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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

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, 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

"Cost of living, cost of living, cost of living," declares the i Paper, reporting that Burnham has told his cabinet to find ways to "cut UK prices and offer hope".

From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026

A number of the papers went to print before the result of the World Cup final was known, but the i Paper captures Spain's 1-0 extra-time win with the headline "Viva España!"

From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026

I am nearly sixteen when i look around the store and realize that it has barely changed in all the time I’ve been here.

From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline

“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

She adds: "I hope that other victims in the future will be believed, will be dealt with differently, will be listened to straightaway, and I just hope that there's change".

From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026

"I hope to find them in good health," the woman says, unable to hide her sadness.

From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026

In 2020, I calculated that repealing the firewall would lead to $2.2 trillion in higher subsidy spending over a decade for the estimated 24 million people who would switch from employer coverage to the exchanges.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026

I think: So many eyes are watching me.

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

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

From this period the cause of popery proceeded-183--vol i- triumphantly: a reign of terror commenced; and the government gained fresh strength and courage by every exertion of the tyrannic power which it had assumed.

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

Common law protected until and statute law after publication, i. e. when the public in general is first permitted to view the work.

From Copyright: Its History and Its Law by Richard Rogers Bowker

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

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

Guy Fieri didn’t know about it, and neither did I. Oh no, he did.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 26, 2026

Morris’s mother and father, respectively, were an accomplished organist and a mechanic who had been gassed in World War I. Like Waugh, Morris boarded as a teenager at Lancing College in West Sussex, England.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 23, 2026

In a recent study, Purusharth I. Rajyaguru and colleagues used Saccharomyces cerevisiae, a type of yeast commonly used in research, to explore how life might respond to Mars-like stress.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 12, 2026

So was I. Nigel had taken charge of him.

From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck

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

Nouns ending in -a, -e, -i, -y, -o, -l, -n, -t, -ar, -ur, -ŭs are Neuter.

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

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 suffix of manner defining the verb, is formed by adding the adjective with the final syllable changed to -i.

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

“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

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

From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2024

He then declared his independent kingship, sending an army to attack Egypt in concert with the Seleucid king An- tiochus I’s invasion from the east in 274.

From "Circumference" by Nicholas Nicastro

Don’t miss: ‘I want to meet someone rich. Is that so wrong?’

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

The company will launch a $1 billion “Future Is For Everyone Fund” to directly support communities around the facilities—giving itself a new talking point to deploy against the rising tide of anti-data-center activism.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 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

“And consider this possibility: Is believing you’re selfish one of your automatic negative thoughts?”

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam

“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

And I don’t tend to favor biographies, because there generally are some tedious sections in the middle as the writer dots the i’s and crosses the t’s of the subject’s life.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 17, 2026

A Japanese company of Seven & i's size has never been bought by a firm from overseas.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2024

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

La Cruz Roja Colombiana is looking to provide essential medical care, help fix the failing telecommunications networks, give access to potable water, connect families and aid in rescue missions.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026

The organization is also helping families get access to blankets, food, water, medicine and other basic supplies.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026

The All Hands & Hearts organization is already on the ground in Colombia helping search-and-rescue crews by providing necessary equipment needed by emergency responders.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 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

The timing of these tests is important to the patients of Carville, because the clinical rules are clear: Residents may not leave until they receive twelve consecutive negative tests.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly

“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

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

"Rather than centralizing superintelligence, we should distribute it widely and give every person the ability to direct it," Zuckerberg wrote, arguing that open models are a key part of a global AI ecosystem.

From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026

“Customer demand is accelerating as enterprise adoption broadens and we continue to deepen our technology platform.”

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 11, 2026

Like him and Grandpa, we share bittersweet memories.

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

"There was a lot more things they could have done to make me feel supported", she says.

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

I do the same with a water bottle at home and it’s just as cooling — instantly — but the rose water’s delicious scent left me feeling especially pampered.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026

Afterward, she watches me crouching in a stall corner.

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

Fabi Reyna: It hit us by the end of the first session.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026

"When we hopefully play in the way they want to see us - intense football, a vertical approach, aggressive, front-footed - there is a great synergy between the fans and the team."

From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026

The data probably will never tell us reliably how much fossil fuels were responsible.

From The Wall Street Journal ● 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

“Head west, Midnight. That’s where Father and Caesar would want us to go. West.”

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

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

To investigate, the team collected mine water from a flooded uranium mine in the Ore Mountains belonging to Wismut GmbH.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 9, 2026

"This son of mine has no father, no birth certificate and no national number," Amira, whose name has been changed to protect her identity, tells the BBC.

From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026

Her eyes penetrated mine as I waited for a loud Tibetan gong to sound.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2026

Still trying to cover Caesar’s body with mine, I awkwardly press the bandages.

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

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

"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

On the bouncing folk-rock number “Liberty Tree,” which again mentions Bobby, she sings, “I was alone with my thoughts / In an outline of chalk,” illustrating how isolation can feel like death.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026

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

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

“California will keep moving toward pest management practices that protect health and our ecosystems.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026

"We're very good at keeping secrets, as our name says. Everybody doesn't need to know everything."

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

“Customer demand is accelerating as enterprise adoption broadens and we continue to deepen our technology platform.”

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 11, 2026

Yet their wrong theories—and Phineas himself—will steer our knowledge of the brain in the right direction.

From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman

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

Another framed the problem in even starker terms: What impact would Anthropic’s revenue surpassing ours have on our IPO plans?

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 1, 2026

Anthropic added that it is "approaching the fixes as if the responsibility were ours alone."

From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026

What made sense in her world did not make sense in ours.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall

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