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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  

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

   cuneiform

   coniferous

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I. ⁴ British  

abbreviation

1. International

2. Island or Isle

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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  

symbol

1. Also called: j. the imaginary number √–1

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-i ⁷ British  

suffix

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

   Iraqi

   Bangladeshi

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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 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

In second-quarter earnings released Thursday, Seven & i reported strong profitability in its overseas convenience-store unit, as higher gasoline prices boosted its performance in North America.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 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

The i says a "blunder over funding teacher pay rises" means school budgets are "set for squeeze".

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

I text Libby just as my cell phone is powering itself down—“stall, do whatever u need 2 do 2 stall, i got a callback”—but who knows if it goes through.

From "Better Nate Than Ever" by Tim Federle

"I have a lot of respect for Shakur - he's one hell of a fighter," Smith added.

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026

After “63 years in marriage, you think I could find my birth certificate?”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2026

"I asked them how long the evacuation would last. They said: 'Until further notice.'"

From Barron's ● Oct. 24, 2026

"I think looting is really not good," one of the demonstrators said of last Saturday's disorder.

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026

Falling stars, rising flames, flying sparks, Father and I are in new territory.

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

Cecil replied, "Yes, madam,-282--vol i- and she says your majesty would like to do so too;" lord Robert Dudley then filling the office of master of the horse to the queen.

From Memoirs of the Court of Queen Elizabeth by Lucy Aikin

This prefix thus appears as en-, i-, il-, im-, in-, ir-, as enemy, ignoble, illegal, immortal, infirm, irregular.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various

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

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

For each of the following functions, determine the i. domain and ii. range.

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

Footnote 4: Barros, Dec. i. lib. i. cap.

From Agincourt The Works of G. P. R. James, Volume XX by G. P. R. (George Payne Rainsford) James

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

“Most of it comes out of the ground with the consistency of cold peanut butter,” observes economist David I. Levine of UC Berkeley.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 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

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

“So am I. Why don’t you go out and see what you can find for us.”

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri

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

Thus final -o bespeaks a noun; -a, an adjective; -e, an adverb; -i, an infinitive, etc.

From International Language Past, Present and Future: With Specimens of Esperanto and Grammar by Walter John Clark

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 John Goerzen

Judges were unmoved that Luitpold’s forebears had brewed in the region since 1260, written the purity law and invented Oktoberfest for his great-great-grandfather King Ludwig I’s 1810 wedding.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 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

Another important part of Victor I's legacy was to introduce Latin as the common language of the Catholic Church.

From BBC ● Apr. 28, 2025

“Yeah, it takes us a little longer, but we dot our I’s and we cross our Ts,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 22, 2024

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

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood

The River Thames wound its way through 1999's The World Is Not Enough, with Bond whizzing in a speedboat past the Houses of Parliament, through Tower Bridge to Docklands and the then-Millennium Dome.

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026

While “All I Want for Christmas Is You” came out in 1994, it didn’t hit No. 1 until 2019.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2026

Is it friendship, though, or a mutually useful rapport?

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

Is it possible to do something similar now that I am retired?

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 23, 2026

“Why are you so anxious? Is it Grace? Are you still struggling with that piece you’ve been working on?”

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

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

But the challenge now is turning world-title success into high-profile fights that could catapult him into the mainstream.

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026

Hamilton is already below that position having qualified fifth, while Russell will start sixth ahead of the McLarens of Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris.

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026

"I don't think it is a very important problem," said De Zerbi.

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026

The Sunday People carries a pre-Budget exclusive that the government is expected to announce a "boost for new social housing" in England, the paper says.

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026

Joey is no longer here to tell us about her life.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly

Summer signing Matheus Fernandes added: "We are here to change the club's mentality, we want to beat the top teams, and make this victory for the fans."

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026

“We’re gonna be very sober-minded about the challenge, and I want you all to know the odds that we are facing,” Johnson said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2026

"We are here for one reason: we want to stay in our country and not have to dream of a life elsewhere," Rosela Mira, a first-year medical student, told AFP.

From Barron's ● Oct. 24, 2026

“These are what we call deep listening sessions,” he explained, “so when you walk in, there isn’t any music playing. We want to ensure a pristine listening environment when we’re in the hi-fi room.”

From Salon ● Oct. 24, 2026

“So that’s Mom’s smile. It belongs to her. Now he’s handing it out to some chick we never met before?”

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold

One minister told me they'd had to tell their private office not to arrange for them to be "slipped" , from going to the Commons in the evening to see backbenchers.

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026

“They get to watch me play on TV again,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2026

Marching in the rain at the head of the protest in the northern city of Lille, 47-year-old Delphine insisted: "Neither the president, nor the weather will stop me from demonstrating."

From Barron's ● Oct. 24, 2026

It made me well up, which embarrassed me until I glanced around the room and noticed a few others dabbing their eyes, too.

From Salon ● Oct. 24, 2026

“Just tell me where to go,” she says.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly

"We need to back this up in the next couple of games. There were some really good things for us on the pitch," said Slegers.

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026

“Everything we have done to get us to this point is unbelievable,” he told union members in the Mission District.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2026

Listening events remind us that music can be a full-bodied, meditative journey, however you do it.

From Salon ● Oct. 24, 2026

Which brings us back to the S5’s exterior.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2026

Both of us are slick, slippery with water and dirt.

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

"It was no mistake of mine to call it Riverdance because it connected absolutely to Timedance," Whelan told author Leagues O'Toole in his 2006 book The Humours of Planxty.

From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026

I’ve seen it happen to friends of mine, where there is a separation because the people that we turned into are now no longer compatible.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

Dad told me more than once that the house would be mine someday.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 23, 2026

It’s an unabashedly disgusting R-rated horror entry that plays with a longstanding suspicion of mine: There’s something scary about Method actors.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

“That Belgian boy and girl at the bench next to mine? This noon they became engaged!”

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

"I'll have my martini in this massive cup, please. Shaken, not served"

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026

“It’s done a lot for me and my family, so excited to get back out there and have that opportunity.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2026

"Why should I be displaced from my house?" he continued.

From Barron's ● Oct. 24, 2026

I hope you can take the time to read their full stories this weekend, but I’ve rounded up my favorite quotes from these cover stars below.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2026

The Bible teaches me to respect my father.

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

While Anthony praised the professionalism of the ambulance crew who responded and said they dealt with his mum "really well", he admitted the experience "knocked my confidence in our health service's ability to respond".

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026

Madrid authorities told AFP there were around 25,000 demonstrators, several of whom carried banners saying "protect and guarantee our pensions".

From Barron's ● Oct. 24, 2026

“We felt strongly that this was the best decision for employees, customers and shareholders and are confident in our path forward,” the spokesman said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2026

Human language, their research suggests, may be more closely connected to our fundamental need for safety than scientists have traditionally recognized.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 24, 2026

“Land rush means we have a chance to claim our own acres. Our own home. Not beholden, owing nobody.”

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

The shame in this story was never his, and it was never ours.

From Salon ● Oct. 22, 2026

"That future is ours to build. Let us build," he said.

From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026

Ms. Smialek interweaves Edgeworth’s story with economic debates of her time, which remain debates in ours.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

I tracked down two New Jersey record stores whose sites said they’d purchase all types of albums, so we carted ours to them.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026

“The wolves have been our protectors while we were in their native habitat,” she thought, “but if they are seen in ours, it will not be so easy for us to protect them.”

From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood

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