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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 /

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. ² British  

abbreviation

1. International

2. Island or Isle

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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  

/ aɪ /

pronoun

1. (subjective) refers to the speaker or writer

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I ⁵ 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 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

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

The deal would mark Couche-Tard’s largest-ever acquisition after it abandoned a $47 billion takeover attempt of Seven & i, the Japanese owner of 7-Eleven, last year.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026

David Zwirner presents Roy DeCarava’s “the sound i saw,” bringing together photographs taken in the late 1940s and 1960s.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026

The Sussexes will fly back to the UK without a deal for taxpayer funded security, the i Paper reports.

From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026

Housing Secretary Angela Rayner says every homeless person across England will be offered a bed by Christmas, the i Paper reports.

From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026

Olly: who says that i do Madeline: I have to go.

From "Everything, Everything" by Nicola Yoon

“If you have to identify one thing that’s distinctly different from a few months ago, I do think it’s the behavior of the Federal Reserve since Kevin Warsh took over,” Kelly said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026

"It also depends on if I like you," she admits.

From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026

"I was a shell of a human being," he says.

From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026

Only when I clanged up against the frustrations of the corporate world did the primal force driving Ripley make sense.

From Salon ● Oct. 4, 2018

“Although sick, she is full of life and smiles, and I know she will accomplish what she has set out to do.”

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

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 Lucy Aikin

The gentlemen pleaded,-141--vol i- on the other side, the urgency of their commission, and said that they had brought the queen's litter for her conveyance.

From Memoirs of the Court of Queen Elizabeth by Lucy Aikin

I was appointed to succeed him in his office; and the work which he had so happily begun, without my assistance indeed, but not without some counsels of-94--vol i- mine, I diligently labored to complete.

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

Properties i. and ii. say that line integrals are linear, which is true of single-variable integrals as well.

From Textbooks ● Mar. 30, 2016

Combining the results from parts i. and ii., draw a rough sketch of f .

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

There should be no difficulty on the large ships in carrying this quantity under davits, i. e.,

From Loss of the Steamship 'Titanic' by British Government

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 R. G. (Robert Gordon) Latham

Also in 2025, she was a finalist for the Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University Awards for her reporting and hosting of an audio investigation into a deadly U.S. refinery explosion.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 29, 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

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

“Tomás and I. We’ll take different routes and keep in touch on the sat phones and CB. We’ll get in. We’ve done it before.”

From "Storm Runners" by Roland Smith

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

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

Pulvillus -i: soft, pad-like structures between tarsal claws: the cushions of short, stiff hair or other clothing on the underside of tarsal joints; rarely fleshy lobes: see arolium.

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

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

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

“I don’t carry beef with people. And I’m not going to get into the history of Doc and I’s relationship right now. And I probably won’t ever. He’s fine in my book.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 10, 2024

Child I's mother suggested senior managers should face sanctions if they ignore whistleblowers' concerns.

From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2024

I’s so nervous I feel like I’m on throw up right here on Mister Raleigh’s church suit. “... and we’ll end the show with the book review.”

From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett

"Is there confirmed written or verbal evidence... to accuse him?" he asked the court, arguing that prosecutors had failed to produce proof that security officers had received orders from his client.

From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026

Appeared in the September 3, 2026, print edition as 'Linqto Founder Sarris Is Charged With Fraud'.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026

Is this collection a sign of more to come?

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026

Is there something out of the ordinary that you requested in your prenup?

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 1, 2026

Is that how you knew what Keyhole Cove looked like, and Turtle Beach?

From "Nim’s Island" by Wendy Orr

"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

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

I’ve won the writing prize twice, and I would have this week, too, but I decided to leave some i’s undotted.

