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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  

suffix

1. of or relating to a region or people, esp of the Middle East

   Iraqi

   Bangladeshi

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I ² British  

/ aɪ /

pronoun

1. (subjective) refers to the speaker or writer

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-i- ³ British  

1. used between elements in a compound word Compare -o-

   cuneiform

   coniferous

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I ⁴ 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 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  

abbreviation

1. International

2. Island or Isle

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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

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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i I i- i. -i- I. -i I's Is i's is we me us mine my our ours

Widdecombe "gave TV interview 20 minutes before she was killed", the i Paper writes.

From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026

For the fiscal year that began in March, Seven & i now expects revenue to be flat at Y10.43 trillion and net profit to decline 5.0% to Y278.00 billion.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 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

The i Paper headlines on Burnham's pledge for "growth, housing and No 10 North".

From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2026

It has an i, not an e: “An 1840 saxophone is a rare artifact, ’’saidLisa. battalion.

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

This poignant exhibition at the University of Cambridge spotlights work made during or after violent conflict, ranging from World War I ‘trench art’ to artifacts from the current war in Ukraine.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026

“I just felt I had all the tools necessary to bring this character to life,” Guido said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026

Mark Joseph Stern: There has been a lot of misunderstanding about exactly what the liberal justices did in B.P.J., and I want to clear that up.

From Slate ● Jul. 15, 2026

"I think there's a particular openness in Welsh culture to mystery, magic and folklore, and the film sort of became a joyous celebration of that in a lot of ways."

From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026

I see distant jagged mountain bluffs touch the sky.

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

How tame, how puerile, in the midst of sentiments serious and profound as these, would have appeared-252--vol i- the intrusion of classical imagery, however graceful in itself or ingenious in its application!

From Memoirs of the Court of Queen Elizabeth by Aikin, Lucy

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

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

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 Golden Bough, 2nd ed., i. pp. 71-73.

From The Psychological Origin and the Nature of Religion by Leuba, James H. (James Henry)

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

But for the 11 months we were married, I experienced the glory of being a we instead of an I. Suddenly I was part of a giant club, the Partnered People.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 22, 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

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

“You see my state,” said I. “I would come with you if I could; but indeed I am quite unable. If you take me from here, I think I shall die by the way.”

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

Nouns ending in -a, -e, -i, -y, -o, -l, -n, -t, -ar, -ur, -ŭs are Neuter.

From New Latin Grammar by Bennett, Charles E. (Charles Edwin)

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.

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

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

The medieval Cloth Hall and St. Martin’s Church were two of the most prominent monuments in Ypres, Belgium, and among World War I’s early casualties.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 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

In a statement read to the public inquiry examining how Letby was able to attack babies, Child I's mother said: "I believe the doctors and nursing staff should have acted earlier."

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

"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

Kalshi also opened markets on “Dancing With the Stars,” “Love Is Blind” and “The Traitors.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026

Is her mother’s company really doing this to test out proprietary technology while ostensibly doing a good deed for a grieving parent?

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026

Is France against Spain on Tuesday in the semis the real final, as many are suggesting?

From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026

Is there any way you can increase your income?

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 14, 2026

It made Danny wonder, Is the magic changing or am I?

From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova

"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

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

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2024

They want to make sure they're dotting all the i's and crossing all the t's, to make sure these are the correct identifications.

From Salon ● Oct. 17, 2023

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

“Investors may be weary of CoreWeave trying to boost its performance through financial derivatives at a time their core AI cloud business is seeing increased competition,” D.A.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 15, 2026

The only other company to use such directors is Ben & Jerry’s, an experiment that ended in spectacular failure.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026

Energy Secretary Chris Wright said the U.S. had arranged to replace the 172 million barrels of SPR oil with about 200 million barrels within the next year, which is 20% more than the drawdown.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 15, 2026

Near it is an incomplete set of animal-bone dominoes, carved from kitchen waste by Napoleonic prisoners of war with time to kill.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026

There are high-rise offices and impressive, colorful buildings, like the Metropolitan Theater, Crystal Arcade, and Jai Alai Building, a sports complex that is considered the finest art deco building in Asia.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly

But as we round the first corner, almost all of the exhibits are the work of amateurs, conscripted from civilian life and professionalized into name, rank and number.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026

There are steps we could take to make the court seem more like the public body it’s supposed to be.

From Slate ● Jul. 15, 2026

"It was unseasonably dry, so I can only assume we have the aliens and their advanced weather-control technology to thank for that."

From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026

"If we do not see signs of disinflation soon, I am prepared to act," Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook told an event in Washington.

From Barron's ● Jul. 15, 2026

That’s why we mostly stay on the south side.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold

Laura Dern, who played Dr. Ellie Sattler opposite Neill’s Dr. Alan Grant in Steven Spielberg’s “Jurassic Park,” wrote, Neill “showed me the depths of loyalty, protectiveness and love always with the driest of wit.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026

"I was in disbelief when I first saw the post shared by him, I was in disbelief he painted me like this," said Beg.

From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026

“This recipe gives me the ability to deploy capital to these companies when they trade below intrinsic value,” along with confidence to invest more during periods of industry drawdowns, he said.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 15, 2026

“They brought me so much joy,” Nguyen said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026

Father is shouting, but for me, his mouth makes no sound.

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

“Many of us thought we’d now arrived at the era of making cars with robots, not human hands.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026

Most of the first episode gives us Lucky on the run, getting out of the hotel and out of Vegas, and across the tops of a field of big rigs.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026

"This could potentially overtake us here, this has gotten a little scary," a crew member says as the train rushes past burning trees near Armstrong, Ontario.

From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026

“For us, that means treating every stock as an ownership stake in the business,” he said.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 15, 2026

An MRI scan allows us to look inside a living person's head and see a slice of everything from the throat to the spinal cord.

From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman

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

The Venetia mine, in the far north of South Africa, accounts for more than 40% of the country's diamond production and employs more than 4,000 people.

From BBC ● 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

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said: "Lindsey is a great friend of Israel and a cherished friend of mine."

From Barron's ● Jul. 12, 2026

Zara jumps up from her place at the table, two gold medals swinging around her neck, hers and mine.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam

Detained since late January 2025, he described his time already spent behind bars as “extraordinarily difficult” and said, “I did not betray my country.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026

“I got on stage, did my first joke and was super nervous,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026

"After my mum passed away, I found myself returning frequently to west Wales, where our family is from," he told BBC Wales.

From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026

"I woke up this morning and I didn't have to carry my ID anymore," Maria Jesus Walda, a 34-year-old civil engineer, told AFP as she headed into Gibraltar.

From Barron's ● Jul. 15, 2026

But for whatever reason, it pulls my attention.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold

Mr. Nolan’s vision is broad, deep, ambitious and aglow with awe for our cultural wellsprings.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026

"We must take their concerns seriously or our party will suffer the consequences."

From Barron's ● Jul. 15, 2026

He said Conagra had what was “probably our strongest innovation pipeline” in place to engage consumers.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 15, 2026

Trip-related problems are exceedingly common, yet we keep packing our bags.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026

He squints, scanning the slow-trotting horsemen, bow-legged ranchers, and farmers’ families shopping in our small town.

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

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

Served her right for making me and Lloyd wear ours.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck

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