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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

The i Paper also leads with the spy chief's speech, quoting him as saying threats from foreign adversaries have quadrupled in a decade.

From BBC ● Oct. 14, 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

The Canadian retail conglomerate ultimately withdrew its offer over friction around valuation gaps and antitrust issues in the U.S., prompting Seven & i to focus on restructuring and a standalone North American IPO strategy.

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

He wondered about this i good deal as the first slow half-hour ticked on.

From "The Magician's Nephew" by C. S. Lewis

As I drove back to my newly remediated home in the fire-ravaged Palisades, I considered how differently these two knee surgeries were.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

Two weeks post-op, I started physical therapy, and as the weeks passed, I felt more and more like myself.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

The guy I was crushing on helped me to my feet and became my college sweetheart.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

Although I had already consulted with three orthopedic surgeons, Drew, who married me despite my nosedive in the parking lot, wanted me to see Dr. Bert Mandelbaum at Cedars-Sinai.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

Frowning, Father murmurs, “That’s my fault. I thought it’d be easier on you not to have any friends. Or a sister or brother.”

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

For the face I grant I might well blush to offer,-104--vol i- but the mind I shall never be ashamed to present.

From Memoirs of the Court of Queen Elizabeth by Lucy Aikin

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 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

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

E. Embargo, its effect on the country, i. 26-29; repealed, 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

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

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

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

I’ve been a huge Robyn fan for most of my life — she’s kind of a north star for my sisters and I. It’s no secret that we love sad dance songs.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2026

“Estella of where?” said I. “You are bound to say of where.”

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

Verbs in -i add -ua to the final syllable.

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

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

World War I’s Eastern Front has never attracted the same attention as its western counterpart.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 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

The WNBA’s No. 1 overall draft pick and Division I’s career scoring leader revved up a raucous Indiana Pacers crowd by pumping the accelerator of a replica IndyCar before Game 3 against the Milwaukee Bucks.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 26, 2024

“Now don’t you mess with me this morning,” Elisha said, “because you ain’t got so holy I can’t turn you over my knee. I’s your big brother in the Lord—you just remember that.”

From "Go Tell It on the Mountain" by James Baldwin

Is it friendship, though, or a mutually useful rapport?

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

Is there insurance for it, like there is for my actual ring?

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 22, 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

His therapy sessions raised questions like, “What does it mean to take your anger from childhood all the way into adulthood? Is that a kind of cancer?”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

Is this where she lived and slept and wrote in her diary and —was Luc in this room, too?

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse

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

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

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 30, 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

"Our next goal is to optimize the body design to enable faster swimming," Raman says.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 23, 2026

Meanwhile, the scientists are expanding their approach to investigate spin defects in silicon, as well as materials used in energy technologies where internal conversion influences how energy is transferred or lost.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 23, 2026

"What we found is that this internal conversion process turns out to be more important than we thought."

From Science Daily ● Oct. 23, 2026

"That's one of the reasons this work is so exciting."

From Science Daily ● Oct. 23, 2026

But Joey is willing to break the rules to advocate for herself and other people with leprosy.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly

"Now that we know the cause, we can start developing therapeutics."

From Science Daily ● Oct. 23, 2026

With my husband onboard, we chose a venue: the Penthouse, a swanky restaurant atop Santa Monica’s Huntley Hotel.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

Different cultures use different names for the 12 or 13 full Moons across the lunar calendar, but many of the common ones we use today originate from Native American cultures.

From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026

"And we wanted to optimize all these parameters to support live muscle cells."

From Science Daily ● Oct. 23, 2026

Specific areas of the brain do control specific functions and behaviors, but it's not always as "logical" as we would imagine.

From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman

“His understanding of the crisis has made it so vivid for me in a way that is unignorable,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

"Sometimes it takes me longer to take a website down than to fix the PHP problem."

From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026

“My husband is also just a really good gut check for me of what matters to the people of Los Angeles versus what matters in the hallways of power,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

“About fifty people came and talked to me, and bought copies ‘In the Country of Women,’ my memoir published by Catapult, and ‘Sacrament,’ my latest novel, published by Counterpoint.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

He’s thinking of me; I’m thinking of him.

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

"The underwater location allows us to implement systematic, large-scale surveys," Seama explains.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 23, 2026

“And frankly, over the years, because we crisscrossed with the Dodgers so much, more people know us in California than they would otherwise.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

This is when our brain makes us think the Moon looks bigger because it is viewed alongside objects on the horizon such as buildings and trees.

From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026

We are informed quite often about what the show is not, initially by Margaret, a delightful little white-haired lady who talks us through the first episode.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

My parents were only seventeen when they had us.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold

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

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 23, 2026

“My job is to mine all that, to go to the sub-basement.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026

Canadian miner Hudbay Minerals and partner Mitsubishi gave the formal green light to a major U.S. copper mine in the U.S., aiming to begin production in 2029.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

France has long produced tungsten in the southern region of Ariege, at the former Salau mine, which some would like to reopen.

From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2026

Of course she ends up seated in the row right behind mine.

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

After my partner of 30 years’ shocking death, I went on my first date in decades.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

I told him I was planning to be more like my spirited grandmother, who had never apologized for her age and lived to be 94.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

“It’s my trick ankle,” I moaned, adding that I’d had this surgery before, after a snow skiing accident in my late 20s.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

The guy I was crushing on helped me to my feet and became my college sweetheart.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

Astonishingly, he lifts me off my feet, twirls me twice.

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

“And more importantly, we saw 68% remission in our clinical trial. So, it’s really a quantum change, an inflection point in what we can offer to patients. From a clinical care perspective, that’s really meaningful.”

From Science Daily ● Oct. 23, 2026

“We’re excited to open our doors in Duarte and become part of this community,” said Allie Garcia, vice president of marketing at Vallarta Supermarkets.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

"Our approach is to use the right infrastructure in the right place, drawing on a range of technologies including underground cables, wooden poles and our recently announced lower-profile monopoles."

From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026

“But we needed to believe in our own belief for quite a long time.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

The new scientific map of the brain has no relation to our old friend the Phrenological Head.

From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman

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

Ms. Smialek interweaves Edgeworth’s story with economic debates of her time, which remain debates in ours.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

Across the street was another clothing store, a rival of ours, but it had been left untouched.

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman

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