From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez

The ship is still conducting training exercises and hasn’t yet departed, so if it is sent to support Iran operations, it could remain in the region well into spring.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026

Publicly-held U.S. debt as a share of gross domestic product is fast approaching levels not seen since World War II.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026

Here is a look at the key factors:

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026

That follows zero such transits in 2025 and is on pace to exceed the 15 recorded in 2024.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026

Her two-year stay stretched into nearly a decade, and her future is uncertain, but Joey is a fighter.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly

“But we don’t necessarily carry them on our shoulders if they have repeatedly said some truly awful things.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026

“He has been suspended from ‘Wheel of Fortune’ and we are recasting while we conduct a thorough investigation.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026

The safety driver gave me a 30-second safety briefing, and then we were off, making our way down the busy streets of central London.

From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026

"Worry is warranted. Worry is how we anticipate problems," Altman said, drawing a parallel with the development of fire safety after blazes destroyed cities.

From Barron's ● Sep. 2, 2026

I make eye contact and we do the nodding thing.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold

Wayve later told me it was the driver's decision to intervene and they were confident their AI system would have handled it.

From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026

Rebecca C., who saw it as a young child, writes, “Watching it through the car window I felt awe—it inspired the artist in me and still does.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026

"All of the employees had been doing this for decades. I was this newcomer and I had really no idea what was going on. So, they were really perplexed by me as well."

From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026

She tilts it to one side for a moment, and relaxes into a look that wordlessly says, “Really? We’re going to do this? You’re making me do this.”

From Salon ● Oct. 4, 2018

Still watching me, the man tips his hat.

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

“They can’t go to the bathroom without us seeing it.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026

When a cyclist paused and waved us forward at a mini roundabout with his arm, the car complied.

From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026

"Your company is leading us in a path that none of us, when we were young, ever dreamed possible," Lutnick said.

From Barron's ● Sep. 2, 2026

“This is a big celebration for us because it took us so long to get here, but it’s something that I felt very very strongly about in terms of honoring illustrators,” said Hobson.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026

In order for the man in the red jacket to be okay, he needed to know that he could scare us.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold

How do I find someone qualified and trustworthy to handle a small trust like mine?

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 2, 2026

Domestic mine incidents also triggered stricter inspections and constrained local coal output, they add.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026

If there’s anyone I trust to mine comedy gold with that setup, it’s Poehler and Schur, who is co-showrunning with J.J.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026

"It was really tough when mine and Sammy's credibility, ethics and motivations were being called into question," Gunn said.

From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026

Betsie’s and mine were both of Russian make, probably once trimmed with fur: threads showed where something had been torn from the collars and cuffs.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

“Oh my God, she’s a seasoned actor. I have no advice for her. She knows what she’s doing,” added Jama.

From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026

For 15 years, my priority has been giving everything to my family, the game, and those I share the court with.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026

Alas, writing this newsletter has exhausted my wordplay skills, so I’m off to walk the dog instead.

From Slate ● Sep. 2, 2026

“I accept full responsibility for lapses in judgment by people within my inner circle and regret the distraction this situation has caused the fans and my family,” Leonard said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026

The Bible teaches me to respect my father.

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

“Large swaths of the Pacific side are effectively a vacuum in our defenses.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026

The safety driver gave me a 30-second safety briefing, and then we were off, making our way down the busy streets of central London.

From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026

"If we want to end this war, we all have to focus our efforts. Take it to a new level."

From Barron's ● Sep. 2, 2026

Joe Swanberg’s “The Sun Never Sets” is a reminder that discarded partners also have movie-worthy drama — too much of it for the couple, perhaps, but plenty for our amusement.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026

I found a page where she talked about our gift.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold

Dolly was one of us, ours, but of course she was also much more.

From Salon ● Aug. 26, 2026

"Back then, the settlers were living alongside us, and we coexisted peacefully. They lived their lives and we lived ours," he told me.

From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026

But if we don’t sustain their vitality, how will they sustain ours?

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026

"Only studies like ours offer an overview of these traditions which bear witness to genuine know-how and diverse traditions."

From Science Daily ● Aug. 21, 2026

By the time you sent Mila and me away, I know now that we were probably days away from losing ours, too.

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler

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