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- used as the subject of a verb when the speaker or writer is referring to himself/herself
- I think I'd better go now.
- When they asked me if I wanted the job, I said yes.
- He and I are old friends.
- I'm not going to fall, am I?
- I'm taller than her, aren't I?
- Jen and I went to London yesterday.
In informal spoken English people sometimes say ‘Jen and me went…’, which is wrong because the subject pronoun I is needed in this position. This sometimes leads people to use ‘and I’ in the phrase ‘between you and I’, which is also wrong, because the object pronoun me is needed after the preposition between: Between you and me… see also meWord Originpronoun Old English, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch ik and German ich, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin ego and Greek egō.
I noun /aɪ/ /aɪ/ (also i) [countable, uncountable] (plural Is, I’s, i’s /aɪz/ /aɪz/ ) jump to other results - the 9th letter of the English alphabet
- ‘Island’ begins with (an) I/‘I’.
Word Originpronoun Old English, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch ik and German ich, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin ego and Greek egō.
Idioms dot your i’s and cross your t’s - to pay attention to the small details when you are finishing a task
I symbol /aɪ/ /aɪ/ (also i) jump to other results - the number 1 in Roman numerals
Word Originpronoun Old English, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch ik and German ich, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin ego and Greek egō.
I abbreviation /aɪ/ /aɪ/ (also I.) jump to other results - (especially on maps) Island(s); isle
Word Originpronoun Old English, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch ik and German ich, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin ego and Greek egō.
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