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Inounthe ninth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
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i-variant of y-.
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i.
i.abbreviationimperator.
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-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.
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I.abbreviationIndependent.
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-i
-isuffixof or relating to a region or people, esp of the Middle East
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1 AmericanMathematics.
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Also called imaginary unit. the imaginary number .
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a unit vector on the x -axis of a coordinate system.
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[ahy]
/ aɪ /
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Is,
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i's,
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the ninth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
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any spoken sound represented by the letter I or i, as in big, nice, or ski.
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something having the shape of an I.
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a written or printed representation of the letter I or i.
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a device, as a printer's type, for reproducing the letter I or i.
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[ahy]
/ aɪ /
pronoun
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we,
plural nominative
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me,
objective
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us,
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my,
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mine,
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our,
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ours
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(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular.)
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Metaphysics. the ego.
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Symbol.
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the ninth in order or in a series.
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(sometimes lowercase) the Roman numeral for 1.
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Chemistry. iodine.
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Biochemistry. isoleucine.
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Electricity. current.
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Logic. particular affirmative.
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(italics) isotopic spin.
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imperator.
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incisor.
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interest.
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intransitive.
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island.
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isle; isles.
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Independent.
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Island; Islands.
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Isle; Isles.
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symbol
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chem iodine
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physics current
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physics isospin
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logic a particular affirmative categorial statement, such as some men are married, often symbolized as SiP Compare A E O 1
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one See Roman numerals
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International
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Island or Isle
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noun
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the ninth letter and third vowel of the modern English alphabet
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any of several speech sounds represented by this letter, in English as in bite or hit
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something shaped like an I
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an I-beam
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to pay meticulous attention to detail
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Idioms
Grammar
See me.
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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
Example Sentences
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"Three-quarters of England, and all of Wales, now officially in drought," the i Paper writes, with "no sustained rain on the horizon".
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
It has pledged to make 75% of the nation's bodies of water safe by 2027, but according to The i "campaigners warn this will not happen."
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026
The deal, if successful, would be the largest-ever acquisition for the owner of Circle K, which abandoned a $47 billion takeover attempt of Seven & i, the Japanese owner of 7-Eleven, last July.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
The move comes less than a week after Seven & i decided against proceeding with a potential investment in Zabka.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
Leibniz likened i to the Holy Spirit: both have an ethereal and barely substantial existence.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
“With malice towards none, I say all the talk of free bus has an impact, it does have an impact,“ Lieber said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
“Solidarity is one of the most important ways to tell someone: I am here. That’s why we invite you to help, together.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
"My heart dropped in my stomach when I read that", she says.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
"That's not my job. I cover the president. Reporters take risks as part of the job, but not on behalf of the president."
From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026
The next day, I blurt, “What’ll make you happy?”
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
The prefix i- or y- is equivalent to the A.-S. or German ge, and usually denotes the past participle.
From Six Centuries of English Poetry Tennyson to Chaucer by James Baldwin
Yea a ruffian will have more in his ruff and his hose than he should-283--vol i- spend in a year.
From Memoirs of the Court of Queen Elizabeth by Lucy Aikin
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 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
Hist. of Latin Christianity, vol. i. pp. 214-215.406.Milman,
From History of European Morals From Augustus to Charlemagne (Vol. 2 of 2) by William Edward Hartpole Lecky
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
Pearl diving has all but disappeared, particularly after the mass production of cultured pearls on farms after World War I. In Gulf countries, the extinction of this profession converges with a familiar story.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
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
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
“Not so long as that,” said I. “Two or three months at most.”
From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens
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
Verbs in -i add -ua to the final syllable.
From The Mafulu Mountain People of British New Guinea by Robert Wood Williamson
Its inflections are -as present, -is preterite, -os future, -us conditional, -u imperative and subjunctive, -i infinitive, together with the following participles:— Active.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 7 "Equation" to "Ethics" by Various
If not a few Bantu languages, the verb used in a negative sense changes its terminal -a to -i.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3 "Banks" to "Bassoon" by Various
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
“Son, I’s gwine ax you to come up to de house wid me. My old feets, dey cain’ make it back down heah agin today.”
From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns
That also raises an even bigger question: Is paying off this $1,000 actually an emergency?
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 11, 2026
"Is he simply going to ramp up the name of Liverpool in order to make as much money as possible?"
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
“Life Is a Dream” is, essentially, a collection of love letters: to his wife Stella, to Margam, to the life he knows won’t last forever.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
Only three Ramones songs ever made it to the Billboard Hot 100 — “Rockaway Beach,” “Sheena Is A Punk Rocker,” and “Do You Wanna Dance,” all absolute bangers that should be enshrined in the culture.
