is
[ iz ]
/ ɪz /
verb
3rd person singular present indicative of be.
Idioms for is
as is.
as1(def 23).
Origin of is
before 900; Middle English, Old English; cognate with Dutch
is, Old Norse
es, er, German, Gothic
ist, Latin
est, Greek
estí, OCS
jestĭ, Sanskrit
asti
Words nearby is
Definition for is (2 of 8)
Definition for is (3 of 8)
I, i
[ ahy ]
/ aɪ /
noun, plural I's or Is, i's or is.
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 ori.
Definition for is (4 of 8)
be
[ bee; unstressed bee, bi ]
/ bi; unstressed bi, bɪ /
verb (used without object), present singular 1st person am, 2nd are or (Archaic) art, 3rd is, present plural are; past singular 1st person was, 2nd were or (Archaic) wast or wert, 3rd was, past plural were; present subjunctive be; past subjunctive singular 1st person were, 2nd were or (Archaic) wert, 3rd were; past subjunctive plural were; past participle been; present participle be·ing.
auxiliary verb, present singular 1st person am, 2nd are or (Archaic) art, 3rd is, present plural are; past singular 1st person was, 2nd were or (Archaic) wast or wert, 3rd was, past plural were; present subjunctive be; past subjunctive singular 1st person were, 2nd were or (Archaic) wert, 3rd were; past subjunctive plural were; past participle been; present participle be·ing.
Origin of be
before 900; Middle English
been, Old English
bēon (
bēo- (akin to Old Frisian, Old High German
bim, German
bin, Old Saxon
bium, biom (I) am, Old English, Old High German, Old Saxon
būan, Old Norse
būa reside, Latin
fuī (I) have been, Greek
phy- grow, become, Old Irish
boí (he) was, Sanskrit
bhávati (he) becomes, is, Lithuanian
búti to be, OCS
byti, Persian
būd was)) +
-n infinitive suffix. See
am,
is,
are1,
was,
were
usage note for be
See
me.
WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH be
be beeDefinition for is (5 of 8)
I
[ ahy ]
/ aɪ /
pronoun, nominative I, possessive my or mine, objective me; plural nominative we, possessive our or ours, objective us.
the nominative singular pronoun, used by a speaker in referring to himself or herself.
noun, plural I's.
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
Metaphysics.
the ego.
Origin of I
before 900; Middle English
ik, ich, i; Old English
ic, ih; cognate with German
ich, Old Norse
ek, Latin
ego, Greek
egṓ, OCS
azŭ, Lithuanian
aš, Sanskrit
ahám
usage note for I
See
me.
Definition for is (6 of 8)
Definition for is (7 of 8)
Definition for is (8 of 8)
British Dictionary definitions for is (1 of 14)
is
1
/ (ɪz) /
verb
(used with he, she, it, and with singular nouns) a form of the present tense (indicative mood) of be 1
Word Origin for is
Old English; compare Old Norse
es, German
ist, Latin
est, Greek
esti
British Dictionary definitions for is (2 of 14)
is
2
the internet domain name for
Iceland
British Dictionary definitions for is (3 of 14)
IS
abbreviation for
Iceland (international car registration)
Word Origin for IS
Icelandic
ĺsland
British Dictionary definitions for is (4 of 14)
Be
the chemical symbol for
beryllium
British Dictionary definitions for is (5 of 14)
BE
abbreviation for
bill of exchange
(in the US) Board of Education
Bachelor of Education
Bachelor of Engineering
British Dictionary definitions for is (6 of 14)
Bé
abbreviation for
Baumé
British Dictionary definitions for is (7 of 14)
i
I
/ (aɪ) /
noun plural i's, I's or Is
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's
to pay meticulous attention to detail
British Dictionary definitions for is (8 of 14)
i
symbol for
the imaginary number √–1
Also called: j
British Dictionary definitions for is (9 of 14)
British Dictionary definitions for is (10 of 14)
Is.
abbreviation for
Also: Isa Bible
Isaiah
Island(s) or Isle(s)
British Dictionary definitions for is (11 of 14)
be
1
/ (biː, unstressed bɪ) /
verb present singular 1st person am; 2nd person are; 3rd person is; present plural are; past singular 1st person was; 2nd person were; 3rd person was; past plural were; present participle being or past participle been (intr)
Word Origin for be
Old English
bēon; related to Old High German
bim am, Latin
fui I have been, Greek
phuein to bring forth, Sanskrit
bhavati he is
British Dictionary definitions for is (12 of 14)
be
2
the internet domain name for
Belgium
British Dictionary definitions for is (13 of 14)
I
1
/ (aɪ) /
pronoun
(subjective)
refers to the speaker or writer
Word Origin for I
C12: reduced form of Old English
ic; compare Old Saxon
ik, Old High German
ih, Sanskrit
ahám
British Dictionary definitions for is (14 of 14)
I
2
symbol for
abbreviation for
Italy (international car registration)
Word Origin for I
(for sense 4) from Latin (
aff)
i (
rmo) I affirm
Medical definitions for is (1 of 3)
I
The symbol for the elementiodine
i
The symbol forcurrent
Medical definitions for is (2 of 3)
is-
pref.
Variant ofiso-
Medical definitions for is (3 of 3)
Be
The symbol for the elementberyllium
Scientific definitions for is (1 of 3)
i
[ ī ]
The number whose square is equal to -1. Numbers expressed in terms of i are called imaginary or complex numbers.
Scientific definitions for is (2 of 3)
I
The symbol for electric current.
The symbol for iodine.
Scientific definitions for is (3 of 3)
Be
The symbol for beryllium.
Idioms and Phrases with is (1 of 2)
be
Idioms and Phrases with is (2 of 2)
i
see dot the i's and cross the t's.