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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  

abbreviation

1. International

2. Island or Isle

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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  

/ 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 ⁵ British  

suffix

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

   Iraqi

   Bangladeshi

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I ⁶ British  

/ aɪ /

pronoun

1. (subjective) refers to the speaker or writer

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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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YouTube surpassed Netflix in average daily viewing time in 2025, according to research firm Digital i, cited by TechCrunch.

From Barron's ● Jul. 16, 2026

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

The UK's chief medical officer has released new guidance for people on weight loss injections that say people taking the jabs should start strength training, the i Paper reports.

From BBC ● Jul. 10, 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

As he walked me over the farm, I started feeling better, i here wasn’t any work here that we didn’t have on our own farm.

From "Life Is So Good" by George Dawson

“Tonight, I am asking everyone for patience and compassion.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026

During one e-mail to Epstein released in the files, Siad wrote in badly-spelled English: "In This busyness I feel like fisherman some time I cache quick, some time no fish".

From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026

Related: Do I use $300,000 of my $1.2 million retirement savings so my daughter can attend her dream college?

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 22, 2026

"I feel at peace with everything whereas before I had a lot of pressure on me," he said.

From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026

If I am stopped, she thinks, maybe they’ll just search the blanket and never notice anything else.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly

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

And she would frequently assure them that she would take a particular care of their affairs, and she would-277--vol i- ever be as good as her word.

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

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 Aikin, Lucy

With a just and pleasing confidence, the queen replied, 'I warrant you it is for-251--vol i- gladness,'" "How many nosegays did her grace receive at poor women's hands!

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

See, too, Grotius De Jure, i. cap. ii.521.See an admirable dissertation on the opinions of the early Christians about military service, in Le Blant, Inscriptions chrétiennes de la Gaule, tome i. pp. 81-87.

From History of European Morals From Augustus to Charlemagne (Vol. 2 of 2) by Lecky, William Edward Hartpole

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 Latham, R. G. (Robert Gordon)

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

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

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

Yes, Jonny didn't play up to scratch but neither did I. I was trying too hard because I wanted to win.

From BBC ● Mar. 26, 2026

So was I. Nigel had taken charge of him.

From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck

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

Oncus -i: a welt: applied to welt-like ridges on caterpillars.

From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by Smith, John. B.

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.

First log on as root, and then type dpkg -i icewm_0.8.12-1.deb, and icewm version 0.8.12 will be installed.

From Debian GNU/Linux : Guide to Installation and Usage by Goerzen, John

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

She dots her I’s with little round circles, like Orphan Annie eyes, or bubbles.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood

Is there a financial skill you think you should have developed by now, but are too embarrassed to ask about?

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 21, 2026

As droves of tourists flock to Yosemite, it raises the question: Is it still possible to have a fun time there despite the crowds?

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026

Appeared in the July 16, 2026, print edition as 'AI Is Reshaping Structures of the Workplace'.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026

Two moments, weeks apart, but the same uneasy question beneath both of them: Is joy resistance?

From Salon ● Jul. 20, 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

"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

The i's Anna Bonet added Intermezzo is "mature and profound and feels like a culmination of everything she has done before".

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 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

At Swarthmore, Libbi got all A’s and B’s and started to spell her name with two i’s.

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

But one of those teams is the Clippers and the other has moved on from LeBron.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026

A cinematic retelling of Homer’s epic is not a particularly original idea.

From Salon ● Jul. 22, 2026

The public official is accused of lodging without permission on two docked yachts that did not belong to her.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026

This is all to say: A disproportionate amount of the public discourse around Nolan’s film has focused, predictably, on race and gender.

From Salon ● Jul. 22, 2026

The timing of these tests is important to the patients of Carville, because the clinical rules are clear: Residents may not leave until they receive twelve consecutive negative tests.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly

“Just because we have higher humidities,” she said, “the mugginess doesn’t mean that the vegetation won’t burn.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026

“The Odyssey” is a made-up story, and the characters of a made-up story can look however we want them to.

From Salon ● Jul. 22, 2026

Burnham said: "I can't say that I can change the policy completely, but I will look at it in detail before we go further forward."

From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026

We live in a house that I purchased entirely with money I had before we were married.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 22, 2026

After a month of planting, we watch, wait for the crops to grow.

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

"How can you compare those men to me? I've fought legends in the game and beat them for the titles. They're in their own little group and I'm on top of the Empire State Building."

From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026

Why would they approve me for such a low credit limit when we have relatively little debt and excellent credit?

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 22, 2026

“If you tell me: ‘my family had a sugar mill,’ chances are all you’re going to get is chunks of rusted iron in an abandoned field.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026

My dad loved me as a child, and and he raised me strong enough to be able to do this thing.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026

I think: So many eyes are watching me.

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

The World Cup gives each of us an opportunity to affirm our identities with pride, and Los Angeles throughout history has been the place that has welcomed these noble acts.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026

And like all fairy tales, it has something to tell us about how we are transformed as we encounter the strange and terrifying and magnificent.

From Salon ● Jul. 22, 2026

It is a second marriage for both of us, and we both have children from our previous marriages.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 22, 2026

Get more of the Journal’s trusted insights by setting us as your preferred source on Google.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026

“Rue, you really got us tickets to the Houston Symphony to see the Jacqueline Mary du Pré tribute?”

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold

The Trumps gained exposure to minerals when Dominari helped engineer a deal involving a proposed tungsten mine in Kazakhstan that has drawn potential financial backing from Washington.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026

I feel very happy to bring a bit of our culture, our slang, our sound and our essence to the U.S. for my fans that haven’t had a chance to see a show of mine.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026

This reflects lower production at the Tropicana mine, higher diesel costs and industry inflation.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026

Inter Miami FC co-owner Sir Becks came to Posh's defence, though, replying that "she was celebrating inside, I promise. Her reactions were slightly slower than mine".

From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026

To my astonishment, Kik picked up my bicycle and carried both his and mine up the front steps.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

I felt tethered, and felt I would be tethered to this for the rest of my life.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026

As a Greek American, this particular critique has probably been more prevalent on my social media timeline.

From Salon ● Jul. 22, 2026

MrBeast described it as "the best day of my life" in the post.

From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026

Another slightly cheeky observation on my behalf: I don’t think a $17,000 credit-card debt and the word “only” belong in the same sentence.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 22, 2026

My neck and back are knotted, tense, my palms wet.

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

“Extreme heat is part and parcel of our lives these days, and we must adapt to it,” Langer said in a statement.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026

Of course, there is a twist here in this particular incarnation of our unending conversation.

From Salon ● Jul. 22, 2026

The club remains fully supportive of Tonda and his staff as we work towards our ambition of returning to the Premier League.

From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026

It is a second marriage for both of us, and we both have children from our previous marriages.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 22, 2026

“At the time we did not realize we owed our lives to this one little Filipina girl.”

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly

Candidates with "no knowledge whatsoever of the workflows" are "a lot less appealing for an organization like ours."

From Barron's ● Jul. 17, 2026

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

Last week, at an event in Washington, House Speaker Mike Johnson reminded the audience of one of John Quincy Adams’ favorite lines: “Duty is ours; results are God’s.”

From Salon ● Jul. 10, 2026

Ellis' granddaughter Laura Enston welcomed the news and said: "The shadow of Ruth's execution has fallen across two generations. We have carried shame that was never ours to bear."

From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026

This land had a blue sky like ours.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer

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