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I
(aɪ)
pronoun
A speaker or writer uses I to refer to himself or herself. I is a first person singular pronoun. I is used as the subject of a verb.
Jim and I are getting married.
She liked me, I think.
i in British English
or I (aɪ)
nounWord forms: plurali's, I's or Is
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.
a.
something shaped like an I
b.
(in combination)
an I-beam
4. dot the i's and cross the t's
i in British English
symbol for
the imaginary number √–1
Also called: j
I in British English1
(aɪ)
pronoun
(subjective)
refers to the speaker or writer
Word origin
C12: reduced form of Old English ic; compare Old Saxon ik, Old High German ih, Sanskrit ahám
I in British English2
symbol for
1. chemistry
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, O1
5. (Roman numeral)
one
Roman numerals
abbreviation for
6.
Italy (international car registration)
Word origin
(for sense 4) from Latin (aff)i(rmo) I affirm
I. in British English
abbreviation for
1.
International
2.
Island or Isle
-i in British English
suffix forming adjectives
of or relating to a region or people, esp of the Middle East
Iraqi
Bangladeshi
Word origin
from an adjectival suffix in Semitic and in Indo-Iranian languages
-i- in British English
connective vowel
used between elements in a compound word
cuneiform
coniferous
Compare -o-
Word origin
from Latin, stem vowel of nouns and adjectives in combination
I in American English1
(aɪ)
noun
1.
a Roman numeral for 1; placed after another Roman numeral, it adds one unit (e.g., VI = 6), and placed before another numeral, it subtracts one unit (e.g., IV = 4)
2. Education
a grade indicating incompletion of assigned work; an incomplete
I in American English2
(aɪ)
pronounWord forms: pluralwe
1.
the person speaking or writing: personal pronoun in the first person singular
I is the nominative form, me the objective, mine the possessive, and myself the reflexive and intensive; my is the possessive pronominal adjective
nounWord forms: pluralI's
2.
the ego; the self
Word origin
ME i, ich, ih < OE ic, akin to Ger ich, Goth ik < IE base *ȇgom, orig. prob. neut. n. meaning “(my) presence here” > L ego, Gr egō, Sans ahám
I in American English3
1.
Imperator
2. Dentistry
incisor
3.
Independent
4.
interstate
5.
Island(s)
6.
Isle(s)
7. Physics
moment of inertia
I in American English4
1. Physics
electric current
2. Chemistry
iodine
i in American English1
(aɪ) or I (aɪ)
nounWord forms: plurali's
1.
the ninth letter of the English alphabet: via Latin from the Greek iota, a modification of the Phoenician (Semitic yodh, a hand): this letter, first dotted in the 11th cent., was not distinguished from j until the 17th cent.
2.
any of the speech sounds that this letter represents, as, in English, the vowel ( (ɪ) ) of pick, ( (i) ) of pique, or ( (aɪ) ) of pike, or, when it is unstressed, (ə) as in sanity, or the semivowel ( (j) ) in boil
3.
a type or impression for i or I
4.
the ninth in a sequence or group
5.
an object shaped like I
adjective
6.
of i or I
7.
ninth in a sequence or group
8.
shaped like I
i in American English2
(aɪ)
noun
1.
a Roman numeral for 1
iii = 3
2. Astronomy
the inclination of a planet's orbit to some reference plane, as the ecliptic
i in American English3
1.
interest
2.
intransitive
3.
island(s)
4.
isle(s)
i in American English4
Ancient Mathematics
-1, the square root of negative one
i- in American English
(ɪ)
Archaic
y-
iwis
-i- in American English
(ɪ; ə)
infix
forming compound words
, a connective vowel orig. used for combining Latin elements only, but now used freely
More idioms containing
I
I am not someone's keeper
I wouldn't put it past someone
Examples of 'i' in a sentence
i
I'd seen the Jag sitting next to Nell's GT i in the garage the night I'd spotted the T. R. Harris signboard.
Val McDermid KICK BACK (2002)
`Altogether," Malcolm said proudly, `we can carry four hundred passengers, i n ocean-liner conditions.
Davis, John Gordon SEIZE THE RECKLESS WIND
A white convertible Golf GT i pulled up outside Cheetham's house.
Val McDermid KICK BACK (2002)
If i hadn't had too much to drink- ' `You always have too much to drink!
Howatch, Susan ABSOLUTE TRUTHS
Then I spoke... We had some sort of conversation, which I can't remember now.
Hugo Wilcken THE EXECUTION (2002)
I also noticed that his hands were shaking quite a bit now.
Hugo Wilcken THE EXECUTION (2002)
But I couldn't read the grim-faced engineer who'd been peering at me all morning.
Lisa Scottoline RUNNING FROM THE LAW (2001)
Word lists with
i
international car registration letters
In other languages
I
British English: I /aɪ/ PRONOUN
You use I to talk about yourself.
I like cats.
American English: I
Arabic: أَنَا
Brazilian Portuguese: eu
Chinese: 我
Croatian: ja
Czech: já
Danish: jeg
Dutch: ik
European Spanish: yo
Finnish: minä
French: je
German: ich
Greek: εγώ
Italian: io
Japanese: 私は
Korean: 나
Norwegian: jeg
Polish: ja
European Portuguese: eu
Romanian: eu
Russian: я
Latin American Spanish: yo
Swedish: jag
Thai: ฉัน
Turkish: ben kişi
Ukrainian: я
Vietnamese: tôi
Definition of 'I'
Chinese translation of 'I'
I 1
or i
(aɪ)
n(c/u)
(= letter) 英语的第九个字母
I 2
(aɪ)
pron
我 (wǒ)
I 3
abbr
(= island, isle) 岛(島) (dǎo)
All related terms of 'I'
I see
我明白 wǒ míngbai
I mean
我是说(說) wǒ shì shuō
I repeat
我重申 wǒ chóngshēn
I object!
我反对(對)! wǒ fǎnduì!
I suppose
我想 wǒ xiǎng
do as I do
跟我做 gēn wǒ zuò
I dare say
( I suppose ) 我相信 wǒ xiāngxìn
I expect so
我想会(會)的 wǒ xiǎng huì de
I guess so
我想是吧 wǒxiǎng shì ba
I must dash
( inf ) 我得赶(趕)紧(緊)走了 wǒ děi gǎnjǐn zǒu le
I shall go
我要走了 wǒ yào zǒu le
so have I!
我也一样(樣)! wǒ yě yīyàng!
yes, I have
是的,我有/已做了 shì de, wǒ yǒu/yǐzuò le
yes, I know
对(對),的确(確)如此 duì, díquè rúcǐ
I don't care
我不在乎 wǒ bù zàihu
I don't mind (what/who ... )
我不在乎(什么(麼)/谁(誰) ... ) wǒ bù zàihu (shénme/shéi ... ) ⇒ I don't mind what we have for dinner. → 我不在乎我们晚饭吃什么。 Wǒ bù zàihu wǒmen wǎnfàn chī shénme.