I.

1. Independent.

2. Island; Islands.

3. Isle; Isles.

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I¹ or i «y», noun, plural I's or Is, i's or is.

1. the ninth letter of the English alphabet. There are two i's in India.

2. any sound represented by this letter.

3. (used as a symbol for) the ninth (of an actual or possible series): »

row I in a theater.

4. the Roman numeral for 1: »

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I² «y», pronoun, nom. I, poss. my or mine, obj. me; pl. nom. we, poss. our or ours, obj. us; noun, plural I's.

–pron.

the person who is speaking or writing: »

John said, “I am ten years old.” I like my dog, and he likes me.

–n.

1. the pronoun regarded as a word.

2. Metaphysics. the ego.

╂[Old English ic]

Usage The pronoun I is written with a capital simply because in the old handwritten manuscripts a small i was likely to be lost or to get attached to a neighboring word, and a capital helped keep it a distinct word.

I³ «y», noun, plural I's.

anything shaped like the letter I.

i-,

prefix. the form of in-¹ (Cf. ↑in-) before gn, as in ignore, ignoble.

i (no period),

1. inclination (angle of a planet's orbit).

2. Mathematics. the imaginary unit √-1

i.,

1. interest.

2. intransitive.

3. island.

I (no period),

an abbreviation or symbol for the following:

1. iodine (chemical element).

2. international.

3. interstate.

4. Physics. electric current.

I.,

an abbreviation for the following:

1. a) Emperor (Latin, Imperator). b) Empress (Latin, Imperatrix).

2. independent (in politics).

3. Biochemistry. inosine.

4. a) island or islands. b) isle or isles.

5. Nuclear Physics. isotopic spin.

6. a) Israel. b) Israeli.

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I noun, pronoun, symbol, abbreviation [aɪ] [aɪ]

noun (also i) countable, uncountable (pl. Is, I's, i's [aɪz] ; [aɪz] )

the 9th letter of the English alphabet

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‘Island’ begins with (an) I/‘I’.

see dot your i's and cross your t's at ↑dot _v.

 

Word Origin:

pron. Old English, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch ik and German ich, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin ego and Greek egō.

 

pronoun used as the subject of a verb when the speaker or writer is referring to himself/herself

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I think I'd better go now.

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He and I are old friends.

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When they asked me if I wanted the job, I said yes.

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I'm not going to fall, am I?

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I'm taller than her, aren't I?

see also ↑me

 

Word Origin:

pron. Old English, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch ik and German ich, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin ego and Greek egō.

 

symbol (also i)

the number 1 in ↑Roman numerals

 

Word Origin:

pron. Old English, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch ik and German ich, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin ego and Greek egō.

 

abbreviation (also I.)

(especially on maps) Island(s); Isle(s)

 

Word Origin:

[I] pron. Old English, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch ik and German ich, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin ego and Greek egō.