is
[iz]
verb
3rd person singular present indicative of be.
Origin of is
before 900; Middle English, Old English; cognate with Dutch is, Old Norse es, er, German, Gothic ist, Latin est, Greek estí, OCS jestĭ, Sanskrit asti
IS
I, i
[ahy]
noun, plural I's or Is, i's or is.
be
[bee; unstressed bee, bi]
verb (used without object), present singular 1st person am, 2nd are or (Archaic) art, 3rd is, present plural are; past singular 1st person was, 2nd were or (Archaic) wast or wert, 3rd was, past plural were; present subjunctive be; past subjunctive singular 1st person were, 2nd were or (Archaic) wert, 3rd were; past subjunctive plural were; past participle been; present participle be·ing.
auxiliary verb, present singular 1st person am, 2nd are or (Archaic) art, 3rd is, present plural are; past singular 1st person was, 2nd were or (Archaic) wast or wert, 3rd was, past plural were; present subjunctive be; past subjunctive singular 1st person were, 2nd were or (Archaic) wert, 3rd were; past subjunctive plural were; past participle been; present participle be·ing.
Origin of be
before 900; Middle English been, Old English bēon (bēo- (akin to Old Frisian, Old High German bim, German bin, Old Saxon bium, biom (I) am, Old English, Old High German, Old Saxon būan, Old Norse būa reside, Latin fuī (I) have been, Greek phy- grow, become, Old Irish boí (he) was, Sanskrit bhávati (he) becomes, is, Lithuanian búti to be, OCS byti, Persian būd was)) + -n infinitive suffix. See am, is, are1, was, were
Usage note
See me.
I
[ahy]
pronoun, nominative I, possessive my or mine, objective me; plural nominative we, possessive our or ours, objective us.
noun, plural I's.
Origin of I
before 900; Middle English ik, ich, i; Old English ic, ih; cognate with German ich, Old Norse ek, Latin ego, Greek egṓ, OCS azŭ, Lithuanian aš, Sanskrit ahám
Usage note
See me.
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is.
Is.
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Related Words for is
breathe, do, last, prevail, move, remain, rest, stay, persist, live, continue, subsist, stand, act, survive, inhabit, hold, obtain, abide, endureis
1verb
Word Origin for is
Old English; compare Old Norse es, German ist, Latin est, Greek esti
is
2the internet domain name for
IS
abbreviation for
Word Origin for IS
Icelandic ĺsland
Be
the chemical symbol for
BE
abbreviation for
Bé
abbreviation for
i
I
noun plural i's, I's or Is
i
symbol for
is-
combining form
Is.
abbreviation for
be
1verb present singular 1st person am; 2nd person are; 3rd person is; present plural are; past singular 1st person was; 2nd person were; 3rd person was; past plural were; present participle being or past participle been (intr)
Word Origin for be
Old English bēon; related to Old High German bim am, Latin fui I have been, Greek phuein to bring forth, Sanskrit bhavati he is
be
2the internet domain name for
I
1pronoun
Word Origin for I
C12: reduced form of Old English ic; compare Old Saxon ik, Old High German ih, Sanskrit ahám
I
2symbol for
abbreviation for
Word Origin for I
(for sense 4) from Latin (aff) i (rmo) I affirm
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