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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  

abbreviation

1. International

2. Island or Isle

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-i- ⁴ British  

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

   cuneiform

   coniferous

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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  

suffix

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

   Iraqi

   Bangladeshi

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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

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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 is one of several that considers Andy Burnham's position on Brexit.

From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026

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

A listing could pave the way for Seven & i to secure a higher valuation, closing the stock-price gap that made it an attractive target for foreign takeovers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

Grandma made her way along i he willows weeping into the water.

From "A Long Way from Chicago" by Richard Peck

“If things are left out, I put them back away or reorganize them.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026

“I enjoy my life, I horseback ride,” she said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026

“I cried as I was casting my vote because I was doing it in honor of my dad.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026

"The reason for, I guess, the relatively slow pace is that we need to train quite a few hundred crew then do signalling work at Queen Street station in Cardiff," said Price.

From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026

I ask, but nobody pays me any mind.

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

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

Another time she visited the dissolved priory of St. Mary Spittle in Bishopsgate-street, which was noted for its pulpit-cross,-268--vol i- where, on set days, the lord-mayor and aldermen attended to hear sermons.

From Memoirs of the Court of Queen Elizabeth by Lucy Aikin

Then came Thomas Cobham, whom sir Thomas Poins took in, and said; 'Alas, master Cobham, what wind headed you to work such-160--vol i- treason?'

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

Grote, Hist. of Greece, pt. i. ch. xviii.;

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 3 "Helmont, Jean" to "Hernosand" 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

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

Jonathan I. Shenkman is president and chief investment officer of ParkBridge Wealth Management.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026

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

Soccer: it’s been a long time coming between you and I. But here I am!

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 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

“So did I. Don’t go away, please, unless you’d rather.”

From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott

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

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

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

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

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

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

Is there no Urban Outfitters near his apartment?

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026

Appeared in the November 4, 2026, print edition as 'Permitting Reform Is an Early Test for the Democrats'.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026

Is it time to press pause on AI data centres?

From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026

After a bruising October for tech stocks, we enter November with a familiar question: Is it time to buy the dip?

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 2, 2026

“Auntie Lou said we were gonna have guests. Is that you?” he asks.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold

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

The deputy chief told Boyd that Spivey’s body was towed “to make sure that every i’s dotted, t’s crossed to clear you.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 21, 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

The dollar is at 158.41 yen, compared with Y158.17 as of Wednesday’s Tokyo stock market close.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026

In 2024, the most recent year for which data is available, the accident rate was five times higher than passenger and cargo airlines.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026

“And reflecting on my life, I know that the best job in the world is being a mom and keeping a home.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026

With many private charter operators, it is the pilots alone evaluating factors such as weather and making the call on whether to fly or not, he said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026

There is nothing about the extraordinary life she lived.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly

“The real reason we lost is obvious,” Mr. Vance wrote.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2026

“While the numbers are still coming in, what we know so far indicates that this will undoubtedly be the largest turnout of Latino voters ever in a midterm election,” she added.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026

Careful Slatest readers will remember that we recently labeled the U.S.

From Slate ● Nov. 4, 2026

"We've been achieving 95% on-time reliability on the valleys network and that's the high standard we want to achieve before bringing something into passenger service in large numbers."

From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026

“I’m sorry I was so loud before. I didn’t know we were having company,” she says pointedly as she looks across the table at her brother.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold

Speaking with the author, Mr. Glassman bluntly characterized his leadership style: “I’m driving the bus. I want you to sit in the back and tell me who I ran over—not tell me where to drive.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2026

Standing in a scrum of reporters speaking to Brady, Gómez Mont interrupted the New England Patriots quarterback by shouting, “I’m in love with you! Will you marry me, please?”

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026

"That meant that we weren't able to test the trams against the original date. The key thing for me was getting new trains into service and maximising value for money."

From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026

Wong wrote at the time that he would "continue to defend my home -- Hong Kong -- until they silence me and eliminate me from this land".

From Barron's ● Nov. 4, 2026

More than anything, this trip taught me to be wary.

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

When Mr. Vance now writes, “To the people who are pissed off and want to say, ‘I told you so’: you’re right, you did tell us so,” he’s thinking of himself.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2026

Essayli said it was “very encouraging to have local law enforcement leaders stepping up to join us in this effort to protect our elections.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026

Submit your questions anonymously or write to us at [email protected].

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 4, 2026

"I feel the world has an opportunity now to unite around the issue that is affecting us all and that's the cost of living," the prime minister said.

From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026

I had to tell her once she started living with us.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold

"A friend of mine working in a hospital told me all the people in the hospital have been identified," she said.

From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026

"This entire procedure is a form of pressure. You have recorded statements that are not mine," Lakhdar Sebouai, 34, said in court.

From Barron's ● Nov. 2, 2026

At the Yimin open-pit mine in the Hulunbuir region, Inner Mongolia, a state-owned company called China Huaneng produces 35 million tons of coal annually.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

They roam a mine production area that stretches as far as the eye can see—an area of 3,500 soccer fields—with a computer algorithm telling them where to go next to pick up coal.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

The noises only made me remember more: the times I’d been out there, feeling unfettered in the city that was mine as much as anyone else’s.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu

“I enjoy my life, I horseback ride,” she said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026

“And reflecting on my life, I know that the best job in the world is being a mom and keeping a home.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026

“There’s not a single word on my website that they haven’t reviewed first to make sure that we can implement it,” Roy said in an October interview.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026

Jackson entered the race late after oyster farmer Graham Platner's candidacy ended amid sexual assault allegations, and Dutremble admitted "my vote was more a vote against Susan, than it was for Troy Jackson."

From Barron's ● Nov. 4, 2026

“I can’t abide staying here, worrying. It’ll be months with no word. Not knowing if you’re hurt. Or dead. Not one”—she looks at me—“but maybe both of you lost. Beyond my care.”

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

Berthold thanked "customers, our team members and our partners for their continued support of David Jones through this period".

From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026

“Crime is down, he is bringing transparency and accountability back to the department, and he is working closely with me and my colleagues on the Board of Supervisors to make our communities safer.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026

And if that’s still not enough midterms content for you, you can peruse the rest of our coverage here.

From Slate ● Nov. 4, 2026

“This is Figma’s opportunity and what we believe will fuel our next phase of growth.”

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 4, 2026

He decorated our evergreen tree with strings of berries and paper chains.

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

But somewhere between our grandparents’ generation and ours, people just got more invested in getting to know their kids.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026

But “Black Zombie” rewinds to the monster’s Haitian roots to examine an even darker origin tied to that country’s shared history with ours.

From Salon ● Oct. 31, 2026

"This study highlights why it's so important for a molecular technology development lab like ours to keep looking to nature for inspiration," Shipman says.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 31, 2026

"It ends up in facilities like ours where it will be touched by people and that's inherently unsafe."

From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026

We certainly felt she was part of ours.

From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo

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