From Salon ● Aug. 10, 2026
Is that how little they care about me?
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
"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
"Your proposal does not adequately acknowledge the multiple and significant challenges such a transaction would face from US competition law enforcement agencies," Seven & i's letter added.
From BBC ● Sep. 5, 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
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
It is not uncommon for the early euphoria around new administrations to cool when confronted with the realities of governing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
The mayor has said that antisemitism will never be tolerated in New York City and that he is mayor for all New Yorkers, including members of the Jewish communities.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
His relationship with the City Council is fraying.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
What constitutes “comparable or better,” the policy states, is determined by StubHub “in its sole discretion based on cost, quality, availability and other factors.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
She can’t really hear God’s voice booming through the trees, but she pretends she does, because she’s imagining that she is Joan of Arc.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
Last week, we asked about your retirement investment strategy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
“All of the traditions, including European, we involve in the blending of formulas,” she says.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
Due to a lack of publicly available data, we were unable to analyse festival accommodation costs at university-run establishments.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
"This is part of our separation from Meta; we must take this step to comply with regulatory requirements in specific parts of the world," Manus said in a blog post.
From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026
Fingers bleeding, we pluck the sharp, pointy, sticky bolls, stuff them into sacks, then press them into bales and bind them with cord.
From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
"You feel anguish. Every time there is an alert about someone being alive, hope is reborn that we will find him," Gallego tells me emotionally.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
"Since yesterday, I got here and I haven't left. Until they give me the body, I'm not leaving this place," Gonzalez tells AFP.
From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026
You might drop this paper with an “ick” if you knew how many readers proved my point by shrieking “denier” at me.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
A shop attendant shuttled me into a shady spot by the tonic bar, where the mixologist began mixing me cooling drinks.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
“Come on, boy,” Father says without looking at me.
From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
Democratic theory tells us how to expect politicians to behave in the presence of such incentives.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
“So for us to be able to be down here, open it up for them, I don’t know how many there were here, but there were two flag football teams here as well.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
In the absence of ticket sales data, this allowed us to consistently measure like-for-like prices for each event, while reducing the impact of different pricing structures and models across the festivals.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
Presidents rightly expect more security than the rest of us, but that typically comes with greater scrutiny of their locations and activities too.
From Slate ● Aug. 11, 2026
The thing is, not all Black girls want to be magic; some of us just want to be.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
So when I take mine at 70, she would get half of my $4,200, or $2,100, at 70.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 10, 2026
Humanity is still a long way from operating its first mine in space.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 7, 2026
Her eyes penetrated mine as I waited for a loud Tibetan gong to sound.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2026
The bank raises its share-price target to A$13.00 from A$12.00 to reflect increased expected mine life and output at some operations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
He smiles and tilts his head down, allowing his lips to brush mine, much like they did the first time on the path, and I know things are okay between us.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
Just the sight of the glasses, dewy with condensation on the outside and filled to the rim with clinking ice, nearly chilled my body.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
Reports in local media, such as one from Blu Pacífico radio, spoke of six survivors up until a few minutes before my arrival, including an infant only a few months old.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
"That's not my job. I cover the president. Reporters take risks as part of the job, but not on behalf of the president."
From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026
Finally, my wife plans to file for Social Security when she turns 62 next May.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
“My land, my land,” he repeats, moving, slapping his hat against his leg.
From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
During our exchange, she noted that my views on academic freedom were also found among “faculty with libertarian leanings.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
“California will keep moving toward pest management practices that protect health and our ecosystems.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
"Costs across Edinburgh in August have risen significantly, particularly accommodation, and our festivals are actively grappling with those issues - albeit with no direct control over them," she explained.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
"As migrants, we've already been through some tough things back in our own country, and you never imagine something like this would happen on top of that," said the 28-year-old construction worker.
From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026
Obviously, our ideas about how the body works have changed.
From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman
“But most important, it helps companies like ours that are creating thousands of high-quality American jobs.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
Salzburg’s worries are our worries; its triumphs can be ours as well.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
As much as we might wish otherwise, Kylie Jenner and Taylor Swift are not like us, and we cannot measure their autonomy and power on the same scale as ours.
From Slate ● Aug. 5, 2026
Her world looks and operates like ours, and that means there are no free lunches.
From Salon ● Jul. 30, 2026
“A few people, but the attic is still all ours, of course. The others aren’t bad. They keep to themselves and don’t say a word.”
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
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