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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  

abbreviation

1. International

2. Island or Isle

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-i- ⁴ British  

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

   cuneiform

   coniferous

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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  

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

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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 objective is not to do an IPO. The objective is to increase shareholder value,” said Stephen Dacus, CEO of Seven & i.

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

“Chief just sent his driver to the car for them before he left. It’s the latest lace from Europe. See? Very nice, i fukwa?”

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

In a statement shared on Friday, Meghan confirmed the existence of the letter and wrote: "I am deeply distressed... my thoughts are with any children who may have been harmed."

From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2026

About three years ago, I started to notice that their finances no longer seemed to match their lifestyle.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 25, 2026

“I didn’t invent temporary sales,” Marver told the Seattle Times in October 2022, “but I feel like I invented temporary Halloween.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2026

Assuming that would be the case, I sought out the film’s “twist” in an early review, wanting to confirm if my suspicions about Seyfried’s involvement were true.

From Salon ● Oct. 25, 2026

Still, next morning, when the sun is fully risen, when the wagon’s rolling, its steady rhythm lulling, I ask: “How’d you meet Ma?”

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

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

The queen immediately-18--vol i- retired, and the next day was committed to custody.

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

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

Sismondi, Hist. de la Chute de l'Empire romain, tome i. p. 230.316.Eunapius.

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

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

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

So did I. The World Cup is over in less than two weeks, and France and Spain are currently the 1-2 favorites to win the thing.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026

The violin in Baerwald’s hands was the one his German-Jewish grandfather played as a Japanese prisoner of war in the Bandō camp at Tokushima during World War I. “It’s a very serviceable violin,” Baerwald notes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 8, 2026

“She doesn’t have a phone,” Velia said, joining the conversation with the same conviction as Delia and I. “I mean, my mother does, but...”

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall

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

Tarsus -i: the foot; the jointed appendage attached at the apex of tibia. bearing the claws and pulvilli.

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

The medieval Cloth Hall and St. Martin’s Church were two of the most prominent monuments in Ypres, Belgium, and among World War I’s early casualties.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 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

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

From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2024

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

She laughed and said, “That’s good. I’s kind of surprised your folks let you go to that meeting in the first place.”

From "Elijah of Buxton" by Christopher Paul Curtis

Listen to the TMS podcast: Is this the end for Jimmy Anderson?

From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2026

Is 10 months long enough for a coach to implement their vision, sign the players they want and connect with the fanbase?

From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2026

Is it just me, or is the manager not the problem for this woeful, dismally run franchise?

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2026

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

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 23, 2026

Is that why he kept badgering me to get Jillian here tonight?

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

Now, there are still some t’s to cross and i’s to dot.

From Slate ● Oct. 3, 2026

"If I'm making a decision that is highly likely to be in legal challenge, I want to make sure I've dotted my i's and crossed my t's," she added.

From BBC ● Sep. 11, 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

She wrote in big curling script, and she dotted her letter i’s with stars.

From "Hopping Mad (The Hardy Boys: Secret Files, #4)" by Franklin W. Dixon

“You’ve gotta stop it with that! You are not being a real person! Come on man, that is crazy!”

From Salon ● Oct. 25, 2026

Loveless, who has since died, is the mother of Meghan's half-siblings Samantha Markle and Thomas Markle Jr. Loveless divorced Markle in 1975 before he married the Duchess' mother Doria Ragland in 1979.

From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2026

The second kind is a transactional friendship, like the one a reader experienced at his golf club with an adviser who was always scouting for clients.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 25, 2026

They note that most of the nation’s wealth is concentrated among small-business owners.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2026

Joey’s home is destroyed, along with everything she owns.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly

"The first half is really what we want to be about - winning balls and the intensity."

From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2026

Could we keep an eye on the house while they were away so they wouldn’t have to pay someone?

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 25, 2026

“We were invited by the president of the United States. Of course, that’s an invitation that we respect,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2026

In that relatively short time, we come to understand many things about Holmes and Evans.

From Salon ● Oct. 25, 2026

I make eye contact and we do the nodding thing.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold

For me, it was the trip of a lifetime.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2026

"That says everything to me," former Premier League winner Clinton Morrison said.

From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2026

Instead, my shopper sent me a photograph of vanilla wafers, without comment, and marked the breadcrumbs as unavailable.

From Salon ● Oct. 25, 2026

"The candidates' foreign policy orientation is of great importance to me," said retired teacher Georgi Lyubenov, 77, without saying which direction he would like the country to go in.

From Barron's ● Oct. 25, 2026

He’s thinking of me; I’m thinking of him.

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

They weren’t necessarily wealthier than us in the way I’d assumed; they just looked like they had more.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 25, 2026

What matters most to her is the only thing that allows any of us to see each other: trust.

From Salon ● Oct. 25, 2026

So why is it hard to get our friends to reimburse us when we split the bill?

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2026

"Bones are all that is left to us of the vast majority of vertebrate animals that have lived on Earth," Bhullar said.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 25, 2026

It’s as if they think the drawn river will come alive, bursting and showering us with venom and water.

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

Hudbay Minerals and Mitsubishi approved construction of a major copper mine in the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

She stood there until her glinting eyes found mine.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck

"I used to go out walking with my uncle when he was in his 80s and 90s," he explained.

From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2026

They’d ask if my husband would fix something himself rather than hire someone.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 25, 2026

For a while, the service justified my enthusiasm.

From Salon ● Oct. 25, 2026

On the eighth hole, I rolled my 6-foot par putt over a pile of sheep manure smoothed over by my right foot.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2026

Unlike Father, I’ll tell my son about the land rush journey.

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

Maybe that’s too cynical, and they simply got used to our generosity because, unlike them, we could afford to give our time away.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 25, 2026

The Continent is our biggest trading partner and an engine of American economic growth.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2026

Refusing to stop at investigating her characters alone, she’s interested in humanity as a whole, and where those roles fit into how our species operates.

From Salon ● Oct. 25, 2026

Her ally, former presidential candidate Edmundo González Urrutia, confirmed the news minutes later, writing: "I am thrilled to announce to you that our leader, my dear María Corina, is on Venezuelan soil."

From BBC ● Oct. 25, 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

Go Greek is a big favorite of ours, and it’s crazy busy in the evenings, but it’s definitely worth waiting for.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026

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

From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 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

Erica reached out her hand to shake ours.

From "Maybe He Just Likes You" by Barbara Dee

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