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I
1[ ahy ]
noun
- the ninth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- any spoken sound represented by the letter I or i, as in big, nice, or ski.
- something having the shape of an I.
- a written or printed representation of the letter I or i.
- a device, as a printer's type, for reproducing the letter I or i.
I
2[ ahy ]
pronoun
- the nominative singular pronoun, used in referring to oneself, the person speaking, writing, or otherwise communicating.
noun
- (used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular.)
- Metaphysics. the ego.
I
3abbreviation for
- interstate (used with a number to designate an interstate highway):
I-95.
I
4- the ninth in order or in a series.
- (sometimes lowercase) the Roman numeral for 1. Compare Roman numerals.
- Chemistry. iodine ( def ).
- Biochemistry. isoleucine ( def ).
- Electricity. current ( def 13 ).
- Logic. particular affirmative.
- (italics) Physics. isotopic spin ( def ).
i
5- Also called imaginary unit. the imaginary number .
- a unit vector on the x -axis of a coordinate system.
i-
6- variant of y-.
i.
7abbreviation for
- imperator.
- incisor.
- interest.
- intransitive.
- island.
- isle; isles.
-i-
8- 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.
I.
9abbreviation for
- Independent.
- Island; Islands.
- Isle; Isles.
I
1/ aɪ /
pronoun
- subjective refers to the speaker or writer
I.
2abbreviation for
- International
- Island or Isle
-i-
3connective vowel
- used between elements in a compound word Compare -o-
coniferous
cuneiform
i
4/ aɪ /
noun
- the ninth letter and third vowel of the modern English alphabet
- any of several speech sounds represented by this letter, in English as in bite or hit
- something shaped like an I
- ( in combination )
an I-beam
- dot the i's and cross the t'sto pay meticulous attention to detail
-i
5suffix forming adjectives
- of or relating to a region or people, esp of the Middle East
Iraqi
Bangladeshi
i
6symbol for
- the imaginary number √–1 Also calledj
I
7symbol for
- chem iodine
- physics current
- physics isospin
- Roman numeral one See Roman numerals
abbreviation for
- Italy (international car registration)
i
/ ī /
- The number whose square is equal to −1. Numbers expressed in terms of i are called imaginary or complex numbers.
Grammar Note
Word History and Origins
Origin of I1
Word History and Origins
Origin of I1
Origin of I2
Origin of I3
Origin of I4
Idioms and Phrases
see dot the i's and cross the t's .Example Sentences
“I’d like to think that I’m thoroughly enjoying my new ‘residence,’ and that the countless rumors that there is a big working ‘studio in the sky’ are true,” the note continued.
“I am hoping that this event reminds people that everything is not OK,” Schneider said.
“I said ‘no he’s not, he’s in bed’, then it hit me.
"I'm really proud of the career I've had. Do I feel that I can achieve anything that I haven't already achieved? Probably not," she told BBC Sport at her home in North Yorkshire.
"We have apologised to them for the added distress this case has caused and I recognise the wider questions and concerns this raises," he said.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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