Mafulu Mountain People of British New Guinea by Robert Wood Williamson
Thus final -o bespeaks a noun; -a, an adjective; -e, an adverb; -i, an infinitive, etc.
From International Language Past, Present and Future: With Specimens of Esperanto and Grammar by Walter John Clark
Tarsus -i: the foot; the jointed appendage attached at the apex of tibia. bearing the claws and pulvilli.
From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by John. B. Smith
Judges were unmoved that Luitpold’s forebears had brewed in the region since 1260, written the purity law and invented Oktoberfest for his great-great-grandfather King Ludwig I’s 1810 wedding.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 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
Child I's mother suggested senior managers should face sanctions if they ignore whistleblowers' concerns.
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2024
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
You tearing off in one direction and Leroy tearing off in the other, I’s too old to be chasing after folks like a hound dog.
From "Elijah of Buxton" by Christopher Paul Curtis
Is this sort of thing worth the hassle?
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
Is this market like 1999 all over again?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
‘I’m sorry. Is there any chance you can manage without me? Gabi and I have got to work on our history project.’
From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler
“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
I care that you dot your i’s, you cross your t’s, that if you say you’re going to do something, you do it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 12, 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
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
LeRoy is survived by his wife, his five daughters and 10 grandchildren.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026
“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
This week, AI insiders voiced concerns about how quickly the technology is developing, Lord Byron returned to London's Hyde Park, and a magazine borrowed from a US library was returned 132 years late.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
She finds work as a secretary to a vice president at a big bank, then becomes a librarian at an engineering company, where she is paid a decent salary for the first time.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
“The coaches decide which players they want, how they want to run the team,” Jolin said, “and we as Michigan supporters help support their efforts.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● 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
“While we respect the arbitration process, we believe the arbitrator was wrong in holding Uber legally responsible for the tragic events of that night.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026
"But what can we do about it? You can't control the price and everyone needs fuel."
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
Heading west, we surge onward, outpacing the pack.
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
"I didn't realise how many ladies lived so near me that had been affected," says Lynn.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
Before I started working, Murano to me, was one door: my grandfather’s factory.
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
Reaching around me, he places them inside the wagon.
From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
Some of the women tell us they have had formal apologies from the trust, but all say that, more than anything, they want answers as to who was responsible for the failures in their care.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 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
Watching him scoop mush, spoonful after spoonful, makes us happy.
From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
Oblivious to her own biases about who Leo is and why, Mallory poses as a therapist keen on saving his life, but uses their faux sessions to mine his story for literary gold.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 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
"Macklemore coming off tour was the promoter's decision, it was not mine," he wrote.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
On April 19, it struck a British mine and sank.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 14, 2026
His gaze drills into mine, concern mixed with empathy, and a weird, edgy feeling comes over me, like he knows something I don’t.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
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
“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
"I don't think that I would have been able to do it without the financial support from my parents," she said.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
Recently an honest woman who works for a top AI firm sighed in my presence when describing decision-making at this crucial moment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
But I guess that’s not the way it works in real life, because instead of focusing on the Flash, I find my mind straying back to my mom and grandma again.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
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
“We’re trying to shift our mindset,” Mitchell said, “and not try to hold ourselves to the expectations of what I saw my mom do.”
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
“Perhaps you will be our fairy godmother,” she says.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
"MSF's work in Sudan is privately funded. But when funding disappears from other health services, clinics close, patients have fewer places to go, and pressure shifts to the facilities that remain, including ours."
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
The messages prompted a quick response from the state’s governor, Democrat Michelle Lujan Grisham, who said that “New Mexico’s name isn’t up for debate—it’s been ours since before the United States existed.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026
Dolly was one of us, ours, but of course she was also much more.
From Salon ● Aug. 26, 2026
It’s offensive because cases like ours could have been settled for significantly less than what the verdict is.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2026
The room was identical to ours, but I lingered to watch the old man unpack.
From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen
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