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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

Headteachers have spoken to the i Paper over fears their schools will have to find money for a national 3.5% teacher pay rise, "despite claims it would be 'fully funded'".

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 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

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

Mrs. Effie Wilcox sat at the end of i pew.

From "A Long Way from Chicago" by Richard Peck

"I always think I'm the best but everyone has their own opinion," professed the Frenchman, now the all-time World Cup top goalscorer.

From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026

"If AI generation can match the theatrical experience of 'Avatar', I think I would be willing to pay for it," she said, referring to the US franchise known for the quality of its animation.

From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2026

"I must say this makes me feel a bit nostalgic, because the event is always immediate. Anticipation creates that sense of longing which has now disappeared."

From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026

"The resignation is for personal reasons, and results from errors of judgement made by me in the past, for which I am taking responsibility," Air Marshal Tony Davies said.

From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2026

I yell, over and over until I’m hoarse and animal and rider have disappeared.

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

And that there never came-99--vol i- gold or stone upon her head, till her sister forced her to lay off her former soberness, and bear her company in her glittering gayness.

From Memoirs of the Court of Queen Elizabeth by Lucy Aikin

In furtherance of the design, several of her gentlemen had already taken their departure for that city, and Flemish light vessels were observed to keep watch on the English-112--vol i- coast.

From Memoirs of the Court of Queen Elizabeth by Lucy Aikin

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

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

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

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

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

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

Even a retreat that flops can draw employees closer while they commiserate over its lameness, adds Michael I. Norton, a Harvard Business School professor who has studied group rituals.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 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

“Indeed, that is the very question I want to ask you,” said I. “For he has been hovering about you all night.”

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

Oncus -i: a welt: applied to welt-like ridges on caterpillars.

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

In most words of this class the final -i of the stem is lost in the Nominative Singular; in others it appears as -e.

From New Latin Grammar by Charles E. (Charles Edwin) Bennett

World War I’s Eastern Front has never attracted the same attention as its western counterpart.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 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

"I's a very different offering up there. You've still got beaches, but then you've got greenery and mountains and wildlife."

From BBC ● Apr. 18, 2026

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

You tearing off in one direction and Leroy tearing off in the other, I’s too old to be chasing after folks like a hound dog.

From "Elijah of Buxton" by Christopher Paul Curtis

Dench is releasing her memoir Is It Too Late to Make a Run for It? written with fellow actor Brendan O'Hea at the end of October in the UK.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

The Moneyist tackles a familiar dilemma: Is being debt-free worth the tradeoff of potentially impacted investment returns?

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 22, 2026

Speaking to the BBC afterwards, Raye said she'd "poured everything I had" into the record, which features the global hit song Where Is My Husband?

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

Is he as competitive playing Catan as he is when he plays basketball?

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026

“I mean, what brings her here so unexpectedly? Is everything okay?”

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

"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

Sometimes, he says, “dotting i’s and crossing t’s has to come second to right and wrong.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 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

At Swarthmore, Libbi got all A’s and B’s and started to spell her name with two i’s.

From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner

Making sure workers give their consent and are comfortable with the process is important, he says.

From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026

"It's got a lot of depth to it, every one of those tracks is a true story about someone close or someone I've lost," he told BBC Radio WM.

From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026

Ashim's footage is collected by a local company, which might have hundreds of people filming their work.

From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026

Slade star Dave Hill is set to release his debut solo album, paying homage to some of his old haunts in Wolverhampton.

From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026

Others say there is a supernatural force inside Mount Banahaw that pulls airplanes and helicopters down from the sky.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly

"You could argue we are in a more interesting time because for basically 15 years it was Messi v Ronaldo and it certainly feels more open. It is a different play now," adds Kirkham.

From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026

"We were selling over 1,000 cases, which is for us a good amount of wine, to Canada, and now we have zero since tariffs. So it's a big problem."

From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2026

“With severely challenged volumes, we need to reinforce our turnaround plan with additional decisive actions, lowering our break-even point and improving cash flows to make us more resilient,” Chief Executive Hakan Samuelsson said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

"First, we had to figure out how to examine the particle structure," Christoph Hennig explains.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 23, 2026

The south side, where we live, is the Black part.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold

"It's good money, but honestly, the feeling of doing something this futuristic is what keeps me excited. I never imagined my razor techniques would be useful to a global tech company," says Ashim.

From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026

"I want a new change for me, for you, for everyone," Beltran said, expressing hope for Machado's return and an economic revival.

From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2026

The car GM lent me was slightly nicer than that base model.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

“I appreciate everyone who believed in me, my family and my friends. I’m out and I’m innocent. The Lord know I’m innocent,” said Don Roberts in the video clip.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

He’s sizing me up, calculating whether I’m really a threat.

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

We are informed quite often about what the show is not, initially by Margaret, a delightful little white-haired lady who talks us through the first episode.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

"We were selling over 1,000 cases, which is for us a good amount of wine, to Canada, and now we have zero since tariffs. So it's a big problem."

From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2026

"We conceded a free-kick and I thought a second before that we should have had a foul for us," O'Neill said.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

But there is a difference between a watershed event and simply a selloff caused by a company that reminded us this isn’t a kids’ soccer game where every company gets a trophy.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 22, 2026

Ma needs pecans for Texas chewy pralines, cornmeal for corn bread, and wool so she can knit us socks.

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

Hudbay Minerals and partner Mitsubishi have formally approved construction of what promises to be the next major copper mine in the U.S., with production set to begin in the back half of 2029.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

Hudbay Minerals and Mitsubishi approved construction of the Copper World mine in Arizona, with production set to begin in late 2029.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

"But admiring someone does not give you the right to take, to claim as mine texts that are not my own."

From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2026

“My job is to mine all that, to go to the sub-basement.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026

His gaze stiffens on mine and his lips fold shut.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam

"I am poor. I am a student. I depend on a scholarship to do my degree."

From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2026

“After my trip,” he told me, “I would consider an EV in the future.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

“I appreciate everyone who believed in me, my family and my friends. I’m out and I’m innocent. The Lord know I’m innocent,” said Don Roberts in the video clip.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

"I've turned down some big deals because it's not my thing. I'm very picky about who I work with, I have to really love the brand."

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

Cooking, I try my best to balance the temperature and heat.

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

"We've got to end the Canadian tariff war. It is certainly not helpful to us. It is not helpful to our automobile industry," Rogers said recently.

From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2026

“With severely challenged volumes, we need to reinforce our turnaround plan with additional decisive actions, lowering our break-even point and improving cash flows to make us more resilient,” Chief Executive Hakan Samuelsson said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

"However, every single particle has a different structure," warns Weissenborn, "and our experiment only studied six such particles from two different locations."

From Science Daily ● Oct. 23, 2026

Support roles are predicted to bear the brunt as "AI makes our people more productive", the bank said, according to the paper.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

The gift that Abigail gave our family didn’t come with any warnings.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold

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

“No nation, even one as capable and confident as ours, can safeguard them alone,” said Amin Nasser, chief executive of Saudi’s oil giant ARAMCO.

From Los Angeles Times ● 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

And she always emphasized that the flat wasn’t ours, but Gran’s.

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin

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